In a final rule released today, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is requiring greater transparency and disclosure of nursing home ownership.
Froedtert Health and Ascension Wisconsin have signed an agreement that will allow Froedtert to purchase Ascension Wisconsin’s interest in Network Health, a provider of customized commercial and Medicare health insurance plans. Each organization currently has a 50% interest in the Wisconsin-based insurer, which offers plans for employers, individuals and families in 23 Wisconsin counties.
Family caregivers have numerous challenges, including being recognized as part of the healthcare treatment process, says Felisha Norrington, director of academic assistance at GSU’s College of Nursing and Health Professions.
A class action lawsuit filed this week alleges that healthcare giant UnitedHealth Group unlawfully used an artificial intelligence algorithm to deny rehabilitative care to sick Medicare Advantage patients. The suit claims that UnitedHealth knew the AI algorithm had a high potential for error.
Risk is one reason hospitals in the United States do not yet have large-scale adoption of generative AI, according to Patrick Bangert, senior vice president of Data and Analytics at Searce, a cloud solutions and technology services provider. Bangert believes the industry in this country will see large-scale adoption in about three to five years, […]
The shortage of nurses and other healthcare professionals has made the industry’s workforce landscape challenging for several years now, but good news was delivered this week by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, which released data showing that the ranks of NPs has grown 8.5% over last year.
AI can detect patients who are at high risk even as they’re in the ambulance on the way to the hospital, says Professor Oscar Lee, vice superintendent of China Medical University Hospital, a 2023 HIMSS Davies Award recipient.
Blue Shield of California is strengthening its relationship with maternal healthcare technology company Mahmee, with the latter’s services now available to more BSCA members. As part of Blue Shield’s Maternal Child Health Equity Initiative, the nonprofit health plan has been working with Mahmee to provide a test program for members to receive access to holistic […]
Macquarie’s $300 million investment supports the White House-led initiative to improve energy efficiency in the healthcare sector, says John Pickhaver, head of infrastructure and energy capital for the Americas at Macquarie Capital.
As the number of children and adolescents in need of mental health support continues to increase, New York-based healthcare giant Northwell Health is investing $350 million over the next five years, and launching a $150 million fundraising campaign to expand pediatric behavioral health services across its footprint.