Patients need a safe, effective operational hospital that can ensure access to their data, says Lee Kim, senior principal for cybersecurity and privacy at HIMSS.
One of the biggest barriers in using AI clinical algorithms to reduce health disparities is the need for representative data sets, says Dr. Keisuke Nakagawa, director of innovation at UC Davis Health and co-chair of the HIMSS SDOH Committee.
A new report by the Healthcare Financial Management Association shows a deteriorating relationship between providers and payers.
President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, according to Reuters.
Pharmaceutical distributor Cardinal Health is eyeing an expanded footprint in the specialty medicine space through the planned acquisitions of GI Alliance (GIA) and Advanced Diabetes Supply Group (DSG).
The American Medical Association has voted to support greater oversight of nonprofit hospitals’ charity care policies that justify their tax-exempt status. The AMA wants a standardization of the financial assistance process as current criteria varies across hospitals, making the benefit inaccessible to some patients who are eligible.
Drugmaker Johnson and Johnson is suing the Department of Health and Human Services and the Health Resources and Services Administration for blocking its new 340B rebate model, and is seeking to verify the legality of its plan.
In a letter sent this week to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the American Hospital Association voiced its support for healthcare navigators, who are used by hospitals and health systems to help patients navigate through the financial assistance programs that are meant to pay for healthcare services.
Accountable Care Organizations in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ ACO Reach program achieved $1.54 billion in gross savings and $694.6 million in net savings in 2023, CMS has announced.
The Department of Justice has sued UnitedHealth Group and Amedisys over their planned merger due to anticompetitive concerns. UnitedHealth and Amedisys are two of the largest home health and hospice providers in the country, according to the lawsuit filed Tuesday, November 12 in federal court in Maryland. Plaintiffs also include the states of Maryland, Illinois, […]