Smaller hospitals are having to make financial resource decisions between cybersecurity and investment in patient care devices such as CT scanners, says Wes Wright, chief healthcare officer of Ordr.  

Tenet Healthcare Corporation wants to sell three South Carolina hospitals to Novant Health for approximately $2.4 billion in cash, or after-tax proceeds of $1.75 billion.

Cedar announced earlier this year a collaboration using Google Cloud’s generative AI tools to assist patients in understanding and resolving their healthcare bills. Cedar is preparing to deploy AI tools in the market by early next year.

Identifying the right people who understand the correct process is critical, says Gajendira Sivajothi, group director of eHealth at Thomson Hospital Kota Damansara, Malaysia.

A new survey shows that more than half of health system pharmacy leaders believe retailers and technology companies are having either a moderate or strong influence on their hospital’s pharmacy strategy, according to research released today by the Center for Connected Medicine (CCM) at UPMC and KLAS Research.  

Express Scripts has announced a new pharmacy network option that offers “cost plus” drug pricing for employers and health plans.  Clients pay the estimated acquisition cost that the pharmacy pays for the medication, plus a small markup for pharmacy dispensing and service costs. 

Engage clinicians and other stakeholders who need to own the project, says Dr. Tamara Sunbul, medical director of Clinical Informatics, who helped implement Epic at Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare.  

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is proposing standards for issuers and marketplaces, as well as requirements for agents, brokers, web-brokers, direct enrollment entities and assisters operating on the Affordable Care Act marketplace in a Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2025

In a final rule released today, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is requiring greater transparency and disclosure of nursing home ownership. 

Froedtert Health and Ascension Wisconsin have signed an agreement that will allow Froedtert to purchase Ascension Wisconsin’s interest in Network Health, a provider of customized commercial and Medicare health insurance plans. Each organization currently has a 50% interest in the Wisconsin-based insurer, which offers plans for employers, individuals and families in 23 Wisconsin counties.