CMS has issued a guidance on the new coronavirus, COVID-19, for healthcare providers to stay up to date on the screening, treatment and transfer procedures to follow as well as how to better protect seniors in nursing homes. CMS also called on hospital emergency departments to screen for the disease when patients present symptoms.

If medical AI makes a goof and causes a patient harm, the provider using the technology may be liable for malpractice. Or will the AI vendor be on the hook?

Patients will soon have free digital access to their health records thanks to the finalization of two new interoperability rules finalized by HHS and the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC). The rule also dictates how patient information is exchanged across the healthcare system.

Current procedural terminology fixes helped stymie a concerning growth in the use of extremity nonvascular ultrasound, researchers reported in Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology.

Health insurers are jumping on board to provide free diagnostic and telemedicine services to members at high risk of having the new coronavirus, COVID-19.

The prices of prescription drugs have risen 60% over an 11-year period, as have discounts that widen medical gaps, according to a new study published in JAMA.

U.S. political leaders have recently cleared the logjam of proposals on Capitol Hill related to this hot-button issue, and are now working to reconcile their differences.

Congress approved an $8.3 billion package to fight the spread of coronavirus and respond to the growing crisis.