The Federal Trade Commission has sued to block Novant Health $320 million acquisition of two North Carolina hospitals from Community Health Systems, saying the proposal would likely increase annual healthcare costs by several million dollars.
Physicians use a seven-day readmissions model in which they take AI risk assessment into account when discharging patients, says Luis Ahumada, director of health data science and analytics at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital.
Cleveland-based Medical Mutual has announced its intent to purchase Paramount Health, a Northwest Ohio-based health insurance company owned by ProMedica. Paramount, which offers Medicare Advantage, Individual ACA, commercial group and short-term insurance plans, is headquartered in Toledo and does business primarily in Ohio and Michigan. Pending regulatory approval, the transaction is expected to close by […]
Last year, Nicole Clawson of the Pennsylvania Mountain Healthcare Alliance went looking for a technology partner that could give the numerous hospitals within the system end-to-end revenue cycle management. After interviews with 15 vendors, Clawson and the team announced that the alliance would deploy FinThrive’s integrated revenue management platform in all of its 13 hospitals.
In a partnership with GED Testing Service, which administers the official GED test, Blue Shield of California Promise Health plan is offering to pay for Medicaid enrollees who wish to become high school graduates through the General Education Diploma, a measure of high school equivalency. Blue Shield Promise is the first California health plan to […]
CMMI has released the Enhancing Oncology Model as a payment pilot around care for seven types of cancers, says Jennifer Goldsack, CEO of the Digital Medicine Society (DiMe).
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is seeking feedback on how best to enhance Medicare Advantage data capabilities and increase public transparency. CMS has sent out the request for information with comments due by May 29.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, will be doling out $50 million in grants for states to connect millions more children to healthcare services, particularly for mental health, at school.
AI is being used for data summarization, audio processing and improving written reports, says Rob Luke, chief scientist at Ae Studio.