Ride-sharing company Lyft has hired its first vice president of healthcare, Megan Callahan, the company announced last week.

While the $69 billion merger between CVS Health and Aetna has been approved by regulators and cleared by the Department of Justice, a federal judge has raised the prospect of not approving the deal, CNBC reported.

States will have more flexibility to introduce new healthcare options to residents under a new policy from CMS that impacts waivers.

The healthcare industry is in a period of rapid consolidation, with major mergers and acquisitions happening year to year. This consolidation is leading to high concentration levels in 73 percent of health insurance markets, according to a recent study from the American Medical Association.

Optimizing electronic health records is still an ongoing effort for most healthcare providers, and the challenges might outweigh the benefits when it comes to revenue cycle performance, according to a new analysis and survey from Navigant and the Healthcare Financial Management Association.

One size does not fit all when it comes to adopting AI into radiologists' workflows. That’s the message Penn Medicine physician William W. Boonn, MD, encouraged radiologists, developers and vendors to remember while speaking during the annual RSNA meeting in Chicago.

The ongoing merger between CVS Health and Aetna officially closed Nov. 28, the companies announced. The $69 billion deal brings together one of the nation’s largest health insurers and retail pharmacy chains and pharmacy benefit managers.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is continuing its push into the healthcare industry after unveiling its latest HIPAA eligible machine-learning service.