The cardiovascular care of thousands of Missouri patients is suddenly up in the air. The heart of the issue is a practice's alleged interest in opening up a new private equity-backed clinic.
On Tuesday, a judge formally rejected a motion by the company to have the case dismissed. Carelon Behavioral Health, a subsidiary of Elevance, is accused of publishing an inaccurate directory of providers for those seeking mental health services.
Years will pass before the global economy’s healthcare sector sufficiently leverages AI to build major financial muscle off of it. And even then, industry players are likely to see gains well ahead of hospitals and health systems.
The White House held a roundtable discussion on lowering healthcare costs last week. Fortune magazine followed up with one of the panelists, business mogul and Cost Plus Drugs cofounder Mark Cuban.
Have hospitals really taken a step backward along their march toward price transparency? Or is the watchdog outfit making the claim playing fast and loose with the facts?
Researchers remark that their findings “raise concerns about competition and call for closer scrutiny by the Federal Trade Commission, state regulators and policy makers.”
A new scientific statement from the American Heart Association explores the many ways AI and machine learning are being used to improve care for heart patients.
