Optum Rx has signaled a shift to a cost-based pharmacy reimbursement model that’s intended to have pharmacies pay more for brand-name drugs and less for generics. The model will reduce variation in how pharmacies are paid.
An administrative law judge at the North Carolina Office of Administrative Hearings has reaffirmed the State Health Planning Agency’s approval of Mission Hospital’s Certificate of Need (CON) application for a new emergency room in West Asheville, according to Mission’s press release published in
Dylan Tête, director of business development for Red Duke Strategies and HIMSS Changemaker award recipient, built from the ground up an international living neighborhood for those with traumatic brain injuries, worked with veterans in Ukraine and now has the VA as a primary client.
A vulnerability in ChatGPT that was identified last year is being used by would-be cyberattackers to target security flaws in artificial intelligence systems, with the healthcare industry one of the top targets, according to a report from Veriti.
The American Hospital Association and the nonprofit Health-ISAC (Information Sharing and Analysis Center) are warning of a potential terrorist threat against U.S. hospitals in the coming weeks.
The nonprofit ZIMAM, the International Digital Health Workforce Development Collaborative, has expanded since it began as a small initiative in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries and has a focus on AI, synthetic data and information exchange, says cofounder and chair Osama El Hassan.
Weight loss drugs such as Wegovy and Zepbound are clinically effective but not cost effective at their current prices, according to a study published in JAMA Health Forum.
Cognixion uses non-invasive sensors to monitor brain waves to create apps for those with traumatic brain injury, stroke or ALS, says CEO and cofounder Andreas Forsland.
Johns Hopkins is laying off 237 people in Baltimore, according to two Work Adjustment and Retraining Notification notices filed in Maryland on March 13. The layoffs include 107 staffers at the Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health Center for Communications Programs. Another 130 people are affiliated with the Jhpiego Corporation, according to the […]
Remote patient monitoring powered by artificial intelligence can help VA clinicians keep veterans compliant at a low cost, says Kent Dicks, CEO of Life365.