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Court bans Pharma Bro Martin Shkreli for life from the pharma industry
A federal court has banned former CEO and “Pharma Bro” Martin Shkreli from the pharmaceutical industry for life.
FDA gives full approval to Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine
Moderna has finally won full approval from the Food and Drug Administration for a COVID-19 vaccine named Spikevax.
Step-by-step, Methodist Health System cured the pain points within the revenue cycle
Methodist Health System, headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, went all-in on automating the revenue cycle, starting in 2018 and going live in 2019.
The health system worked with Alpha Health, now called AKASA, for unified automation in the revenue cycle t…
Mercyhealth tackles automated processes and staffing challenges in the revenue cycle
Kimberly Scaccia took on the position of vice president of Revenue Cycle for Mercyhealth Systems in Southern Wisconsin and Northern Illinois in March 2020, at the same time the pandemic was ramping up.
Scaccia immediately needed to figure out how to se…
Mayo Clinic chooses Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications Suite for its business processes
Mayo Clinic has selected Oracle’s Fusion Cloud Application Suite to meet its 2030 goal for quality care and the treatment of complex diseases.
Patients come to the Mayo Clinic for answers and treatments they can’t get anywhere else, CFO Dennis Dahlen …
HCA to build five new hospitals in Texas
HCA Healthcare plans to build five new full-service hospitals in Texas to meet the state’s growing population and need for healthcare services.
The new hospitals will be located in the Dallas Fort-Worth area; Houston area; in San Antonio, in partnershi…
Mass General Brigham required to implement a cost-savings plan
The Massachusetts Health Policy Commission has unanimously voted to hold Mass General Brigham accountable for its spending and is requiring the health system to develop and implement a performance improvement plan that will result in cost-saving reform…
AHA asks for $25 billion as HHS releases $2 billion in provider relief funds
As the American Hospital Association seeks at least $25 billion for hospitals to help combat workforce shortages and labor costs exacerbated by what the AHA called “exorbitant” rates on the part of some staffing agencies, the Department of Health and H…
No Surprises Act implementation includes telehealth
The No Surprises Act has providers scrambling to understand the implications of a law that went into effect earlier this month.
Under the law, patients treated by an out-of-network physician can only be billed at the in-network rate. It protects patien…
How health insurers are covering over-the-counter COVID-19 tests
Following recent guidance from the Biden Administration, health insurers in the commercial market are covering the costs of over-the-counter COVID-19 tests.
