Health Management

The prevalence of diagnosed diabetes in the United States has remained stable during the past eight years, even as obesity rates climb.

Offering multiple, segmented approaches to health can confuse consumers-and reduce engagement. Instead, focus efforts on comprehensive solutions.

The first step to tackling one of healthcare’s biggest problems is to gain more complete access to patient data.

Why mental health deserves more focus.

The growing availability of direct-to-consumer genetic tests highlights the need for validating and interpreting the tests’ results.

How technologies are helping health systems think about-and mobilize on-social determinants of health.

While it is difficult work, provider engagement is attainable. Here are some strategies that health systems can use to successfully engage their physicians.

A new study has revealing findings about the progress on population health objectives.

While the Democratic House and Democratic presidential candidates tout Medicare for All, opposing forces are also at work.

The answers lie in innovation, collaboration, and a national approach.

How one primary care practice used a team-based approach to reduce readmission rates for COPD patients.

Patient identification is in desperate need of an overhaul-and biometrics could be the answer.

The technology is improving rapidly, becoming not only more accessible but much, much cheaper.

Loneliness leads to more healthcare utilization and decreases the likelihood of a positive health outcome post-hospital discharge-but it is underappreciated and rarely well addressed by the healthcare community.

A group of community providers around Charlotte, North Carolina, joined to create a special workgroup to ensure that veterans have the best possible support to lead healthy lives.

Healthcare industry leaders share the biggest issues they foresee for their organizations. What can we expect in 2019?

As the U.S. population ages into declining health, accompanied by mobility challenges in getting to healthcare providers, innovative solutions to care include bringing the health system and medical procedures to patients’ homes.

Behavioral health services company Beacon Health Options brings outpatient mental health therapy to a Texas Walmart store. Here’s how experts say it will affect managed care.

To help ensure your healthcare organization doesn’t get left behind, we’ve assembled the top six challenges the industry will face in 2019.

The Five-Star Quality Rating System isn’t just a mechanism to improve the patient experience; it has also changed the industry from an insurer’s perspective. Here are three ways to buy into the CMS rating system as a means to continuous improvement.

Here are certain facts that every executive responsible for managing populations at risk for prescription drug misuse should know as they make policy decisions affecting patient care and financial management.

Integrating programs that address social risk factors will improve health.

Here are the five ways to incentivize positive health actions among beneficiaries.

Learn how analytics can be leveraged to hyper-target members for health reminders.

Medicare Advantage enrollees can expect new benefits with the start of 2019. Here's what healthcare executives should know.

While healthcare is often taken for granted in urban communities, many rural populations struggle to access care. Here’s how one healthcare organization addresses rural impediments and their effects on health.

Four things healthcare executives need to know about patient leakage, and four ways they can fix it.

The Integrated COPD Care Initiative in Alabama aims to reduce hospital readmission rates and acute to post-acute care-associated costs in COPD patients. Here are the results so far and insight from one of the program’s leaders.

MCOs are stepping up their game to ensure members are highly satisfied with their services. Here are some strategies to consider.

While we all want to predict the future so we can avoid obstacles, we cannot allow our desire for clarity to become an obstacle itself.