Envision Healthcare was awarded more than $91 million by an independent arbitration panel on March 30, in its arbitration against UnitedHealthcare for underpayment of essential medical care, the company revealed this week. In addition to the award, the panel will separately assess prejudgment interest and decide Envision’s entitlement to attorney’s fees, costs, and expenses as […]

While private motor vehicles are the primary form of transportation in the U.S., many people – including those in urban areas, Black or Hispanic people and those with low incomes – rely on public transportation.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is accepting 2023 Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) Extreme and Uncontrollable Circumstances Exception and MIPS Promoting Interoperability Performance Category Hardship Exception Applications. The applications for the 2023 performance year may be submitted until 8 p.m. ET on January 2, 2024. WHY THIS MATTERS

The Blue Cross Blue Shield outfits in Michigan and Vermont have reached an agreement to affiliate and work together across each respective company, the organizations revealed this week. Through their combined forces, the companies said the affiliation would enable them to broaden the range of health plan and service solutions they offer, while still remaining […]

Healthcare Finance News: Could you please tell us why you founded OpenExO? What need did you see and what does the company do?

Targeted medication alerts use genetic and EHR information to warn of treatment issues when it really matters, says Anna Dover, director of product management at First Databank.

The shift is toward a more distributed environment where departments can get data immediately from a centralized resource, says Josh Rubel, MDClone’s chief commercial officer.

Bright Health Group is exploring a potential sale of its California Medicare Advantage business, the company has announced. Bright Health said it is exploring strategic alternatives for its MA plans in the state, Brand New Day and Central Health Plan.  There is “inbound interest” in the California MA business, which is strong and is serving […]

The power of innovation has no more important place than in addressing cancer, says Jennifer Goldsack, CEO of the Digital Medicine Society, during a discussion with ONC’s Stephen Konya and Moffitt Cancer Center’s Santosh Mohan about the public-private collaboration.  

Organizations struggling with data management challenges need to build the model that works for them, says Drew Ivan, chief strategy officer for Rhapsody.