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Cedar announces agentic AI for healthcare billing
Patient financial platform Cedar has launched Kora, an AI voice agent that is projected to automate 30% of inbound billing calls by the end of the year.
The platform is trained on Cedar’s pre-existing billing data so that Kora is able to intelligentl…
Allegheny Health uses AI for prior authorization automation
Allegheny Health Network has implemented touchless prior authorization using AI automation technology in a partnership with Humata Health, a physician-led company backed by investors such as Optum Ventures.
HHS rolls back reports of a national autism registry
The Department of Health & Human Services is reportedly not creating a national autism registry, which seemingly contradicts statements made by the director of the National Institute of Health last week.
Reforms are needed in the 340B drug program, Senate report says
Congress needs to act to bring needed reforms into the 340B to make revenue from the drug pricing program more transparent and to ensure patients are benefitting from the discounts, according to a report released by Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., chairman …
NIH to integrate patient data for autism study
The National Institutes of Health is launching an initiative to integrate patient medical record data for researchers to study the factors influencing autism, according to remarks given by NIH Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya on April 21 in a Council of C…
Walgreens to pay up to $350 million to settle opioid complaint
Walgreens Boots Alliance has agreed to pay up to $350 million to resolve allegations that its pharmacies filled millions of invalid prescriptions for opioids and other controlled substances.
The Department of Justice claims that Walgreens sought paymen…
Crozer Health to close, laying off over 2,600 employees
Prospect Medical Holdings has filed a motion to close Crozer Health and all of the outpatient facilities licensed with the Pennsylvania hospital system, according to a bankruptcy update from Delaware County Pennsylvania.
26 rural hospitals launch the Ohio High Value Network
Twenty-six rural hospitals have launched the Ohio High Value Network for a clinically integrated system covering 2.5 million patients.
The network will share clinical and business initiatives, operations and best practices. It will collaborate to contr…
Luigi Mangione indicted on charge of murder
Luigi Mangione has been indicted on a count of murder through the use of a firearm in the death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
The charge makes him eligible for the death penalty.
Tariffs will impact supply chain and balance sheet stability
The volatility of President Trump’s tariff policies is making it difficult for hospital executives to pin down the effect they will have on the supply chain and budget.
CFOs are also weighing the effect tariffs will have on the economy and inflation, a…
