The American Medical Association’s House of Delegates voted last week to oppose noncompete contracts for physicians in clinical practice who are employed by for-profit or nonprofit hospitals, hospital systems or staffing company employers.

Italy’s strategy for digital health has grown since the HIMSS Italian community was created in 2017, says founder Elena Sini, chair of board of directors of HIMSS, during a discussion about next year’s event with HIMSS President and CEO Hal Wolf.  

In his 50 years of attending HIMSS events, Dan Soule, VP of technology operations at Health Catalyst, has seen an evolution in the EHR, clinical advances, AI innovation and attention to health equity.

Humana, one of the two biggest players in the Medicare Advantage market, is being hit with high benefit expenses due to high utilization among its members, according to a June 16 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Centene has completed its divestiture of Apixio, an artificial intelligence platform that enables value-based care. The company was divested to New Mountain Capital. The insurer entered into a definitive agreement to divest Apixio back in May for $37 billion in assets. Centene acquired the company in December 2020. WHAT’S THE IMPACT