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False Claims Act judgments for healthcare totaled $1.8 billion in 2023, DOJ says
Settlements and judgments under the False Claims Act exceeded $2.68 billion in the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2023, and of that total, more than $1.8 billion related to matters that involved the healthcare industry – including managed care providers,…
‘Nurse burnout’ Googled most in Arizona, survey finds
Nurse burnout can be measured in a number of ways, but a new survey has examined the 10 states in which nurses Googled the term “burnout” the most – and based on that metric, Arizona is the state in which nurses are currently experiencing the highest l…
Ethical application of AI in healthcare in the spotlight
Artificial intelligence in healthcare has the potential to improve patient outcomes, but with that comes an imperative to deliver AI-enabled products responsibly.
That means discussing the ethical and regulatory considerations about data privacy. Ente…
Walgreens closing 60 VillageMD clinics in bid to cut costs
In a bid to increase profitability, Walgreens is implementing a cost-saving strategy it hopes will save $1 billion, and one of the main components of that strategy is the closing of roughly 60 VillageMD clinics that the company has deemed underperformi…
Mount Sinai Health System fined for understaffing nurses, will pay $2 million
Mount Sinai Health System in New York City will pay a little more than $2 million in fines due to a ruling of understaffing of nurses at three of its hospitals, after the New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) won arbitration awards.
Brightside Health expanding Medicare and Medicaid telemental health access
Brightside Health will be entering into new and expanded payer partnerships to support telemental healthcare access through Medicare and Medicaid, teaming with companies such as Blue Shield of California, CareOregon and Centene.
No Surprises Act implementation coincided with in-network claims growth
When the No Surprises Act was fully implemented in January 2022, it coincided with a noticeable rise in the number of in-network claims, with a sharp rise found between 2019 and 2023, when in-network services as a percentage of claims lines grew from 8…
GE HealthCare and OSF HealthCare partner to advance tech
In a bid to help increase clinical and operational efficiencies, GE HealthCare will be entering into a collaboration with OSF HealthCare, an integrated health system in Illinois and Michigan, and Pointcore, a healthcare management and non-clinical shar…
Digital health solutions boost efficiency, though ROI is yet to come
As COVID-19 hits its four-year anniversary, healthcare has seen the potential to transform through digital health solutions – including the ability to help reduce nursing shortages, expedite patient care, minimize in-person costs and create more produc…
Technology driving health plan strategy, survey finds
Sixty-two percent of health plan leaders are investing in technology for digital transformation as the number-one way to achieve organizational goals in 2024, a
