UnitedHealthcare has released the specific procedure codes it will exempt from prior authorization as part of the insurer’s previous pledge to reduce requirements by 30% before the end of 2026. The code lists cover 1,700 procedure codes for a range…
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Columbus, Ohio-based Mount Carmel Health System has named Georgann Mazzoli, PharmD, regional chief pharmacy officer. Dr. Mazzoli stepped into the role in August after more than 15 years with Mount Carmel, according to an Aug. 30 LinkedIn post. She most…
Morgantown, W.Va.-based WVU Medicine and Charleston, W.Va.-based Vandalia Health have proved to be powerhouses for acquisitions and growth over the last few years, both in West Virginia and in neighboring states — with no signs of slowing down. WVU Medicine…
The new director of the CDC ordered agency officials to exclude two measles deaths reported by Pennsylvania from the national tally, breaking from the agency’s longstanding practice of accepting states’ death determinations. Erica Schwartz, MD, who took over the CDC…
A new executive order targeting security risks in foreign-made power equipment is prompting at least one health system CIO to scrutinize the technology embedded in hospital facilities infrastructure, an area that historically has fallen outside IT’s view. President Donald Trump…
Nicole Marquez has been named CFO of Carlsbad (N.M.) Medical Center, according to an Aug. 31 LinkedIn post. Carlsbad Medical Center is a 99-bed hospital that comprises a 12-bed intensive care unit, a 24-hour emergency room and a level III…
Each complex condition further drives Medicare Advantage disenrollment, according to research published Aug. 21 in JAMA Health Forum. Researchers from Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins University reviewed a cohort of more than 1 million MA beneficiaries to determine transitions to traditional Medicare…
Chapel Hill, N.C.-based UNC School of Medicine was awarded up to $35 million to lead a research initiative with Atlanta-based Emory University to build a data resource for AI-driven rare disease diagnosis. The four-and-a-half-year project is funded through the Advanced…
Medtronic and its subsidiary Given Imaging have recalled certain Bravo CF capsule delivery devices after Medtronic reported 184 serious injuries associated with the issue as of Aug. 10. Medtronic said the Bravo CF capsule may fail to attach to a…
United Therapeutics Corp. opened its $110 million xenograft production facility, which will raise gene-edited pigs to provide transplant organs to humans, the Post Bulletin reported Sept. 1. Here is what to know. 1. The 65,000-square-foot, “designated pathogen-free” facility will be…