Walgreens plans to shutter up to 25% of its retail stores that are unprofitable, CEO Tim Wentworth said Thursday during the Q3 earnings call. Walgreens stores drive $27 billion of retail sales, Wentworth said.
Optum is no longer pursuing a deal to buy the Steward Health Care physician group, according to the Massachusetts Health Policy Commission. Optum has informed the Health Policy Commission that it is no longer working to finalize an agreement with Steward, the HPC said. The parties have not yet withdrawn material change notice filings with […]
To ease concerns that are continuing post-COVID-19, hospitals should invest in a single workforce platform to replace fragmented systems, says Rich Miller, chief innovation officer at QGenda.
No Barrier AI offers a point-of-care solution that translates languages and is trained specifically on medical jargon, says Clinical Advisor Dr. Jeffrey Chen.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is giving renal dialysis services a 2.2% pay increase for 2025 in a proposed rule under the End-Stage Renal Disease Prospective Payment System.
Jeeva Care has AI technology that acts as a companion to make sure the patient is taking prescribed medications and following treatment. If a behavioral change is detected, the care team is alerted, says Eric Robertson, chief technology strategist and growth officer.
LAS VEGAS – Children’s and rural hospitals have the same challenges as any other health system and face issues specific to them.
Patient access to medical records is law, and now apps give patients access to their own data in a way they’ve never had before, says patient advocate Dave deBronkart.
This real-world data from clinical-grade AI has helped to reduce medication safety events by 25%, says Dr. Colin Banas, CMO at DrFirst.
The state of Arkansas is suing Optum, OptumRx and parent company UnitedHealth Group, Cigna’s Evernorth and its pharmacy benefit manager Express Scripts, and others over the opioid epidemic. The complaint was filed June 24 in the Circuit Court of Pulaski County, Arkansas.