The on-again, off-again speculation that Walgreens is for sale to a private equity firm is on again.
Obesity rates continue to climb across the country, and a new study from UnitedHealthcare and the Health Action Council finds that this is a major driver of rising healthcare costs in the U.S., as well as a potential cost driver for employers.
Tenet Healthcare’s strong Q4 revenue and income results are driven in large part by its partnership and growth in ambulatory surgery centers.
Having a world class partner is step one in successfully integrating an AI platform, says Dr. Barry Stein, Hartford HealthCare’s CCIO.
It remains a challenging time for the nation’s rural hospitals. The percentage of such hospitals operating with negative margins is slightly lower than it was last year, at about 46%. At the same time the number of rural hospitals deemed at risk of closure has increased.
The use of artificial intelligence in healthcare is gaining popularity among physicians, finds a new survey from the American Medical Association, though many remain guarded in their enthusiasm due to lingering concerns.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has reduced funding for the Affordable Care Act Navigator Program to $10 million, ultimately with the goal of reducing premiums. According to CMS, the savings from the reduction will allow Federally-Facilitated Exchanges (FFEs) to focus more on strategies that improve outcomes, and to reduce the user fee in […]
HIMSS25 Preconference Forum on Smart Health Transformation will look at the practicalities of the technology and what it means for care delivery, says Matt Cybulsky, healthcare AI and product innovation lead at LBMC.
The Department of Health and Human Services is losing an estimated 5,200 probationary employees, according to an audio recording of a National Institutes of Health department meeting reported by the
MultiCare Connected Care has partnered with Tuva Health for claims and other data insights on more than 375,000 patients. MultiCare Connected Care is an independent accountable care organization of the nonprofit and physician-led MultiCare Health System that operates in Washington, Idaho and Oregon.