A proposed rule would align HIPAA privacy regulations for the treatment of substance use disorder to other requirements under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. 

Humana has made a decision to close most of its home health SeniorBridge services and concentrate on its Medicare Advantage plans. A company spokesman said the facilities are being closed, and not sold.

Hospital readmission rates began to improve upon implementation of the Affordable Care Act’s Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program, but a new JAMA Network Open analysis has found that the readmission gains due to the HRRP were smaller than originally reported.

Dave Brown, CEO at QiiQ and Thanos Melitsiotis, CPO at QiiQ, talk about using AI to remove administrative drudgery so doctors can have more time with patients.