Farrugia has served as vice president of Mayo Clinic and CEO of Mayo Clinic in Florida since January 2015.
Category: Health Insurance
How artificial intelligence can save health insurers $7 billion, Accenture says
Automating core administrative functions equates to unlocking $15 million in operating income for every 100 full-time employees, the consultancy says.
Want to rid healthcare of fax machines? First, standardize prior authorization
Providers conduct 77 million prior authorizations a year, and getting payers and providers to use one standard could also save $6.84 per transaction.
Practice, hospital workplace culture needs flexibility, balance and better communication, physicians say
Flexible schedules and improved organizational communication were the top two issues listed in what would improve the practice culture, results showed.
Trump Administration Sinks Teeth Into Paring Down Drug Prices, On 5 Key Points
Instead of waiting for congressional action, federal regulators are looking at a series of actions to spur competition and drive down the cost of medicines.
Trump Administration Sinks Teeth Into Paring Down Drug Prices, On 5 Key Points
Instead of waiting for congressional action, federal regulators are looking at a series of actions to spur competition and drive down the cost of medicines.
Medicare To Overhaul ACOs But Critics Fear Fewer Participants
The moves could lead to a dramatic decrease in hospitals and doctors participating in the program, industry officials said.
CMS overhauls Medicare ACO program by limiting upside risk to only two years
Administrator Seema Verma says it’s time for ACOs to take on downside risk, in a proposal that would save Medicare $2.2 billion over 10 years.
Amazon’s disruption binge continues with potential opening of primary care clinic at Seattle headquarters
Amazon’s tidal wave through healthcare industry continues as company is in talks to open primary care pilot clinic for select employees with plans to broaden access next year.
Podcast: KHN’s ‘What The Health?’ Coming Soon: ‘Long-Term Short-Term’ Plans
In this episode of KHN’s “What the Health?” Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Anna Edney of Bloomberg News, Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times and Kimberly Leonard of the Washington Examiner talk about the latest Trump administration efforts to address high drug prices, what’s next for short-term health insurance plans and insider trading charges against a New York GOP congressman.
