Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) on Friday introduced legislation to allow the Department of Health and Human Services to speed up provider reimbursement called advance and accelerated payments when hospitals and physicians are affected by cyberattacks.
In vitro fertilization is the most important technology invented in the last 50 years, according to Daniella Gilboa, CEO of Israeli company AIVF. But saying that isn’t good enough, she said. Success rates aren’t high enough. The time to pregnancy is too long.
The INFRAM adoption model measures how well an organization infrastructure meets objectives of risk and performance requirements, says Philip Bradley, digital health strategist at HIMSS.
Funding opportunities for grant programs addressing behavioral health are being made available by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), to the tune of $39.4 million, the agency said. The grants were framed as part of a larger administration-wide push to address both the […]
Walgreens has sold 11 VillageMD clinics in Rhode Island to Arches Medical Partners, a Boston-based medical group management company. Terms of the transaction remain private, Arches said. WHY THIS MATTERS Walgreens has been unloading VillageMD primary care clinics to increase profitability.
Patient delays erode quality of care and value for the hospital, says Dr. Will O’Connor, CMIO at TigerConnect, a company that offers a clinical communication platform.
Regulators in Oregon are investigating a pending deal that would see UnitedHealth Group’s Optum subsidiary acquire home health provider Amedisys for an estimated $3.7 billion.
The system can be customized and is paid through a predictable pricing model, says Sandra Johnson, SVP for client services at CliniComp.
In a 5% year-over-year increase, Highmark Health reported $27.1 billion in revenue, an operating gain of $338 million, and a net income of $533 million in 2023. The organization attributed the results to its insurance business units, notably Highmark Health Plans, United Concordia Dental and HM Insurance Group, which it said are driven by steady […]
The American Hospital Association is urging Congress to address any statutory constraints that prevent the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and Department of Health and Human Services from adequately helping hospitals and other healthcare providers impacted by the Change Hea