As Vice President for Policy and Federal Affairs, Mary Ann Chaffee leads Surescripts efforts to help inform federal healthcare policy. [...] [Melissa Nix, Editorial Director] recently sat down with Mary Ann to talk about the healthcare hot topic that’s giving the buzz over interoperability a run for its money: price transparency.  Read more...

The need for greater price transparency in healthcare is all over the news. Policy makers across the country have taken up the cause. Patients are demanding real change, as healthcare costs continue to rise and hit pocketbooks hard.  Read more...

Americans spent $425 billion on prescriptions in 2015, a more than 12 percent increase from 2014. And the nation’s spending on medicines is forecasted to reach $610-640 billion in 2020. Adding to these costs is prescription abandonment due to unpleasant copay surprises at the pharmacy and the resulting medication non-adherence.  Read more...

In advance of its highly anticipated conference—widely regarded as the world’s largest health information tradeshow—HIMSS posed this question on its homepage: “Are you ready for the next step in health?” Based on the enthusiasm of the more than 40,000 people who traveled to Las Vegas for this year’s show, the answer was a resounding “yes!” Read more...