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.
Healthcare organizations wondering how to better secure information can look to the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence for advice after it recently released a new set of practice guidelines on how to better protect information in electronic health records (EHRs).
Henry Ford Health System announced its first ever direct-to-employer healthcare contract in a deal with General Motors to deliver healthcare management and wellness services to Michigan GM employees and their families starting in 2019.
Investor Carl Icahn penned a public letter to shareholders of health insurance company Cigna in an effort to derail the acquisition of Express Scripts, a pharmacy benefits manager, for more than $60 billion.
CMS and the Office of National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) are working to create a health ecosystem that allows patients to easily share their electronic health records (EHRs) with those who need them.
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.
