UnitedHealthcare, the nation’s largest health insurer, will have to shell out $91 million to patients who were wrongfully denied coverage for some healthcare services.

Although recent recommendations—such as those released in 2014 from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons—say routine mammograms should be completely avoided before surgery unless breast cancer risks exist, research published in JAMA Surgery found that one-third of women younger than 40 undergo mammography exams before breast reduction surgery. 

As AI systems leave laboratories and are implemented in real world settings, bias will continue to be “an increasingly widespread problem.” So how can it be solved? 

“We believe that people should be able to play a more active role in managing their well-being,” Apple COO, Jeff Williams, said in a prepared statement. “As we learn over time, the goal is to make more customized recommendations that will help members accomplish their goals and live healthier lives.”

The 2.3 percent medical device tax, originally implemented as a piece of the Affordable Care Act, is currently suspended until 2020. Could 2019 be the year it gets repealed for good?

More than 40 percent of hospitals and other healthcare providers believe 3M’s $1 billion acquisition of M*Modal will have an overall positive impact in the market, according to a survey by Reaction Data.

It isn’t too late to sustain a 50-year-long reduction in cardiovascular disease-related deaths, according to research published in Clinical Cardiology—but with rising rates of obesity and diabetes, we’re closer than ever to reversing that progress.

Clearwater Compliance and Digital Reasoning have announced a three-year “Cyber Risk Services” partnership enabling providers to understand the results of AI-powered solutions, using a cybersecurity and HIPAA compliance program.