Artificial intelligence makes efficient use of a massive amount of data, but it can also create deep fake technology, says Dr. Benoit Desjardins, professor of radiology at the University of Montreal.  

Orthopedic providers have filed a lawsuit against Elevance, UnitedHealthcare and other insurers alleging they entered a multibillion-dollar price-fixing scheme with MultiPlan. The complaint claims the scheme was aimed at suppressing payment rates to doctors for out-of-network services. The complaint, filed Monday in federal court in Illinois, requests class action status, a jury trial, a determination that […]

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has reached an agreement with the State of Illinois Department of Human Services to enforce federal disability rights laws after a complaint alleged that a person with disabilities was unjustly institutionalized.

New York State is mandating more stringent cybersecurity processes. Other states and the federal government may soon release similar regulations, says George Pappas, healthcare cybersecurity expert and CEO of Intraprise Health.  

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts is expanding access to its women’s health offerings, with new services and care options that include a new doula program that’s part of an expanded partnership.

Tenet Healthcare is deploying an ambient AI platform across Tenet Physician Resources. Tenet has partnered with Commure for Commure Scribe, a platform that will integrate clinical workflows. This is expected to reduce administrative burden by streamlining data collection, documentation and care delivery. 

University Hospitals in Cleveland, Ohio has received a $3.2 million donation it will use toward construction of a new training center, as well as for caregiver education and simulation programming.

For the third time, the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Department of Health and Human Services has extended telemedicine flexibilities for the prescribing of controlled medications and certain narcotic drugs. The extension runs through December 31, 2025.

More than 130 national nonprofit organizations, including Planned Parenthood Federation of America, have voiced their opposition to a pending bill in the U.S. House of Representatives that would effectively give President-elect Donald Trump’s administration unilateral authority to remove nonprofits’ tax-exempt status.

One issue is that half of medical devices haven’t been trained on real patient data during clinical validation, says Dr. Jay Anders, chief medical officer at Medicomp Systems.