Many experts say the prescription painkiller epidemic started when physicians began over-prescribing powerful opioid medications, a well-meaning attempt to more aggressively treat patients’ pain. With addiction to those pills at crisis levels, they argue, a good part of the solution would be for doctors to rein in use of the drugs. The giant health insurer…
Hospitals and patient care centers aren’t typically bought and consolidated as much as other healthcare companies, but new ideas and regulations on care have spurred a flurry of deals. “Mergers are accelerating, and we’re seeing all varieties of it,” said Julie Coffman, a partner with Bain & Company, a global business consulting firm that specializes…
Health care benefit cost increases at large U.S. employers are expected to hold steady at 6 percent in 2017. The good news is that health premiums are not growing at a faster clip year after year, as they were a decade ago. The bad news is that the increase in health plan costs still outpaces…
UPDATE on Aug 25 – Once the votes were officially recorded late last night, the “no-votes-recorded” all clarified their position to be Aye’s. So the impressive 73-0-7 is noweven more impressive – 80-0! If you want to see for yourself, since that kind of bipartisan and unanimous vote doesn’t happen very often, here’s the final…
Talent attraction, retention and training are among the industry’s most promising opportunities and an influx of new professionals is paramount to the long-term success of our business. In this session at WCI’s 2016 Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference, executive leaders in the industry shared their perspectives on what they believe will be the necessary skill sets…
July 29, 2016 New white paper enumerates key challenges – and solutions – to a core function of health care July 29, 2016 – Today the National Association of Independent Review Organizations (NAIRO) released a set of guidelines outlining the path forward for an optimally functioning independent medical review process, a key component of evidence-based…
Join Healthcare and Regulatory Thought Leaders for the NAIRO Educational Symposium On October 12th, NAIRO will be hosting its 2nd Annual Educational Symposium in Washington, DC. Who Should Attend? Anyone in the healthcare industry will benefit from attending this premier event which is slated to draw together healthcare providers, physicians, executives, legislators, Utilization Management Organizations,…
