Kaiser Foundation Hospitals’ new nonprofit organization Risant Health is acquiring Geisinger Health as the first health system to join the organization. Upon regulatory approval, Geisinger will become part of the new organization through acquisition, according to Kaiser.
Centene downgraded its 2024 adjusted earnings per share target this week to greater than $6.60, reflecting its view of Medicaid redeterminations, its Medicare bid strategy and business investments, according to its Q1 financial results. This compares to an earlier forecast of $7.15 per share, according to Reuters.
Oscar Health and Ciox Health have announced an expansion of their digital services agreement that is intended to be a roadmap for how plans can reach new members and contain costs, especially as the public health emergency comes to an end on May 11. Under the expanded agreement, Oscar, an insurer built around a full […]
Clinical informatics fellow at UI Health and member of the HIMSS Physician Committee Dr. Anwar Jebran discusses the advantages of hospital-at-home in the U.S. and bettering clinical informatics for the MENA region.
Following the release earlier this month of acute care hospital inpatient payment rates the American Hospital Association called “woefully inadequate,” the AHA has released a
Anne Snowdon, HIMSS chief scientific research officer, talks about how digital technology can help health systems address economic and workforce issues post-pandemic.
HCA Healthcare expects to spend $4.6 billion during the year for land for new hospital development, outpatient networks and in relieving capacity constraints at existing facilities, according to information released during its Q1 2023 earnings call. Some inflationary increases in construction costs have factored into HCA’s guidance, said CFO Bill Rutherford. HCA has an estimated […]
AHIP has launched a new advertising campaign that it said calls out spending by Big Pharma to deflect blame for soaring drug prices.
HIMSS CEO Hal Wolf talks about the global conference in Chicago and welcomes industry leaders with a goal of solving problems in cybersecurity, health equity and population health.
Questions of health equity, AI/ML, cybersecurity and other topics drew healthcare industry insiders and thought leaders to Chicago for the HIMSS23 Global Health Conference & Exhibition.