New research from the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) refutes the assertion of a JAMA Cardiology study that the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP) is associated with increased mortality for heart failure patients.

Conversations about compensation are among the toughest for healthcare leaders to navigate. Add accusations of gender bias, and it’s a powder keg.

Ensuring mission and money in faculty compensation plans is a tall order for academic medical centers.

Diabetic patients are living an average of 2.3 years longer with the condition than they were 20 years ago, but the extended lifespans come with a cost.

General Electric (GE) has experienced a lot of change in recent years, but a much bigger transformation could be on the horizon as a new report indicates the company is considering breaking itself apart.

A $14,000 price tag isn’t the only thing standing between cardiac patients and cholesterol-lowering PCSK9 inhibitors anymore—access to the drugs could be further blocked by insurance companies, according to a study published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes this week.

The new voluntary bundled payment model announced by CMS on Jan. 9 offers payment for 32 clinical episodes, including several of the cardiovascular variety.

Royal Philips announced the relocation of its North American headquarters in Massachusetts from Andover to Cambridge in 2020. The new location, including a 243,000-square-foot facility, will house 2,000 employees, while 300 ultrasound system manufacturing positions will stay in Andover, according to the Boston Globe.