An appeals court has upheld a lower court ruling on 340B that sided with drug manufacturers. At issue is whether pharmaceutical companies can limit distribution of discounted drugs in the 340B program. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has said that they can.

Making patients aware of medications that are potentially dangerous is important, but alert fatigue poses a threat to physician wellness and burnout, says First Databank director of product management Anna Dover and NCH Healthcare System CMIO Dr. David Linz.

Mental health inequities may not only harm individuals but also hinder economic prosperity. A new Deloitte analysis projects mental health inequities could total about $478 billion in avoidable costs throughout the rest of this year.

The health system uses ambient documentation, but whatever works for physicians is the most efficient system, says CIO Craig Kwiatkowski.  

The Cleveland Clinic is paying $7.6 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by submitting federal grant applications and progress reports to the National Institutes of Health that failed to disclose information about a key employee involved in administering the grants. The individual involved had pending and/or active financial research support […]

The American Medical Association and more than 100 other medical organizations are asking for official affirmation that providers are not responsible for HIPAA reporting requirements due to the Change Healthcare cyberattack.

Healthcare navigation and care coordination company Quantum Health has expanded its specialty pharmacy services with a new Premier Pharmacy navigation offering aimed at employers. Premier Pharmacy leverages the expertise of an in-house clinical pharmacy team – which advises members on cost-effective care under their medical benefit – to now also guide people to cost-effective, clinically […]

Optum is closing a plant in Ohio, laying off 129 employees, according to a May 16 letter from Optum to the Rapid Response Program Administrator in that state. Optum gave the mandated WARN notice, the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act.

Minnesota-based Mayo Clinic and St. Louis-based Mercy have formed a partnership in which the two organizations will de-identify patient data as they search for new ways to diagnose, treat and prevent disease.

Where possible, Cedars-Sinai likes to look for solutions within existing platforms, such as using Epic’s In-basket message-response technology, which queues up a draft to edit and send, says CIO Craig Kwiatkowski.