A new survey shows that more than half of health system pharmacy leaders believe retailers and technology companies are having either a moderate or strong influence on their hospital’s pharmacy strategy, according to research released today by the Center for Connected Medicine (CCM) at UPMC and KLAS Research.
Express Scripts has announced a new pharmacy network option that offers “cost plus” drug pricing for employers and health plans. Clients pay the estimated acquisition cost that the pharmacy pays for the medication, plus a small markup for pharmacy dispensing and service costs.
Engage clinicians and other stakeholders who need to own the project, says Dr. Tamara Sunbul, medical director of Clinical Informatics, who helped implement Epic at Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is proposing standards for issuers and marketplaces, as well as requirements for agents, brokers, web-brokers, direct enrollment entities and assisters operating on the Affordable Care Act marketplace in a Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2025
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.