President Biden has announced the nomination of National Cancer Institute Director Dr. Monica Bertagnolli to lead the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and its $47 billion annual budget. Bertagnolli is a world-renowned surgical oncologist, cancer researcher, educator and physician-leader, Biden said in nominating Bertagnolli on Tuesday.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights has settled with MedEvolve for $350,000 over potential HIPAA violations regarding a data breach in which a server containing protected health information was left unsecure and accessible over the internet.

Educating healthcare professionals on sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) data collection helps LGBTQ individuals to feel more inclusive and could lead to better outcomes, says Dana Trampas, senior digital health specialist at HIMSS.

Five defendants out of dozens have pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy in the Southern District of Florida for their alleged participation in a scheme that created an illegal licensing and employment shortcut for aspiring nurses, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.

CVS Health said this week it’s adding mental health screenings to Project Health, the company’s free, community-based health screening program.  It will kick-start its mental health screenings in Greensboro, North Carolina and Petersburg, Virginia. Over the course of the year it will also add nearly 100 organizations to host its mobile units in under-resourced communities.

Humana has reached an agreement with two national organizations to provide Durable Medical Equipment (DME) services to help Humana Medicare Advantage HMO members receive home healthcare. The national DME providers, AdaptHealth and Rotech Healthcare, will begin providing DME services for Humana’s Medicare Advantage HMO enrollees under a value-based structure beginning July 1, with each serving […]

Dr. Jay Bhatt, managing director at Deloitte, said healthcare is more than just about access: It’s a business imperative that requires business solutions.

Kathy D. Ford, chief product and strategy officer at Project Rōnin, said AI can make sense of complex oncology data and enable faster decision-making at the point of care.  

Almost one-third (31%) of physicians practicing in the U.S. have been hit with a medical liability claim at least once during their careers, with the risk of having a claim filed against them increasing the longer they practice, according to new survey data published by the American Hospital Association.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has reached an agreement with Florida-based MCR Health to resolve a disability discrimination complaint from a deaf patient who claimed she was not provided adequate supports.