On January 1, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts implemented a policy that would have limited coverage of monitored anesthesia care for certain patients receiving colonoscopies and other endoscopic procedures. But due in part to pushback from the anesthesiology community, the insurer is delaying the policy until further notice.
A hospital system in New Hampshire has been awarded two years of funding to provide legal services for patients experiencing health disparities.
Despite logging $26.6 billion in revenue for the fourth quarter of 2023, insurer Humana posted a $541 million overall loss, pinning much of the blame on a higher-than-anticipated increase in Medicare Advantage costs.
The Department of Health and Human Services is renewing a push to protect and expand contraception access, sending a letter to Medicare plans, health insurance issuers, and state Medicaid and CHIP programs about upholding their obligations under federal law.
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and CVS Accountable Care, part of CVS Health, have announced the creation of an accountable care organization for a coordinated approach to delivering care.
Prescription provider Optum Perks is launching a new telehealth solution offering low-cost care and prescription treatments for hundreds of conditions ranging from acne to a cough to high blood pressure. The offering is meant to address the cost burden of prescription medications for consumers. It promises users affordable, on-demand care at any time and from […]
Hospitals within the HIMSS Southern California chapter want to know how to create and safely implement AI, with more education expected to follow from the HIMSS AI forum, says Carrie Murray, president of the HIMSS Southern California chapter.
AI and new technologies are among the top five management risks providers face in 2024, according to an annual report by Kodiak Solutions. The other risks are based around financial performance, competition, workforce and cybersecurity, with AI and new technologies affecting most of those categories, according to the report.
Hamilton Health Sciences is focused on clinical AI at the bedside as a powerful tool, as long as it’s in partnership with clinicians, says Jeremy Petch, director of digital health innovation.
Intermountain-owned Saltzer Health in Idaho will close on March 29 if no buyer is found. The difficult decision to sell or close the multispecialty physician group is due to the ongoing financial and economic challenges facing health institutions nationwide, Saltzer said in a statement.