Elevance cancels plan to cap anesthesia coverage for surgeries
The insurer’s Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield subsidiary is pulling the controversial policy, citing “significant widespread misinformation.”
Industry condolences, social media vitriol follow UnitedHealthcare CEO’s killing
Brian Thompson’s death on Wednesday set off a flood of darkly celebratory social media posts offset by solemn remembrances from his peers and other healthcare leaders.
Corewell Health to adopt Abridge’s AI documentation tool
The deployment is one of Abridge’s largest health system partnerships, said CEO Shiv Rao. The product will be available to 4,000 employed physicians and advanced practice providers.
FDA issues final guidance on postmarket updates to AI-enabled devices
By using pre-determined change control plans, manufacturers can update AI-enabled devices without filing an additional FDA submission.
Risant Health completes acquisition of Cone Health
It’s the second of at least five planned buys for Kaiser Permanente-backed Risant Health.
About 1 in 3 retail pharmacies have closed since 2010: study
Independent pharmacies were more likely to shut down, possibly because they’re more often excluded from pharmacy benefit managers’ networks, according to the research published in Health Affairs.
UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson fatally shot in NYC
The NYPD confirmed the shooting, which cut UnitedHealth’s investor conference short on Wednesday morning, though not Thompson’s identity. Thompson, 50, had been with UnitedHealth since 2004.
CMS recalculates Medicare Advantage stars for UnitedHealth, Centene
After both insurers challenged the agency in court, the CMS improved scores for 12 UnitedHealth contracts and seven Centene contracts.
AI adoption for medical imaging soars: Klas Research
More than half of survey respondents reported using an AI algorithm for at least one imaging use case, compared with just 17% in 2018.
Ascension reduces operating loss, grows volumes in Q1
The provider is rebounding from a sweeping cyberattack this spring that took its electronic health record offline for weeks and led to significant losses.