For patients with severe obesity undergoing knee or hip replacement, commonly obtained laboratory values—including markers of anemia and inflammation—are independent predictors of the risk of ...

The need for understandable and transparent pricing for medical services in the U.S. has increased in urgency with the continuing rise of out-of-pocket healthcare costs. Americans are delaying ...

The simple definition of value-based care is better patient outcomes combined with smarter spending. As the U.S. healthcare system shifts from a fee-for-service model to incentivizing providers for ...

Around the world, healthcare organizations are continually challenged with improving the quality of care they deliver while confronting rising costs and increasing numbers of patients presenting with ...