The Senate continues to hammer away at passing President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill,” working through the weekend and holding a vote-a-rama session on Monday. If and when it passes, the House would need to approve the Senate’s changes to the reconciliation bill before it heads to the president’s desk for a self-imposed July 4 […]
A Michigan doctor has been sentenced to four years in prison for a $6.3 million Medicare fraud scheme in which elderly and disabled patients were allegedly sent thousands of orthotic braces they didn’t need, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
In the mid revenue cycle, AI makes more accurate and efficient decisions, ensuring hospitals get reimbursed the amount they’re owed, says William Chan, cofounder and CEO of Iodine Software.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has said the United States will cease making contributions to Gavi, a global alliance that works to expand vaccine access for children in impoverished areas, accusing them of “ignoring the science” and silencing questions about vaccine safety.
UnitedHealth Group subsidiary Optum is launching AI Marketplace, a healthcare-specific artificial intelligence platform that’s meant to accelerate AI adoption among payers, providers and healthcare technology companies. The new marketplace seeks to simplify AI integration across clinical and administrative systems, and Optum said it will feature a centralized, healthcare-specific ecosystem of curated solutions and APIs that […]
Dr. Patrick Conway, who was named CEO of Optum in May, is also taking on the position of leading Optum Health, according to a statement from the company.
AI is the great equalizer that along with health informatics will lead to tremendous benefits for healthcare building on the work of the last 25 years, says Prashant Natarajan, Velatura Public Benefit Corporation’s chief AI officer, who attended HIMSS25, his 21st HIMSS global conference.
At AHIP 2025 in Las Vegas this week, Quest Analytics and Arcadia announced a data integration partnership that is expected to give payers the ability to build more competitive networks.
The company’s platform integrates systems to remove burdens on nurses and others, says symplr’s Tony DiGiorgio.
Today it’s conversational AI and in five years Mercy’s Tracy Breece expects technology to be a seamless part of the workflow so that nurses can use skills to empower the patient and family.