The Office for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has announced a $20,000 settlement with Health Specialists of Central Florida, a provider in Florida that provides primary care, concerning a potential violation of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Privacy Rule’s right of access provision.

The $1.7 trillion omnibus spending package expected to pass Congress this week prevents some Medicare cuts and the statutory Pay-As-You-Go sequester, to the relief of the American Hospital Association.  Hospitals were facing cuts of more than 10% to Medicare payments starting on January 1, 2023, including from the sequestration policy known as PAYGO. 

In addition to a customer-centric approach to patient engagement, health plans can harness data to turn satisfaction insights into actionable workflows, says Enam Noor, CEO and founder of Insightin Health.  

Mass General Brigham has reported a loss of $2.3 billion for the year due to challenges faced by all health systems over staffing expenses, inflation, a decline in discharges and other financial pressures. The loss includes a nonoperating loss of $1.8 billion, reflecting heightened unfavorable volatility in the financial markets, the integrated Boston health system […]

Policy lead at Transform Health Kirsten Mathieson talks about the recommendations of the report “Closing the digital divide: More and better funding for the digital transformation of health,” in order to achieve universal healthcare by 2030.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Adstiladrin, which is being billed as the first gene therapy treating high-risk, non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer.