Although nearly all older Americans have Medicare coverage, they still pay more and are more likely to postpone or skip needed care because of costs than their counterparts in most other wealthy countries, according to new findings from the 2024 Commonwealth Fund International Health Policy Survey of Older Adults.
The American Heart Association, with initial funding from Bristol Myers Squibb, has launched a new three-year initiative to improve hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) systems of care and standardize how patients with HCM are identified, assessed, referred and treated.
Predictive AI alerts nurses of those patients at risk for a bad outcome and found that interventions to prevent, for instance, sepsis, saves an estimated 50 lives a year, says UC San Diego Health Chief Health AI Officer Dr. Karandeep Singh.
As more details emerge about the suspected gunman who fatally shot UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on Wednesday, the company is receiving both condolences and statements of rage on social media over claim denials by the nation’s largest health insurer.
Addus Homecare, a provider of home care services, has completed a $350 million acquisition of the personal care operations of Gentiva, which provides hospice, palliative and personal care services in the seven-state service area of Arizona, Arkansas, California, Missouri, North Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.
CVS will be closing its three Utah MinuteClinic locations this week, with facilities in Highland, Ogden and West Jordan slated for closure by Saturday. In a statement shared with Healthcare Finance News, CVS said it regularly evaluates MinuteClinic’s footprint “to ensure it meets the demands of our patients and aligns with our healthcare delivery strategy.”
UC San Diego Health Chief Health AI Officer Dr. Karandeep Singh says he looks at the tools being used at the bedside and determines how well they do and whether they help clinicians and patients.
The day after UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was gunned down outside of a Manhattan hotel, details are emerging as to why he may have been targeted. From comments by Thompson’s wife Paulette Thompson, and words written on bullet shell casings taken from the scene, it appears Thompson may have been singled out based on his […]
CVS Health has announced a couple of new leadership appointments in its pharmacy division, with Len Shankman being appointed the new president of Pharmacy and Consumer Wellness (PCW), while Lucille Accetta will take over the role of chief pharmacy officer. Both appointments are effective immediately, CVS said.
Good educators have to bring awareness of what’s going on in the healthcare security landscape and integrate that into the curriculum, says Laquan Black, assistant professor of Health Information Technology at Guttman Community College.