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Proposed Indiana hospital merger gets FTC pushback
The Federal Trade Commission on Monday again urged the Indiana Department of Health to deny the application for Union Hospital and Terre Haute Regional Hospital in Indiana to merge.
This is the second attempt by Union Health, which includes Union Hospi…
Dr. Oz makes no commitment to not cut Medicaid
In a Senate Finance Committee confirmation hearing Friday to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Dr. Mehmet Oz would make no commitment to not cut Medicaid.
Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, asked the CMS nom…
HIMSSCast: The ‘genetic revolution’ is underway
Much has changed in the last 20 years in understanding how an individual’s DNA predicts common diseases, according to Sir Peter Donnelly, who cofounded in 2014 the company Genomics, of which he is CEO, in Oxford, England.
HIMSS25 Emerge Innovation Experience looks at the payer role in care delivery
LAS VEGAS – As AI is transforming all aspects of healthcare, it’s affecting the care model for payers.
Health insurers have end-to-end visibility into individual care needs and utilization patterns across providers and settings.
Virtual care, technolog…
Seema Verma is ‘excited about progress’ of Oracle’s EHR modernization at VA
LAS VEGAS – Seema Verma, executive vice president and general manager of Oracle Health and Life Sciences, gave an update of her company’s work on the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ Electronic Health Records Modernization project.
Seema Verma is ‘excited about progress’ of Oracle’s EHR modernization at VA
LAS VEGAS – Seema Verma, executive vice president and general manager of Oracle Health and Life Sciences, gave an update of her company’s work on the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ Electronic Health Records Modernization project.
Physicians ‘outraged’ that spending bill fails to avert pay cut
Physicians are again shortchanged in a spending bill proposal to avert a government shutdown by the end of this week.
The continuing resolution that passed the House on Tuesday, and which now moves on to the Senate, contains no provision to stop the 2….
$880 billion in spending cuts not possible without slashing Medicaid
House Republicans’ previously proposed budget looked at $880 billion in spending cuts from programs overseen by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Walgreens to be acquired by Sycamore Partners
Walgreens Boots Alliance has announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by an entity affiliated with Sycamore Partners in a deal valued at $23.7 billion.
Sycamore Partners is a private equity firm specializing in retail, consum…
Emerge Innovation in Action at HIMSS25
LAS VEGAS – The new Emerge Innovation Experience that debuted at HIMSS25 here featured speakers from health systems who talked about the importance of finding the right business partner.
“A good partner is one who wants to be part of your team, has ski…
