Articles by Paul Barr

An American Medical Association survey gives physicians some direction, although the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act's reimbursement rules aren’t final yet.

Rick Pollack, Marilyn Tavenner jointly make the case for improving federal marketplace offerings, lowering cost of life-saving drugs

Plus, AONE names new directors to its board and why medical students must master the medicine of empathy.

Recipients in effort to continue the success of HEN program include Carolinas Healthcare, Dignity and the Health Research & Educational Trust

As National Health IT Week draws to a close, photos from yesteryear remind us how far we've come.

Findings from the AHA/HRET HEN 2.0 improvement project across more than 1,500 hospitals show major reductions in early elective deliveries and surgical site infections.

Tips on connecting with patients from the Mayo Clinic Center for Innovation's Transform conference

Mayo's joint project with Delos aims to find out what affects physical and mental health at home and at work

The health insurer targets customer experience, internal operations and clinical effectiveness

Health care designers may be cool and smart, but they need some attention from the health care C-suite

Plus, a peek into what nurses are really thinking, via Instagram, and how hospital art programs can benefit nurses and other clinical staff.

Also, spying on handwashers and hating on pharma in our weekly news roundup

Plus, HHS commits $53M to fight opioid epidemic, and the debate over what's worn in the surgical department in this week's roundup of health care news.

The AHA says proposed revisions would better reflect enrollee risk, are consistent with recommendations

Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford President and CEO Christopher Dawes describes why his institution is undergoing a $1.1 billion expansion, and how pediatrics is adapting to health care's transformation.

Angus approved by Vancouver hospital to search high and low for the scent of C. difficile.

Vanderbilt University researchers target music as a tool to help caregivers improve health.

Plus, the much anticipated-arrival of facial hair plugs, and NYC street team brings care to the homeless

AHA groups provide easy-to-use toolkits for best use of medical resources.

Also in this week's roundup of health care news: the most autism-friendly city in the world