Morris Hospital and Healthcare Centers in Morris, Illinois is in the process of mailing notices to current and former patients and employees to inform them that a recent cybersecurity incident may have involved their personal information.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released draft guidance that would allow Medicare beneficiaries to pay for prescription drug coverage in monthly payments spread out over a year.
A group of 30 healthcare staffing firms has jointly penned a letter to the U.S. Department of Labor asking for guidance on the latter’s classification of temporary nurses as independent contractors – saying this in fact violates the Fair Labor Standards Act, and carries “significant risks.”
Deputy Secretary General Abigail Norville of the Netherlands Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport expects actionable goals to come out of the new HIMSS global headquarters in Rotterdam.
Select Health and Kroger Health, the grocer’s healthcare division, have announced a co-branding relationship for Medicare Advantage plan offerings effective January 1, 2024. These new co-branded plans will be offered in select counties in four states: Colorado, Idaho, Nevada and Utah. Select said the plan offerings will increase access to options and services that promote […]
Improving home care for cardiac patients can help control preventable admissions – and the $25 billion a year price tag – says Dr. Alan Spiro, president and CMO of Laguna Health.
The Minnesota Attorney General’s office has announced an investigation into Allina Health’s billing practices.
According to a new survey of more than 3,500 Medicare beneficiaries, about 74% are worried about the program’s long-term sustainability, a trend that holds across political lines.
Only 45% of healthcare consumers are fully satisfied with their health insurance, new data shows. In a survey of more than 2,800 participants conducted by HealthEdge, an overwhelming 55% of beneficiaries want more from their health plan, including more personalized care from payers.
The future could bring a specific healthcare large language model that benefits from physicians and providers inputting human reinforcement, says Dr. Harvey Castro, author of “ChatGPT and Healthcare.”