Healthcare groups are largely excited by a new proposed rule from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) that aims to streamline prior authorization and reduce burden on healthcare providers.

A Northern California nurses union has approved their new employment deal with Kaiser Permanente after negotiating a 22.5% wage increase. 

Prior authorization, which requires healthcare providers to get approval from insurance providers before giving certain treatments to patients, has been long-hailed as extremely burdensome to physicians, even causing delays in patient care.

A study that aimed to look at the association between physician burnout and electronic health record message characteristics did not find a strong link, but did reveal opportunities to improve negativity and hostility toward physicians in some messages.

Japanese pharmaceutical company Eisai has denied that two deaths that have sparked concerns about a new Alzheimer's disease drug treatment are attributed to its trials.

VillageMD, a value-based care primary services provider, is expanding access to care through a partnership with Point32Health to offer services in Massachusetts.

The deal is the first commercial partnership for Google Health to introduce its breast imaging AI into clinical practice.

Hospitals are still facing tough financial conditions heading into the end of 2022, with the latest National Hospital Flash Report revealing negative margins in October.