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Supreme Court upholds Affordable Care Act
The Supreme Court has upheld the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act in a decision released this morning.
The Republican state plaintiffs, led by Texas, have failed to show they have standing to attack as unconstitutional the ACA’s minimum es…
Payers focus on artificial intelligence and machine learning
More than half of executives believe startups will lead the way in driving technology innovation, facilitated by government policies and regulations.
Anthem joins CivicaScript initiative to lower the cost of certain generic drugs
Civica Rx, the non-profit organization founded in 2018 by health systems Intermountain, the Mayo Clinic, Providence St. Joseph Health and others to address generic drug shortages and high costs, has announced the addition of Anthem to its initiative.
Federal judge dismisses anti-vax lawsuit brought by Houston Methodist employees
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by 117 employees at Houston Methodist Hospital who had sought an injunction against the hospital’s mandate to get vaccinated against COVID-19 or face termination.
Revenue cycle directors deal with a competitive market for staff as elective care returns
COVID-19 created a new remote administrative workforce. Now, nearing the end of the pandemic, bringing staff back in-house may not be ideal, especially during a competitive environment for coding and billing talent.
All but those on the front end of th…
AI embedded in the EHR helps prevent adverse medication interactions
Hospital executives were given a cost-benefit analysis of error avoidance with an estimated savings of $6 million a year.
Kaiser Permanente joins federal effort to vaccinate 70% of adults by July 4
The health system is giving $10 million in community grants and offering incentives such as trips to theme parks and national parks.
Over 100 Houston Methodist employees sue health system over vaccine mandate
A group of Houston Methodist nurses threatened to walk off the job over the hospital’s mandate that they get vaccinated against COVID-19 by June 7 or be fired, according to abc13.
A study in collaboration: 24 hospitals, one health record
The ONE initiative in northeastern Ontario ties 24 acute care hospitals to a single and shared electronic health information system.
ONE — One Person, One Record, One System — uses standardized, evidence-based clinical best practices across two doze…
Walgreens completes $6.5 billion wholesale pharmacy sale to AmerisourceBergen
Walgreens Boots Alliance has announced it has completed the sale of its Alliance Healthcare wholesale pharmacy business to AmerisourceBergen for $6.5 billion.
The sale includes $6.275 billion in cash and 2 million shares of AmerisourceBergen common sto…
