Articles by Paul Barr

The 25 clinics in Portland, Ore., and Seattle, are part of Providence Health's broadening population health management model.

Organizations that offer aging services could play a big role in helping hospitals if they ramp up their skills and approach.

CEO Eric Crowell says that getting out in the community is vital to a health system's success.

Shift in health care demands means LPNs are needed more in long-term care

News departments help hospitals tell their stories, engage patients

Health Catalyst buys Health Care DataWorks, hinting that analytics field is maturing.

A patient-centered medical home in the Mid-Atlantic region yields positive results for providers, patients and the insurer running it.

The small jump in health care spending found in new CMS data is less of a concern than longer-term challenges.

Research into cancer and other diseases potentially on the cusp of advances in treatment may be hit hard if NIH funding is not restored, researchers say.

Two aspects of health care's transformation requiring big changes, increased specialization and improved cost accounting, may not be on everyone's radar.

New services such as analyzing patient data or using telehealth kiosks in drug stores may be more important than they seem.

KentuckyOne Health CEO Ruth Brinkley, R.N., says that "disparities and diversity in health care are more important than ever before. … If we are going to be effective in serving those who come to us for our health care needs, we have to pay attention."

Institute for Healthcare Improvement expert says that end-of-life care is more than just a conversation.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced it would for the first time make its data available to industry, in a bid to boost innovation.

Reeve also talks about what Baptist Health has learned as an early adopter of new payment models.

The relatively high compensation paid to nurses and physicians is not the primary driver of cost increases in health care, a new Health Affairs study concludes.

Health system CEO Ruth Brinkley says hospital leaders could do more to boost diversity in health care and reduce disparities of care among minorities.

Weiss Memorial Hospital's rooftop farm aims to improve wellness in the Uptown neighborhood of Chicago, producing food for a farmers market and local food banks.

Lisa Goldstein says that consumerism, demographics and consolidation are all on the ratings agency's radar screen.

CMS proposes to reimburse physicians for end-of-life care discussions with patients