[ad_1] Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine gave children 5 and older strong protection against hospitalization and death even during the omicron surge that hit youngsters especially hard, U.S. health officials […]
Primary care physician turnover costs nearly $1 billion per year, study finds
[ad_1] The U.S. healthcare industry annually spends $979 million on turnover among primary care physicians, a new study by the American Medical Association found. Of that, $260 million, […]
CMS to reweigh MIPS data for some physicians amid pandemic
[ad_1] The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is giving physician groups participating in its Merit-based Incentive Payment System more time to apply for an extreme and uncontrollable […]
Feds report $88B in household medical debt, vow crackdown on abusive practices
[ad_1] The federal agency that enforces consumer financial protection rules is vowing to get tougher on the practice of sending medical debt—which reached $88 billion in June—to credit […]
Feds report $88B in medical debt on credit reports
[ad_1] Consumer credit reports contained $88 billion in medical debt as of June, a problem the federal agency that enforces financial protection rules vows to crack down on. […]
Cerner’s David Feinberg joins Humana board
[ad_1] Dr. David Feinberg is the newest member of Humana’s board of directors, the health insurance company announced Tuesday. Feinberg, president and CEO of healthcare techolology vendor Cerner, […]
Tenet officially scraps Conifer spin-off
[ad_1] Tenet Healthcare has officially scrapped its plan to spin off its $1.3 billion revenue-cycle subsidiary, Conifer Health Solutions, into a separate, publicly traded company. The Dallas-based hospital […]
Piedmont, University Health complete deal
[ad_1] Piedmont Healthcare completed its acquisition of University Health, the not-for-profit Atlanta-area providers said Tuesday. The 19-hospital not-for-profit regional system has nearly doubled its hospital footprint over the […]
Allscripts’ Veradigm inks deal with Social Security Administration
[ad_1] Allscripts Healthcare Solutions’ payer and life sciences division, Veradigm, has inked a contract with the Social Security Administration, the U.S. agency that administers Social Security retirement and […]
Humana begins rebrand of $8.1 billion home health business
[ad_1] Humana officially kicked off the rebrand of its $8.1 billion Kindred at Home business on Tuesday, with the insurer initially focused on integrating the nation’s largest home […]