UCLA has received a $120 million commitment from surgeon, inventor and philanthropist Dr. Gary Michelson and his wife, Alya, to kick-start the California Institute for Immunology and Immunotherapy, a public-private partnership aimed at spurring breakthrough discoveries that prevent and cure diseases.

The American Hospital Association wants the Health Resources and Services Administration to levy monetary penalties against Johnson & Johnson if the drug company continues with its plan to give 340B hospitals rebates instead of upfront payments.  

Orr Inbar, cofounder and CEO of QuantHealth, discusses how artificial intelligence can predict how patients will respond to therapies still in development, and the role tech has to play in drug development in the future.  

Michigan-based McLaren Health Care’s information technology platforms have been restored following a cyberattack that occurred earlier this month, with the restoration completed ahead of schedule, officials said. Administrative functions are now fully functional across the state.

On average, Affordable Care Act marketplace enrollees had access to 40% of the doctors near their home through their plan’s network, with considerable variation around the average, according to a new KFF analysis.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has appealed a court ruling, handed down in June, that blocked the agency’s ability to prohibit hospital websites from using consumer-tracking technology.

Dr. Guido Giunti, adjunct professor of digital health at the University of Oulu in Finland, said healthcare organizations can prepare for the future by harnessing tech to leverage information.

The White House, in an election year push, awarded a new round of $100 million to organizations deemed “vital” to helping underserved communities, consumers, and small businesses enroll in Affordable Care Act marketplace coverage. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is awarding the grants in advance of this year’s Marketplace Open Enrollment – which […]

Aside from assisting in clinical matters, RTLS technology can allow leaders to track clinicians and respond quickly if they need help, said Northeast Georgia Health System CIO Chris Paravate.

Disparities persist in maternal health, with the new 2024 Maternal and Infant Health Disparities Data Brief from the United Health Foundation showing that in 2020, severe maternal morbidity was twice as high among Black mothers than white mothers. The data published by UnitedHealth Group’s philanthropic arm also showed maternal morbidity was 1.5 times higher among […]