The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights has entered into an agreement with the State of Iowa to enforce federal disability rights laws. The agreement was spurred by an investigation, based on a complaint filed by Garret Frey, who alleged that the State of Iowa violated his rights by failing […]

The prior authorization process continues to have a “devastating” effect on patient outcomes, physician burnout and employee productivity, according to a new physician survey from the American Medical Association.

Mayo Clinic is using AI to make better predictions about disease and treatment and to improve administrative processes, says Dr. Alexander Ryu, vice chair of AI and innovation at Mayo Clinic.  

Novant Health has dropped its bid to buy two Community Health System hospitals for $320 million, citing opposition from the Federal Trade Commission.

The federal Food and Drug Administration is advising vaccine manufacturers to ensure new vaccines for 2024 and 2025 are targeting the KP.2 variant of COVID-19. The agency’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) voted unanimously on the recommendation during a meeting earlier this month and also voted to recommend a vaccine composition that […]

Artificial intelligence can define a population at risk and also help achieve better health outcomes, such as for medication adherence, says Pravin Pant, VP of advanced analytics, and Michael Gould, associate VP of interoperability strategy, both at ZeOmega.

The CalOptima Health Board of Directors has approved an investment of $526.2 million to increase rates paid to hospitals, physicians, community clinics, behavioral health providers and ancillary services providers in Orange County, California.  This represents the largest provider rate increase of its kind in CalOptima Health’s nearly 30-year history, the organization said. The investment is […]

Amazon Pharmacy is expanding the prescription drug subscription program RxPass to Prime members who have health coverage through Medicare. RxPass enables affordable access to common medications, free monthly delivery and the ability to connect with a pharmacist 24/7, according to Amazon.

Extreme heat throughout much of the United States is pushing temperatures into the triple digits in areas that rarely see these high temperatures this early in the year.

When a larger company buys a smaller company in the same industry, this “tuck-in acquisition” is relatively safe, says Aytan Dahukey, partner and leader of Sheppard Mullin’s private equity team as well as a member of the firm’s healthcare and emerging growth/venture capital teams.