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.
The Medicare Advantage insurer said the payout is equal to what a CMS audit stated was the total amount the company was overpaid for patient care services. Despite receiving the cash, the agency has yet to officially withdraw its enforcement action, as the two parties are still negotiating.
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.
Clarius Mobile Health of Vancouver, B.C., has won FDA approval to market an AI model that works with the company’s handheld point-of-care ultrasound devices to identify and measure tendons of the foot, ankle and knee.
Our monthly review of FDA-related news items in the world of cardiology includes updates from CardiacSense, MedAlliance, Lupin, Realize Medical and Eli Lilly and Company.
The FDA has cleared U.K.-based Adaptix to market a 3D X-ray system that, according to the company, images hands, feet and elbows “at a fraction of the radiation dose and per-study cost of traditional CT.”
The latest findings highlight the worsening crisis of burnout among U.S. clinicians, who have frequently cited the COVID-19 pandemic as a major impact.
Bhvita Jani, research manager at Signify Research, explains advances in cold-cathode X-ray tube technology and how this might represent a major shift in radiology imaging systems.
The firm in question, TRC Capital Investment Corp., has a history of making below-market offers to shareholders of large corporations. These offers are typically unsolicited.