AI is being used for data summarization, audio processing and improving written reports, says Rob Luke, chief scientist at Ae Studio.
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.