During its second quarter of fiscal year 2022, CommonSpirit Health stated it lost some revenue as a result of higher labor and supply costs, along with increased patient […]
BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee joins Echo Innovation Alliance
“Across the health insurance sector, you’ve seen a lot more investment in these types of things. It sounds like Echo is working with these companies to generate some […]
Cerner posts $1.5B revenue, 23% adjusted operating margin for Q4
Cerner’s revenue rose 4.7% to $5.8 billion last year and 4.1% to $1.5 billion during the fourth quarter, the electronic health records vendor announced Wednesday. The company missed […]
Omada Health achieves ‘unicorn’ status with Fidelity investment
Omada Health raised $192 million in a Series E venture funding round led by Fidelity Management & Research, boosting the chronic care startup’s valuation to $1 billion, the […]
Other states keep watchful eye on snags in Washington’s pioneering public-option plan
With prospects dim for the U.S. to adopt a single-payer “Medicare for All” program, healthcare reform advocates turned instead to an insurance plan designed by the government that […]
U.S. vaccination drive is bottoming out as omicron subsides
The digital sign outside First National Bank flashes Bible verses along with the temperature, and many Marion County residents work in small plants that make mobile homes and […]
Pregnancy-related deaths climbed in pandemic’s first year
Pregnancy-related deaths for U.S. mothers climbed higher in the pandemic’s first year, continuing a decades-long trend that disproportionately affects Black people, according to a government report released Wednesday. […]
Is omicron leading us closer to herd immunity against COVID?
Is omicron leading us closer to herd immunity against COVID-19? Experts say it’s not likely that the highly transmissible variant — or any other variant — will lead […]
COVID-19 shots unlikely to prompt rare inflammation in kids
COVID-19 vaccines are unlikely to trigger a rare inflammatory condition linked to coronavirus infection in children, according to an analysis of U.S. government data published Tuesday. The condition, […]
Health systems work with On-Ramp program to turn jobs into careers
Northeast Ohio’s three big healthcare systems — Cleveland Clinic, MetroHealth and University Hospitals — are working with a variety of community partners on a project to train workers […]