By 2020, about 20 percent of healthcare organizations will be using blockchain for operations management and patient identity, according to an IDC Health Insights report cited by ComputerWorld.

CMS is working on a program to allow Medicare beneficiaries to share their data with third-party apps—and it appears to be popular with developers. The effort, called Blue Button 2.0, has attracted 500 organizations and 700 developers who are interested in experimenting with the data.

For the first time, CMS will allow Medicare Advantage plans to negotiate drug prices regarding step therapy in Medicare Part B.

Henry Ford Health System announced its first ever direct-to-employer healthcare contract in a deal with General Motors to deliver healthcare management and wellness services to Michigan GM employees and their families starting in 2019.

CMS and the Office of National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) are working to create a health ecosystem that allows patients to easily share their electronic health records (EHRs) with those who need them.

Health insurance giant Humana has filed suit against dozens of drug companies allegedly they conspired together to fix prices of generic drugs like antidepressants, muscle relaxers and skin treatments.

Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) cardiologist Tiziano Scarabelli, MD, filed a $15 million defamation lawsuit against four colleagues and the VCU Health System’s physician group. His attorneys claim he suffered retaliation after raising concerns over patients receiving insufficient heart care during and after chemotherapy treatments, according to the Richmond Times-Dispatch.

Hospitals that are involved in two bundled payment models are less likely to utilize skilled nursing facilities, according to a new study published in HealthAffairs.