Aster DM Healthcare is striving to connect its hospitals via a single interoperable platform, MyAster.
Blue Shield of California has revealed a partnership with DispatchHealth, a company that provides in-home, same-day healthcare from medical professionals who treat more than 40 health conditions, including respiratory infections, pneumonia and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). With the collaboration, said BCBS, members now have access to additional medical care services for a range of […]
Dr. Tom Milam, chief medical officer at Iris Telehealth, sees hospitals using virtual care to meet the increasing demand for behavioral health – and help with the shortage of psychiatrists.
In a letter to congressional leaders, the American Medical Association and every state medical society are telling Congress that any cut to Medicare payments will “undermine Medicare’s ability to deliver on its promises to seniors.”
A federal appeals court has rolled back a Biden administration proposed rule on sex discrimination in a ruling blocking a transgender care mandate.
Another lawsuit, another loss for a major insurer. What happened, exactly? I’m Jeff Lagasse with Healthcare Finance News and we’ll put that question and others under the microscope in this week’s Top Stories, including the FBI’s ongoing healthcare cybersecurity efforts, and Ultromics receiving FDA clearance for a heart failure offering.
High-intensity billing during “treat and release” emergency department stays rose significantly from 2006 to 2019, and was partially fueled by factors such as changes in case mix and service offering expansions, according to a new study in Health Affairs.
Under the watchful eye of the Federal Trade Commission, UnitedHealth Group and LHC Group have extended their merger agreement to March 28, 2023, with the deal expected to close sometime during the first quarter, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The American Medical Association is thanking the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) for acknowledging during its meeting on Thursday what it called the growing gap between the costs of practicing medicine and what Medicare pays.