Business Intelligence

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.

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UnitedHealth agrees to $1.8M settlement over robocall complaint

The unwanted spam calls were associated with Optum's home healthcare service. Plaintiffs alleged they received the marketing calls despite opting out and never signing up, in violation of federal consumer protection laws. The company does not admit to wrongdoing. 

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Rite Aid closing distribution center and 68 stores

A week after filing Chapter 11 bankruptcy, the liquidation of Rite Aid's remaining assets has begun. 

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Amazon One Medical employees viewed health data of man in wrongful death case

One Medical, a chain of primary care clinics owned by Amazon, is being sued by the family of a man who died due to alleged provider negligence. Now, court filings reveal staff improperly accessed the deceased man's protected medical records.

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UnitedHealth CEO resigns 'effective immediately' as board chair takes over

Andrew Witty is stepping down as CEO of UnitedHealth Group, citing "personal reasons."  Former CEO Stephen J. Hemsley has taken over, the company announced Tuesday.

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CVS Health sued by coalition of states alleging Medicaid fraud by pharmacies

A whistleblower lawsuit claims CVS pharmacies have overbilled state Medicaid programs for prescription drugs—a practice allegedly ongoing since 2016. The company denies any wrongdoing.

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UnitedHealth, Amedisys offer divestitures as $3.3B merger advances

Pennant and BrightSpring Health Services have agreed to purchase some healthcare businesses from UnitedHealth and Amedisys. However, it remains unclear whether this will be enough for the DOJ to drop its lawsuit blocking the merger.

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Healthcare AI newswatch: FDA’s AI gambit, FDA’s blind spot, everybody’s agentic AI, more

The FDA is getting AI-aggressive about speeding up device reviews. Its plan is to unleash generative AI on tedious and repetitive tasks.

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Private equity firm Deerfield earmarks $600M for healthcare investments

Deerfield Management released details on its latest Healthcare Innovations Fund program, promising to finance “promising therapeutics” and “elevating emerging technologies," including artificial intelligence.