AI has become the focus of investing for Santé, a healthtech and medtech venture capital firm that manages over $800 million of capital for healthcare and technology startups. Santé works with companies that sell AI directly to hospitals and also directly with healthcare systems as investor partners.
The Regional Digital Health Action Plan looks at IT, capacity, knowledge exchange and what works for e-health, says David Novillo Ortiz of WHO-Europe.
The Medicare Shared Savings Program saved Medicare $1.8 billion in 2022 compared to spending targets for that year, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has announced. This represents the second-highest annual savings accrued for Medicare since the program’s inception more than 10 years ago and marks the sixth consecutive year the program has generated […]
This week CVS Health launched Cordavis, a wholly owned subsidiary that will work with manufacturers to commercialize and/or co-produce biosimilar products for the U.S. pharmaceutical market. The Cordavis products will be FDA approved, CVS said, adding that the move should help ensure a more consistent long-term supply of affordable biosimilars. WHAT’S THE IMPACT
Cigna Healthcare, the health benefits provider of The Cigna Group, will be removing close to 25% of medical services from prior authorization requirements, the insurer said today. With the removal of these 600-plus additional codes, the company has now removed prior authorization on more than 1,100 medical services since 2020. Cigna said the goal is […]
The Office for Civil Rights has announced a settlement with UnitedHealthcare over a potential violation of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule’s right of access provision. The rule requires that patients be able to access their medical information in a timely manner. UnitedHealth has agreed to implement a corrective action plan […]
The federal government is releasing $1.4 billion to support clinical trials, coronavirus antibodies and what the Department of Health and Human Services is calling transformative technologies to fight COVID-19.
MedExpress Urgent Care, a chain of clinics owned by Optum, itself a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group, will be eliminating registered nursing positions at about 150 facilities as part of a broader round of layoffs at Optum, which so far has been tight-lipped regarding the reasons for the move.
OutCare Health promotes health equity worldwide by providing resources, education and support, and through its studies, says founder and president Dr. Dustin Nowaskie.
New data shows that Medicare Advantage beneficiaries generally use fewer post-acute care services than enrollees in fee-for-service Medicare, and also experience worse outcomes. For that reason and others, authors of a new study in JAMA Health forum said Medicare Advantage plans should seek feedback from patients regarding how helpful they found post-acute care after being […]