The American Hospital Association (AHA) and the American Medical Association (AMA) have dropped their legal challenge to the interim final rule independent dispute resolution process of the No Surprises Act.

The acquisition represents a significant advance in interoperability and will combine networks that total over 80 billion images globally, including data from institutions such as Mayo Clinic, Cleveland Clinic and New York Presbyterian Hospital.

Notwithstanding CMS’ most-shoppable-services rule, radiology researchers find much work lies ahead “if the goal of online price estimators is for patients to use them.”

The UNIVERSAL Trial, one of the largest multicenter randomized trials comparing ultrasound with fluoroscopic guidance vs. fluoroscopic guidance alone, found there was no reduction in major vascular access complications. 

Despite higher rates of burnout and stress among healthcare workers during the pandemic, the healthcare industry has reported lower unemployment rates than other fields.

Insured or not, few Americans are immune to medical debt. And when a budget-busting event comes, it can significantly worsen such basic social determinants of health (SDOH) as housing security and food affordability.

Intermountain Healthcare, a Utah-based nonprofit healthcare system operating in seven states, has launched a telehealth program aimed at reducing hospital transfers among pediatric patients and lowering costs.

Hospitals are facing some of the tightest financial pressures of the past several years and expecting billions in losses for 2022.