R1 drills down on AI prior authorizations with Humata buy
The revenue cycle company wants to automate claims processing, and RI is banking that Humata’s track record of streamlining medical preapprovals should help further that goal.
Mayo Clinic taps new CIO as academic medical center doubles down on AI
Arun Kumar Bhaskara-Baba, who previously held leadership roles at Honeywell Aerospace and Defense and Johnson & Johnson, will join the health system as Mayo works to scale its AI capabilities.
Providence Health Plan to close completely after Medicare Advantage deal falls through
The regional health plan was in talks with an unnamed national insurer to keep its MA plans afloat. But the agreement sputtered “despite significant effort on all sides,” a Providence spokesperson said.
Federal judge vacates Trump admin restrictions on ACA gender-affirming care
The ruling keeps some protections for gender-affirming care in place, but also upholds several other controversial policies paring back the ACA finalized in a rule last year.
‘Ultimately it’s going to be a great financial decision’: UHS CEO speaks on Talkspace bet
The health system closed its $835 million acquisition of the virtual therapy provider on Monday. Healthcare Dive caught up with Marc Miller to discuss the rationale behind the deal.
Epic targets outpatient visits with new AI tool
Ochsner Health in Louisiana is the first to go live with Epic’s new outpatient office visit tool, which leans on Epic’s artificial intelligence capabilities to pull insights from patient records.
CVS adds JPMorgan data executive to board amid AI push
JPMorgan’s data and analytics chief is joining CVS’ board this fall, while the CEO of activist hedge fund Glenview Capital Management is leaving after a two-year stint.
Epic debuts instant prior authorization checks at 4 health systems
Ochsner Health, Froedtert ThedaCare Health, Denver Health and Summit Health are debuting the application programming interface, which Epic says should speed up preapprovals for medical items and services.
America digitized healthcare. Now it’s time to connect it.
Seema Verma, a former administrator for the CMS, makes the case for better connecting healthcare data as the agency marks the first anniversary of its “Kill the Clipboard” initiative.
Centene CFO to step down at year end
Chris Neczypor, the finance chief at Lincoln Financial, will succeed Drew Asher on Jan. 1. Asher plans to retire at the end of 2027.