UnitedHealth Group declined to say if the leadership change came in response to a February ransomware attack that brought the company’s medical claims and processing platform down for more than a month.
Employers’ biggest concern is higher drug costs, according to the National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions report.
The insurer said it doesn’t expect earnings growth next year due to significant investments it plans to make to boost MA stars.
“This isn’t a refurbished Cerner EHR,” Seema Verma, executive vice president and general manager of Oracle Health and Life Sciences, said during the company’s health summit.
Despite beating estimates for revenue, the health system lowered the upper end of its full year revenue outlook. Analysts said the revision was due in part to the sale of some hospitals.
J. Michael Bruff, formerly the finance chief at senior primary care chain ChenMed, has already taken the reins as Envision’s new chief financial officer. Envision is conducing a search for chief information officer.
HCA affirmed its full year guidance, but executives said the ongoing impact of the storms would likely cause the operator to come in “on the lower half” of its range.
Experts said GLP-1 coverage needs to be holistic to ensure long-term success.
Google, Microsoft and GE Healthcare say they’ll power the next wave of AI advancement. But executives are split on how to offer the tools to providers responsibly — and whether all clinicians are equally ready for them.
Artificial intelligence tools could help solve workforce challenges. Implementation, however, can be difficult, pushing organizations to consider less risky administrative and back-office tasks first.