CMS is sanctioning Elevance Health and plans to suspend enrollment into the insurer’s Medicare Advantage prescription drug plans, according to a Feb. 27 agency letter. The enrollment and communications pause is set to begin March 31 unless Elevance submits all…
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Oracle is losing several leaders in its health records division, Bloomberg reported March 2. Most recently, Senior Vice President of Product Management for Clinical and Healthcare AI Suhas Uliyar and Executive Vice President of Health and AI Sanga Viswanathan departed…
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appointed two new members to the CDC’s vaccine advisory committee Feb. 27, ahead of a rescheduled meeting in mid-March where members are expected to review COVID-19 vaccine recommendations. Mr. Kennedy said Sean Downing, MD,…
Ten hospitals and health systems recently posted job listings seeking revenue cycle management expertise. Note: This is not an exhaustive list. Listings were compiled from job-seeker sites. 1. Cape Cod Healthcare, based in Hyannis, Mass., seeks an executive director of…
The FDA has lifted a clinical hold on Intellia Therapeutics’ phase 3 Magnitude trial of nexiguran ziclumeran, or nex-z. The trial was paused Oct. 29 after a patient developed grade 4 liver transaminase elevations and elevated bilirubin following a Sept.…
As measles outbreaks continue to worsen across the U.S., the percentage of physicians seeking fellowships in infectious diseases is shrinking, according to data from the National Resident Matching Program. In a report published Feb. 19, the NRPM shared data from…
Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health recorded an operating income of $576.6 million (4.8% operating margin) in 2025, compared to an operating income of $556.3 million (5.5% margin) during the same period last year, according to its Feb. 27 financial report. Total…
Oracle Health reported in February that its EHR is showing results, pointing to a roughly 30% drop in cleaning response time at an Illinois hospital, preventing discharge delays. “Oracle Health real-time health system solutions and the people and processes around…
Nacogdoches County Hospital District in Nacogdoches, Texas, unanimously approved a new lease agreement with Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare on Feb. 27, The Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel reported March 2. The 15-year lease agreement designates Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital and Cecil R. Bomar Rehabilitation…
The World Health Organization has recommended updating all three viral strains included in influenza vaccines for the Northern Hemisphere’s 2026 flu season. The changes include two influenza A strains and one influenza B strain, including a new A(H3N2) variant known…