AI is used in navigation systems for surgeries, for implementing data sets and for helping athletes self-direct in recovery, says Florida Atlantic University Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine’s Dr. Manish Gupta and Harshal Sanghavi.
Montgomery, Alabama-based Baptist Health is suing major insurer Humana over alleged Medicare Advantage underpayments for outpatient drugs purchased through the 340B program. The hospital claims that reimbursements for the drugs were determined by a payment model that is no longer valid, and that the mounting underpayments amount to a “windfall” for the insurer.
Artificial intelligence technology specialist Ambience Healthcare, which specializes in AI-powered applications and an operating system to improve system efficiency for organizations, announced a $70 million funding round. The Series B round was led by Kleiner Perkins and OpenAI Startup Fund, as well as existing investors Andreessen Horowitz and Optum Ventures.
In a preview of his HIMSS24 presentation, Dr. Jonathan Chen, assistant professor at the Stanford Center for Biomedical Informatics Research, said a patient’s care quality hinges on whether medical teams can distinguish between fact and fiction.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is now monitoring a new COVID-19, BA.2.87.1, which has more than 30 changes in the coronavirus spike protein and has been detected nine times in the Republic of South Africa.
The Federal Trade Commission has obtained a $195 million judgment against Simple Health Plans and its CEO, Steven J. Dorfman, over charges they duped consumers into signing up for “sham” healthcare plans that did not deliver the promised coverage or benefits. This effectively left consumers uninsured and exposed to limitless medical expenses, the FTC said.
Beneficiaries with Medicare Part D are poised to reap significant savings with the implementation of a $2,000 out-of-pocket spending cap for prescription drugs covered under the program, which is slated to take effect in 2025. This provision, signed into law as part of 2022’s Inflation Reduction Act, aims to alleviate financial burdens for millions of […]
Change management helped Providence leverage AI for clinical notes, an inbox management system and other products, says Dr. Eve Cunningham, chief of virtual care and digital health at Providence.