It’s unclear why Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare dropped its lawsuit, but it did so with prejudice, meaning the hospital cannot refile. There are many unanswered questions surrounding the unusual case, including how common incidents like this are and whether or not the hospital can technically bill for the time the room was occupied.
The new agentic program, called “Avery,” is now available to millions of UnitedHealthcare members through insurer's existing app. The company said the model will help patients find providers, understand their benefits, get updates on claims and more.
Republicans are said to be considering cuts to cost-sharing programs through the Affordable Care Act as a means to save money and fund the U.S. Department of War, which is looking for $200 billion to cover not only the conflict in Iran but also domestic immigration enforcement.
Nurse practitioners in California are prepared to help fill shortages of primary care physicians in underserved areas around the state—but several barriers challenge this practice, according to a recent survey published in Health Affairs.
Three Mississippi hospitals and their parent company have filed for bankruptcy—identifying electronic health record (EHR) costs and declining revenues as primary reasons.
The NYU School of Medicine’s department of radiology and Facebook recently announced a new collaborative research project focused on using artificial intelligence (AI) to make MRI scans up to 10 times faster. While some worry about AI’s impact in medical imaging, the potential for life-saving developments in medicine cannot be ignored.
President Donald Trump’s pick for the Supreme Court, Brett Kavanaugh, is facing a confirmation hearing this week as the Senate reviews his record and questions the nominee. The process opened with dramatic cries from Democrats to adjourn and postpone the hearings on Tuesday, Sept. 4
For people who are blind or have vision problems, the creation of a bionic eye offers hope that one day they’ll be able to see or see better. That hope just got a little closer to reality with the creation of a 3D-printed prototype of a bionic eye.
More than 33,000 devices are affected by this recall. Customers may need to return and replace the purge cassettes included with their devices due to a risk of serious injury or death.
