Understanding the disparities faced by various racial and ethnic groups is key to addressing preterm births and low birth rates, which should spur action from payers, providers and lawmakers, finds a recent Health Affairs study.

25 people have been charged in an alleged nursing diploma scheme. What kinds of shenanigans were they purportedly up to? We’ll get to the bottom of that and more in this week’s Top Stories, including the FBI’s work with Tallahassee Memorial to address an IT systems outage, and telehealth staff and services company Wheel laying off […]

UnitedHealthcare has introduced a new rewards program in which eligible members, including spouses, can use wearable devices to earn up to $1,000 each per year by completing various daily health goals and one-time activities. One of the ways people can earn this money through UnitedHealthcare Rewards is by using a compatible activity tracker, smartwatch or […]

The UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention’s director of digital health, Ali Alajme, offers insight into the progress of the digital transformation in the Emirates.

Medicare Advantage and Part D Star Ratings declined this year, and while that was expected, the poor showing by Centene was somewhat of a surprise, with Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Andrew Asher saying during a recent earnings call that the company “has a lot of work” to do to change the star […]

Drug companies that raise prescription drug prices faster than the rate of inflation will pay rebates to the federal government or face fines. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on Thursday released the initial guidance on the Medicare Prescription Drug Inflation Rebate Program. Drug companies will be required to pay rebates to the Medicare […]

Harris Health System CISO Jeffrey Vinson, talks about situational awareness and IoMT security. Ordr CEO Jim Hyman discusses how hospital networks can manage the volume of connected-devices through intelligence.  

A bipartisan group of four U.S. Senators are leaning on three telehealth companies for more information about their data-sharing practices, calling on these companies to protect patients’ sensitive health data.

The nursing diploma scheme may go beyond Florida as state boards check their staff records, according to Dr. Dani Bowie, vice president of Clinical Strategy and Transformation for staffing firm Trusted Health. “The expectation is that this is not contained to Florida,” Bowie said. 

Settlements and judgments under the False Claims Act exceeded $2.2 billion in the fiscal year that ended on September 30, more than $1.7 billion of which pertained to matters that involved the healthcare industry – including drug and medical device manufacturers, durable medical equipment, home health and managed care providers, hospitals, pharmacies, hospice organizations and […]