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Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown has filed a lawsuit against UnitedHealth Group and Optum, seeking $380 million in damages stemming from alleged issues administering a Medicaid behavioral health program. “Marylanders in crisis and the providers who care for them rely…
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In this episode, Andrew Chang, Chief Marketing Officer, UChicago Medicine, discusses using AI and marketing technology to improve patient access, measure ROI, support responsible growth and transform the healthcare experience. He also shares UChicago Medicine’s plans for its new cancer…
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OpenAI and Microsoft joined more than 100 technology and cybersecurity companies in a public letter warning that hospitals and other critical infrastructure face a fast-approaching surge in AI-enabled cyberattacks. The letter, posted to OpenAI’s website Aug. 27, calls for a…
Rural hospitals account for more than one-third of U.S. hospitals providing inpatient maternity care to Medicaid enrollees, though states vary widely in how much they rely on rural facilities for that care, according to an Aug. 26 KFF analysis. In…