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.
The Medicare Advantage program recently achieved the milestone of covering more than half of all Medicare beneficiaries, but according to a report from S&P Global Ratings, this could have an adverse impact on hospital margins.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued the Biden Administration to stop a new Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services final rule that requires nursing home staffing standards.
Kaiser Permanente’s Dr. Daniel Yang, who is vice president of artificial intelligence and emerging technologies, told The Wall Street Journal in an interview published yesterday that he wouldn’t feel comfortable using AI to automate clinical decision making in diagnosis or treatment.