The health system is focused on automation, such as having virtual nurse models to help overextended bedside nurses, says CIO Myra Davis.
Hospital groups are unhappy with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services after the agency released a final rule to fix the now-defunct 340B-acquired drug payment policy for 2018 to 2022.
On September 1, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services proposed minimum nursing standards for nursing homes, a move that has received pushback from stakeholders and lawmakers. A final rule is due out after the public comment period closes on Monday, November 6. Exactly when the rule will be issued is anyone’s guess, though most […]
The Cigna Group has collected $1.4 billion in profit and $49 billion in revenue during the third quarter of this year, and while the total profit is only half of what Cigna reported during Q3 2022, revenue increased by about $4 billion year-over-year. That brings total revenue for the year up to $144.2 billion, and […]
The American Hospital Association, the Texas Hospital Association and nonprofit health systems Texas Health Resource and the United Regional Health Care System are suing the federal government over a rule prohibiting the use of online tracking technologies on providers’ public web pages.
More and more patients are accessing their medical records via patient portals or apps on their phones and tablets, and the frequency with which they access these records is increasing, according to a new report from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT.
Deliver what healthcare workers want and address the burden of disease, says Dr. Ricardo Leite, CEO of I-DAIR.
Alisa Chestler, chair of the data protection, privacy and cybersecurity team at Baker Donelson, questions whether $20 million in annual funding from a new Behavioral Health Information Technology Coordination bill is enough to move the needle.
Massachusetts-based medical management company Doctors’ Management Services will pay the Department of Health and Human Service and the Office of Civil Rights $100,000 in a settlement over a ransomware attack.
Home health agencies get a 0.8% pay increase for 2024 rather than a proposed 2.2% decrease, under the Home Health Prospective Payment System Final Rule released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on Wednesday. CMS estimates that Medicare payments to home health agencies will increase by about $140 million in 2024, compared to […]