Provider compensation increased in 2021 as the volume of services rose again to pre-pandemic levels, according to a report from AMGA Consulting (American Medical Group Association).

Castell’s chief analytics officer Andrew Sorenson discusses the wider applications of value based care for providers.

Health Services firm Optum UK, a subsidiary of UnitedHeath Group, will acquire U.K.-based healthcare technology company EMIS for about $1.51 billion, the latter has announced.

There are significant inaccuracies in Medicare data on race and ethnicity, which is especially troublesome given that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is looking to collect such data from providers and payers, according to the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Inspector General.