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.
Paxton says the “woke” EHR giant is intentionally making it harder for patients and families to access historical medical data, violating state law. Epic denies the allegation.
Mark Cuban's startup Cost Plus Drugs and insurer Humana are said to be working on a deal that would allow Medicare Advantage patients to buy drugs directly from manufacturers. The terms of the agreement—which Forbes reports is in its early stages—are still unknown.
The results were shown in multiple posts on X. A clinical trial to prove the safety and efficacy of Elon Musk's brain implant is ongoing, with 12 people currently using the devices.
The all-cash deal is expected to be finalized in April 2026. With this divestment of its ambulatory labs, Tennessee-based Community Health Systems said it will be better able to focus on its core patient care business.
A group of interventional cardiologists, neurologists and vascular surgeons successfully petitioned Medicare to change its coverage determination for carotid stenting procedures.
The inclination to organize and sound off for better working conditions and more patient-centric job descriptions continues to spread among healthcare workers.
During the height of the COVID-19 crisis, around 1 in 5 nonphysician healthcare workers quit their jobs. That was then and this is now. (Plus: Hospital quotes of the week)
How quickly a hospital recovers from a ransomware cyberattack has a lot to do with how thoroughly the hospital prepared ahead of time for just such an event.