Realms of Healthcare and Business

Yesterday, I had the distinct honor of participating in a special United States Senate Committee on Finance hearing on health care transparency with esteemed industry experts Steven Brill, J.D.;

When weighing up whether to take an action that could leave us vulnerable to failing or some other form or loss (of reputation, money, social standing, pride etc), science has shown that we have an innate tendency to misjudge four core elements in...

So-called pay-for-delay arrangements between generic and brand-name drug companies are not inherently legal, and each instance must be considered on a case-by-case basis, the Supreme Court ruled in

Standalone not-for-profit children's hospitals are outperforming nonprofit acute care hospitals financially, according to a new Fitch Ratings report.

The FDA asked medical-device makers to fortify products against hackers and malware, citing a recent uptick in cybersecurity incidents affecting equipment such as patient monitors and imaging devices.

Modern Healthcare reporter Jonathan Block talks with Dr. Eric Topol, director of the Scripps Translational Science Institute, La Jolla, Calif.

Economic developers launched a new, five-week startup accelerator program in the Piedmont Triad region of North Carolina, a state known for biotech innovation.

They may be your toughest critics but curmudgeons are essential to the process of implementing new health IT systems at a health system and can be key to a startup's success.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court decision on Thursday to uphold patent protections for genetic material that has been changed in the laboratory but invalidate patents for purely natural DNA may seem like a partial setback for the biotech...

Four healthcare systems and technology giant IBM have joined the Premier healthcare alliance in a data analytics venture, making the second announcement this week of healthcare providers going in with a big-data partner.

The number of retail health clinics will double in the next 3 years, a prominent healthcare consulting firm says, citing a need for care for newly insured patients under the Affordable Care Act.

Thermometers for smartphones, a social network for recovering addicts and alcoholics are among the 10 mobile health and medtech early stage companies picked as part of Innovate Health Tech NYC.

Technology and innovation have touched every facet of medicine, from diagnosis (blood tests and imaging, for example), to prevention (vaccines), to monitoring (online tele-health programs), to

A panel discusses whether some employers will stop offering insurance because the penalties will be less expensive, and the impact of the act on hiring and workers' hours.

Supporters of the idea say the evidence shows it aligns physician incentives with the best results. Opponents say the system is too easy to game—and too hard to set up.

Palomar Medical Center (PMC) is one of the most technologically-advanced hospitals in the United States.

A new video that's part of Apple's marketing campaign shows how mobile health apps and iPads are being used to improve daily life and rural healthcare.

Medical Group Management Association research shows the health care industry's readiness to meet the Oct. 1, 2014, compliance deadline for ICD-10 continues to lag.

Medical centers are testing new, friendly ways to reduce the need for office visits by extending their reach into patients’ homes.

Mobility has changed this economy in profound ways. But some of the biggest changes may lie ahead. The implications of carrying around a cellphone and the encyclopedia in our pockets has already

Medicare could have saved $910 million--38 percent--on lab test payments if it would have paid providers at the lowest established rate in each geographic area, according to a report from the Office of the Inspector General.

What are the most disruptive health technologies for the next 10 years? MIT Technology Review and McKinsey are guessing next-generation DNA sequencing.