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UnitedHealth’s Medicare Advantage growth below expectations
UnitedHealthcare is setting 2024 Medicare Advantage enrollments below market forecasts.
UnitedHealthcare, the largest health insurer in the United States, set its 2024 MA enrollment predictions for less than 8.1 million next year, UnitedHealth Group sa…
St. Luke’s partners with TytoCare for virtual primary care at home
St. Luke’s Health System of Idaho and its health plan have partnered with TytoCare for virtual primary care at home.
TytoCare’s Home Smart Clinic devices and kits will be made available to St. Luke’s employees and St. Luke’s Health Plan members beginni…
Free COVID-19 tests being distributed to schools nationwide
The federal government is distributing free COVID-19 tests to schools nationwide, as part of an effort to keep students safe and schools open.
Ransomware attack disrupts operations at Ardent Health Services
Ardent Health Services has been hit with a ransomware attack that has disrupted some of its clinical and financial operations, the Tennessee-based health system reported.
Ardent said it took its network offline proactively, and suspended all access to …
Advocate Health appoints new chief financial officer
Advocate Health has announced that Brad Clark has been promoted to executive vice president and chief financial officer, effective Friday, December 1.
Hospitals wants CMS to correct MA plan policies on coverage
The American Hospital Association is asking the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to crack down on Medicare Advantage insurers it says are blatantly flaunting CMS coverage rules.
Memorial Hermann implements Laudio’s AI platform for workflow automation
Memorial Hermann Health System has begun the rollout of an AI automation platform at Memorial Hermann Northeast Hospital, with plans for a systemwide expansion.
The not-for-profit health system headquartered in Houston has implemented Laudio’s AI workf…
Acute hospital care at home gets good grades from CMS research
Patients who received care under the pandemic’s Acute Hospital Care at Home program had a low mortality rate and minimal complications related to escalations back to the brick-and-mortar hospital, according to a CMS research letter published in the Jou…
Tenet looks to sell 3 South Carolina hospitals as FTC blocks deal in California
Tenet Healthcare Corporation wants to sell three South Carolina hospitals to Novant Health for approximately $2.4 billion in cash, or after-tax proceeds of $1.75 billion.
HIMSSCast: Cedar collaborates with Google Cloud on AI to ease the patient billing experience
Cedar announced earlier this year a collaboration using Google Cloud’s generative AI tools to assist patients in understanding and resolving their healthcare bills. Cedar is preparing to deploy AI tools in the market by early next year.
