Providers utilize business intelligence to monitor referral patterns and collaborate with clinicians who order their services. Such analytics tools have also been deployed in the specialty to improve productivity, track patient satisfaction and bolster quality.
A report from Trilliant Health looking at payer data found that, as prescriptions for the popular weight loss drugs spike, so rises the number of approved benefits.
State Attorney General James Uthmeier is forcing the company to hand over thousands of documents related to its pharmacy contracts and reimbursement policies to see if the retail giant is abusing its position in the market as both a pharmacy benefit manager and a retail chain of drug stores.
Medaxiom CEO Jerry Blackwell, MD, MBA, FACC, discusses investor's interest in buying cardiology practices, noting that PE ownership remains relatively low.
Looking at the three largest Medicaid managed care plans related to maternal health, the Office of Inspector General found instances of ineligible providers being included in directories, as well as other errors such as incorrect contact information.
Federal investigations that began in 2019 into Amazon’s potential abuse of power and consumer privacy violations may soon come to fruition with lawsuits to block the company's monopoly status, Politico reported.
One of the 10 largest banks in the country is marketing a new AI-based system aimed at flagging upcoming medical claims that are likely to court rejection by payers.
Using CT scans, a deep learning algorithm can recommend optimal lung cancer screening intervals by distinguishing between high-risk and low-risk lung nodules.
The state of California and Civica Rx have penned a 10-year deal to deliver insulin at a reduced rate. The medicines will be available in vials and prefilled pens under the CalRx label.
The 211-year-old New England Journal of Medicine has birthed an online-only monthly journal that will take on “some of the most pressing questions in medicine through the application of AI in the clinic.”