Despite a 9% increase in revenue in the fourth quarter, healthcare payer Centene reported a $213 million net earnings loss during that period, falling short of Wall Street predictions, the organization revealed this week. Centene posted $1.2 billion in profit for the year, down from the $1.3 billion it logged the previous year. Revenue, however, […]
Alabama hospitals have been faring far worse than hospitals in most other states in terms of margins and operating incomes, with healthcare facilities across the state seeing a 79% decline in median operating margins from 2019 to 2022, according to a new Kaufman Hall analysis. Without federal stimulus funds, the decline would have been closer […]
KeyCare CEO Dr. Lyle Berkowitz explains the company’s study on patients and telemedicine, and what healthcare CIOs and other IT leaders need to know about virtual care.
More than two dozen people have been charged in the Southern District of Florida for their alleged participation in a wire fraud scheme that created an illegal licensing and employment shortcut for aspiring nurses, according to the Justice Department.
The best way for insurers to make sure they’re in compliance with the mandates of risk adjustment is to use natural language processing for accurate documentation and auditing, according to Dr. Calum Yacoubian, director, Healthcare Strategy, Linguamatics, an IQVIA company that offers an NLP-based AI platform.
The New Jersey Department of Health has been awarded a grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for $80.5 million over the next five years to support public health workforce development and training, build foundational capabilities and modernize its data infrastructure.
A House bill would put a stop to VA EHR modernization. What’s the objection? We’ll delve deeper into that and other issues in this week’s Top Stories, including Cigna’s lawsuit against CVS Health, and Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company’s latest partnership. For more news and features from Jeff Lagasse, visit Healthcare Finance News. In this episode:
The No Surprises Act, which was signed into law in 2020 and went into effect on January 1, 2022, aimed to take patients out of billing conflicts between providers and payers. By all accounts, this part of the law has been successful in preventing patients from getting a surprise medical bill when they see an […]
Health insurer Humana has hired industry veteran Dr. Sanjay Shetty to lead its healthcare services business CenterWell, the largest provider of senior-focused primary care, provider of home health services, and fourth largest pharmacy benefit manager in the U.S.
Deputy CEO of Eastern Health Cluster Dr. Ahmed Al-Musaed talks about the network’s mission to become an independent accountable care organization.