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Novant Health names new CFO
The appointment will help fill out the North Carolina-based health system’s leadership team after its CFO and COO left last year.
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Change makes progress on pharmacy restoration after cyberattack
All major pharmacy and payment systems are online, and more than 99% of pre-outage claim volume is flowing, Change said.
Updated March 15, 2024 -
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HHS artificial intelligence task force takes shape
The new group will stand up “assurance, monitoring, risk-management practices” around AI in healthcare, according to a top HHS official.
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Chicago children’s hospital begins reactivating patient portal 6 weeks after cyberattack
While Lurie Children's Hospital is working to restore functions like online scheduling and bill pay, it doesn’t have an estimate of when the work will be complete.
Updated March 15, 2024 -
Q&A
Center for Connected Health Policy’s Mei Kwong on what to expect for telehealth regulations
Some telehealth provisions could expire by the end of the year unless Congress makes them permanent.
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HHS opens investigation into Change Healthcare cyberattack
The Office for Civil Rights will focus on whether protected health information was breached and if UnitedHealth complied with privacy and security requirements.
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Mass General Brigham lays out multi-year plan to integrate flagship hospitals
MGB will consolidate similar clinical departments at Mass General and Brigham and Women's.
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White House meets with UnitedHealth, industry groups on Change cyberattack fallout
Officials called on payers to cut red tape and offer financial support to providers, including advanced payments.
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Mayo Clinic launches digital health product pipeline
The program aims to alleviate the cost and difficulty digital health companies face in selling to hospitals, while making it easier for hospitals to find and integrate useful tools.
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Continuous Medicaid enrollment linked to less postpartum coverage loss, study finds
States that have expanded Medicaid for a year after pregnancy might see similar coverage gains, researchers wrote.
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Biden’s proposed budget for 2025 boosts cybersecurity funds, extends ACA subsidies
The budget request includes proposals for “Medicaid-like” coverage in non-expansion states and future penalties for hospitals that don’t implement cybersecurity standards.
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Google launches AI-backed search-and-answer tool for doctors
Vertex AI Search for Healthcare allows clinicians to search for information across patient notes, scanned documents and other clinical data.
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Oracle to launch generative AI-backed clinical assistant within next quarter, exec says
The tool, which automatically transcribes patient visits and suggests next steps for providers, is entering a cluttered market.
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Microsoft forms health AI governance network
The tech giant is standing up the group with 16 health systems, two healthcare technology companies and zero AI development rivals.
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For-profit hospital operators bet on outpatient services, expense reductions in 2023
While HCA Healthcare, Tenet Healthcare and Universal Health Services posted net gains by the end of the year, Community Health Systems reported losses.
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Cerner’s shift to cloud cuts costs, improves cybersecurity, Oracle says
Oracle will also begin delivering a new ambulatory clinic suite in its fourth quarter, which includes an AI-backed documentation assistant.
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Tracker
Tracking healthcare worker strikes
Approximately 940 Geisinger Community Medical Center frontline healthcare workers voted on March 6 to authorize a one-day strike.
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Elevance completes Paragon Health acquisition
The infusion services and drug therapy company will operate under CarelonRx, Elevance’s pharmacy benefit manager.
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Tracking healthcare data breaches
A breach at a North Carolina-based radiology practice may have exposed the data from more than 886,000 people.
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Deep Dive
Why Cigna is capping cost increases for pricey GLP-1 weight loss drugs
The move — the first of its kind — comes as pharmacy benefit managers continue to try to prove their value to clients, and shows how major players are shoring up to meet sky-high GLP-1 demand.
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Small, financially struggling providers at risk from Change cyberattack: Moody’s
Larger providers, however, aren’t immune from cash flow challenges, especially if UnitedHealth Group is unable to restore systems by mid-March.
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Providence improves in 2023, but still posts $600M net loss
The nonprofit cut losses compared to 2022 as it implemented a financial recovery strategy, but expenses continued to plague the system.
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Community Health Systems to buy drugs from Mark Cuban Cost Plus
CHS is the first national health system to partner with the billionaire’s drug distribution company. Epinephrine and norepinephrine are the first two drugs included in the purchasing deal.
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Change Healthcare faces potential class action as lawsuits rack up
At least six cases seeking class-action status were filed since the cyberattack, alleging the technology firm didn’t have reasonable cybersecurity measures in place.
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House committee advances bill to block nursing home staffing standards
In a 26-17 vote, the House Ways and Means Committee passed a bill that would stop the CMS from approving Biden’s controversial proposed staffing minimum policy.