Tenet Healthcare Corp. is selling its 70% majority ownership interest in Brookwood Baptist Health in Birmingham, Alabama, for approximately $910 million to Orlando Health in Florida. The after-tax proceeds of the transaction are approximately $790 million.

CVS Health is spearheading an environmental health impact initiative meant to help people who are the most vulnerable to extreme weather events such as prolonged stretches of intense heat, which can worsen existing chronic conditions.

Uses include transporting lab samples, delivering prescription drugs and getting supplies to home health practitioners, says Keenan Wyrobek, cofounder and CTO of Zipline, an international drone delivery service.

Minnesota-based Mayo Clinic is joining forces with 3D imaging startup JelloX Biotech on artificial intelligence-powered imaging analysis technology. JelloX previously participated in the fifth cohort of the Mayo Clinic and Arizona State University Alliance for Health Care MedTech Accelerator, a flagship program providing early-stage medical device and healthcare technology companies with curriculum to accelerate their […]

Cigna’s profits increased to $1.9 billion during the second quarter, compared to $1.8 billion during the same quarter in 2023, according to the company’s earnings report released August 1. The growing specialty pharmacy business is one reason for the increase.

Authentication can go to the bad actor’s computer, says Tony Lauro, security tech and strategy director for Akamai, which has been working on fixing the MFA process.

Physicians experienced post-traumatic stress disorder at a rate three times higher than the general population during the COVID-19 public health emergency, with one in five exhibiting PTSD symptoms over the course of the pandemic, according to a JAMA Network Open analysis.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is increasing payment to inpatient hospitals by 2.9%, a rate the American Hospital Association said is unsustainable.

The three-year collaboration includes measuring South Korea system hospitals to the HIMSS digital maturity models and developing a workforce program to support the next challenges, says Hal Wolf, HIMSS president and CEO.

AI can affect the entire imaging pipeline, from the type of exam ordered to report generation, say Dr. Benoit Desjardins, University of Pennsylvania radiology professor.