Archives for February 2016

The average cost for a year’s supply of a prescription drug doubled in just seven years to more than $11,000 — about three-quarters of the average annual Social Security be...

Denial rates for ICD-10 claims are at about 1.6 percent, according to a report by RelayHealth Financial. Out of about 262 million claims processed between Oct. 1, 2015, and Feb. &h...

Earlier this month, Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center in Los Angeles paid $17,000 in bitcoin to hackers in order to unlock its electronic health records (EHRs) and other comput...

The healthcare industry may be eagerly awaiting the eventual demise of the EHR Incentive Programs, but providers will be disappointed if they think that the end of meaningful use i...

llowing news Massachusetts General Hospital will open a concierge practice in August that will charge patients $6,000 per year for exclusive service, the concept is gaining attenti...

Physicians across the United States routinely offer medical advice on social media — but often fail to mention that they have accepted tens and sometimes hundreds of thousands ...