Advocate Aurora breach exposes health information of 3M patients
Information like dates and times of scheduled appointments may have been shared, as well as communications sent through the MyChart patient portal.
New York nurses union merges with NNU, U.S.’s largest nursing syndicate
The addition of 42,000 NYSNA members brings NNU’s total membership to about 225,000 registered nurses.
Calm CEO David Ko on the meditation’s app expansion into clinical mental health
Calm’s bread and butter is meditation and sleep improvement, but its new business relies on condition-specific programs meant to bridge the gap between mental and physical healthcare.
Elevanace Health says it’s now the largest US insurer, beating out UnitedHealthcare. Analysts say it’s not that simple.
CEO Gail Boudreaux said Elevance has solidified its spot as the nation’s top insurer but some analysts aren’t ready to crown the company with that title — yet.
GE forms pact with AMC Health to enable more remote monitoring in home care
As costs of caring for chronic disease rise and hospital staffing remains challenging, remotely monitored home care is emerging as a cost-saving frontier.
Providers are doubling down on software investments, report finds
About 45% of providers increased their software investments over the past year, while only 10% decelerated spending, according to a new report from KLAS and Bain.
Providers face racist comments in healthcare settings, ECRI finds
The most frequently reported incidents involved a patient or family member making inappropriate comments regarding race or ethnicity, and patients who claim others are racist or engaging in racist behavior, according to the report.
Molina whistleblower case moves forward after SCOTUS declines to hear challenge
A former contractor alleged the payer billed and received payment from the Illinois Medicaid program for services it did not provide.
Elevance Health records $1.6B profit as it braces for recession
CEO Gail Boudreaux attempted to temper concerns about the impact a recession may have on the company during a Q3 earnings call Wednesday.
Hospital volumes under pressure as labor crisis persists, Kaufman Hall says
Patient volumes are falling in orthopedics, cardiology and neurosurgery from a year ago, a survey of hospital executives from Kaufman Hall found. Only oncology volumes are up.