Sixty-two percent of health plan leaders are investing in technology for digital transformation as the number-one way to achieve organizational goals in 2024, a
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Ukrainian man pleads guilty to 2020 UVM cyberattack
In 2020, during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, a ransomware attack disrupted patient care at the University of Vermont Medical Center (UVM) Health Network in Burlington, Vermont, costing the health system millions. Four years later, a Ukrainian n…
Bon Secours Mercy Health and Compassus partner for home care and hospice
Bon Secours Mercy Health has partnered with Compassus on the management of home health and hospice operations.
Bon Secours and Compassus have signed an agreement to form a 50/50 joint venture under which Compassus will manage operations for 10 home hea…
CMS issues guidance on allowing Medicare beneficiaries to pay Rx costs monthly
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released the second part of draft guidance for the Medicare Prescription Payment Plan that outlines requirements for Medicare Part D plan sponsors for the program’s first year, in 2025.
These include o…
Cigna, HelloFresh strike partnership on healthy meal choices
Cigna Healthcare, the health benefits division of The Cigna Group, and meal kit company HelloFresh are collaborating to offer discounted access to the latter’s meals to as many as 12 million Cigna Healthcare customers, through their employers.
Digital nutrition registration aiding pop health efforts in Sweden
Preventing malnutrition in older people is an important part of maintaining good health, and in Sweden, they’re taking that seriously, digitizing nutrition registration in an effort to prolong good health among the elderly in that country.
Bridging gaps in post-acute care requires technology and interoperability
Post-acute care has emerged as a focus due to the aging baby boomer generation, but technology and interoperability for these facilities lags behind that of hospitals.
Half of rural hospitals in the red, pressured by high Medicare Advantage enrollment
America’s rural health safety net is feeling pressured, with half of all rural hospitals in the U.S. now in the red. And according to new research from Chartis, high enrollment of rural residents in Medicare Advantage plans could make the situation worse.
CDC expanding University of Michigan hypertension model to other states
Embedding pharmacists as part of the healthcare team at University of Michigan primary care clinics and community retail pharmacies has proven so effective in controlling blood pressure that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is now replica…
BCBS of Louisiana again puts Elevance Health deal on hold
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana has again delayed its merger with Elevance Health.
Blue Cross said Wednesday it is withdrawing its filing with the Louisiana Department of Insurance. It is also canceling the policyholder proxy and vote process, …
