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Cleveland Clinic adds newly created position of Chief AI Officer
Cleveland Clinic has appointed its first Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer to direct the use of AI across the health system.
Dr. Ben Shahshahani will serve as vice president, chief artificial intelligence officer starting on August 12. He will repo…
Part D national average bid amount to increase to $179.45 in 2025
The national average bid amount for Part D plans will increase from $64.28 in 2024 to $179.45 in 2025, according to information released Monday by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
The increase is due to government subsidies changing from…
Optum reports 524 layoffs in California
Optum is laying off 524 employees in California jobs, according to a required filing in that state through the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act.
Optum submitted the list of layoffs and permanent closures on July 18.
There are 2…
What the Supreme Court’s Chevron ruling means for healthcare
The Supreme Court ruling on June 28 to overturn the Chevron doctrine will affect healthcare regulations concerning Medicare, Medicaid and even AI, according to experts.
On June 28, in a 6-3 vote, the Supreme Court got rid of the decades long Chevron do…
Proposed physician pay decrease: ‘Death by a thousand cuts continues’
Physician groups are calling on Congress to prevent physicians from receiving a proposed Medicare pay cut of 2.93% in 2025.
“The death by a thousand cuts continues,” said AMA president Dr. Bruce A. Scott.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services …
FTC reportedly to sue three largest pharmacy benefit managers
The Federal Trade Commission is preparing to sue the largest three pharmacy benefit managers over their negotiations over the prices for drugs including insulin, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.
Outpatient, ambulatory surgical centers get a 2.6% pay increase in proposed rule
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has proposed updating the outpatient and ambulatory surgical center payment rates by 2.6%, in a proposed rule released on Wednesday.
The payment would affect approximately 3,500 hospitals and approximately…
19 Minnesota hospitals join new clinically integrated network
Nineteen independent rural Minnesota hospitals and more than 50 clinics have joined the Headwaters High-Value Network in its launch as a clinically integrated network.
The collaborative clinical and business initiative has the goal of strengthening hea…
UVM partners with Abridge for AI clinical documentation
The University of Vermont Health Network, which serves over 1 million patients, is partnering with Abridge on AI for clinical documentation.
UVM, an integrated system serving the residents of Vermont and northern New York, selected Abridge following a …
Hackensack hospitals sue HHS over DSH payments
Hackensack Meridian Health is suing Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra over the calculation of Medicare reimbursement used to determine Disproportionate Share Hospital payments.
