National Interventional Radiology Partners, based out of Houston, and its founder and CEO have agreed to pay $8.8 million to resolve Federal False Claims Act (FCA) and Anti-Kickback Statute violation allegations, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Southern District of Texas.
Federal regulators have blocked two private sector enrollment websites from accessing consumer information through the federal Affordable Care Act marketplace, with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services citing “anomalous activity.” CMS received more than 200,000 complaints in the first six months of the year about such actions.
UnitedHealthcare and Trinity Health of New England have settled a public dispute by agreeing to a new, multi-year contract for the health system’s hospitals, facilities and its physicians that’s retroactive to July 1.
Health systems can use predictive analytics and AI in models to staff the ER and for other intelligence scheduling, says Larry Adams, RN, EVP and chief nurse executive at ShiftMed.
UnitedHealth Group is one of several potential buyers of Surgery Partners, an operator of ambulatory surgical centers, and negotiations on a potential deal are still in the nascent phase, Bloomberg reported.
Mass General Brigham Health Plan in Boston has an estimated 400,000 members and covers the state of Massachusetts. It also covers about 150,000-plus Medicaid members and a substantial commercial population which includes 180,000 Mass General Brigham employees, according to Steve Tringale, president, Mass General Brigham Health Plan.
The Health Resources & Services Administration has told Johnson & Johnson it cannot use a rebate model to replace upfront discounts in its 340B drug pricing program, according to the American Hospital Association.
After conducting a poll showing most Americans approve of artificial intelligence in healthcare, Ohio State Wexner Medical Center is launching an AI-driven application that helps clinicians draft clinical notes.
Withings Health Solutions realized the bold impact they could have in developing digital devices to help people take care of themselves, says VP Antoine Robiliard.
The Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services this week released a report on complaints and enforcement efforts concerning the Public Health Service Act, which includes the No Surprises Act.