[ad_1] Sicker patients, who had to be hospitalized longer, drove Mayo Clinic’s larger operating surplus last year, when compared with 2020’s financial figures. The Rochester, Minnesota-based health system […]
ONC: 77% of info-blocking complaints accuse providers
[ad_1] Health IT developers were accused of information blocking in 15.3% complaints. Only two complaints accused health information exchanges of information blocking.Roughly 5.5% of complaints accused an entity […]
Duke estimates 15% of breast cancer cases are overdiagnosed
[ad_1] One in seven women who are diagnosed with breast cancer after a mammogram with no previous symptoms are overdiagnosed and likely overtreated, according to a new estimate […]
Biden to announce nursing home reforms in State of the Union address
[ad_1] The nursing home industry’s struggles during the COVID-19 pandemic are about to get presidential attention. President Joe Biden will use his State of the Union address Tuesday […]
Cigna to allocate $450M to its venture arm as part of its growth strategy
[ad_1] Cigna has authorized $450 million for investment into Cigna Ventures—its venture capital arm—as part of a series of strategies intended to increase the company’s shareholder value, while […]
Study: Private equity linked to higher anesthesia costs
[ad_1] Insurance companies are seeing significantly higher anesthesia bills from private equity-backed physician management companies than from practitioners who keep their staffing and management services in house, according […]
The demise of single-payer in California trips up efforts in other states
[ad_1] Instead, he has created a commission to study the concept and asked the Biden administration for permission to collect federal money that flows to the state via […]
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Pandemic fears are fading along with omicron: AP-NORC poll
[ad_1] “I think it’s reasonable and appropriate for people to live their lives a little more as the risk of infection goes down but to do it in […]
From Alabama to Utah, efforts to vaccinate Medicaid enrollees against COVID run into obstacles
[ad_1] The federal government has authorized nearly $400 million for vaccination outreach efforts to underserved communities. Utah’s difficulty getting Medicaid enrollees vaccinated is mirrored in other states. In […]
Teladoc telehealth services roll out on Amazon’s Alexa
[ad_1] Patients in the U.S. are now able to access some virtual healthcare services from Teladoc Health through Amazon’s Alexa, the telehealth giant said Monday. The partnership with […]