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HIMSS25: Know Thy Patient goes beyond disease category and the social determinants
At HIMSS25, experts will share the details of PCCI’s Know Thy Patient (KTP) algorithm, which leverages an unsupervised machine learning method called clustering to identify groups of individuals based on similar patterns of healthcare utilization and a…
Philips partners for maternal remote patient monitoring in Georgia
Philips this week announced a new program to provide access to remote patient monitoring and personalized health coaching for pregnant and postpartum people with maternal hypertension and diabetes in an initial 50 counties across Georgia.
Leverage cyber threat intelligence to stay ahead of cyberattacks
Integrating threat intelligence into a broader cybersecurity strategy is one way hospitals and other healthcare organizations can stay a step ahead of cybercriminals, according to Jon Moore, chief risk officer, SVP of Consulting Services and Client Suc…
CVS, FTC at odds over court order and timeline to produce PBM records
CVS is at odds with the Federal Trade Commission over a court order mandating that it hand over documents in the FTC’s civil investigation of its pharmacy benefits manager.
On Monday, U.S. District Judge John D. Bates in the District of Columbia ordere…
Sen. Grassley wants UnitedHealth to hand over MA billing records
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) has sent a letter to UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty demanding information on the company’s Medicare Advantage billing practices.
Cedars-Sinai uses generative AI to extract data on pickleball injuries
Pickleball is among the fastest growing sports in this country. The number of players has ballooned by more than 200% over the last three years, according to Pickleheads.
PBMs appeal FTC case over insulin costs
After a federal judge ruled that the Federal Trade Commission’s case against pharmacy benefit managers could move forward, the PBMs have upped their claim by filing an appeal.
Express Scripts, Caremark, OptumRx and others filed their appeal Friday to t…
Judge denies PBM motion to stop FTC lawsuit
A judge has denied a request by pharmacy benefit managers named in a Federal Trade Commission complaint to prevent the case from moving forward.
AMA among organizations asking RFK Jr. to reschedule immunization meeting
The American Medical Association is among 50 healthcare organizations asking Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to reschedule a meeting of the Advisory Committee of Immunization Practices.
ACIP is an advisory committee of the Cen…
House budget resolution could cut up to $880 billion in Medicaid
The House is planning to vote on a budget resolution next week that would likely include up to $880 billion in cuts to Medicaid.
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise’s (R-La.) office confirmed the vote to The Hill on Wednesday.
