Orthopedic organizations are integrating AI into prior authorization workflows, opening surgery centers and implementing clear clinical pathways to boost profitability and outcomes. These initiatives have led to fewer delays and denials, diversified revenue streams and greater control over implant and…
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The FDA has issued 30 warning letters to telehealth companies for making false or misleading claims about compounded GLP-1 products on their websites. The letters cite violations including claims implying compounded products are the same as FDA-approved drugs, and advertising…
Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai Health Sciences University co-developed an AI platform that can predict which of two approved chemotherapy regimens for advanced pancreatic cancer is likely to be more effective for a given patient. The platform analyzes scanned images of standard…
Charleston, S.C.-based MUSC Health has acquired the state’s largest independent primary care group for $111 million. On March 2, the board of trustees for the Medical University Hospital Authority – part of MUSC Health – unanimously voted to purchase Palmetto…
Three inpatient rehab hospitals in the country have zero preventable readmissions, according to CMS data. CMS’ inpatient rehabilitation facility-provider database has quality-of-patient-care measures for inpatient rehabilitation facilities. The database, last updated Dec. 4, contains measures from Oct. 1, 2022, through…
Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger has named Matt Huff executive vice president and CFO. Mr. Huff joins Geisinger from The Guthrie Clinic in Sayre, Pa., where he served as executive vice president and CFO since 2021, according to a March 2 news…
Medicare Advantage enrollment grew less than 1% during this past annual enrollment period, but beneath that modest topline number was a dramatic reshuffling as national payers shed hundreds of thousands of members while smaller and regional plans posted some of…
Freshpaint, a healthcare marketing analytics company, has promoted Ray Mina from chief marketing officer to CEO. Mr. Mina, who has served as CMO since 2022, steps into the role as the company expands its focus on connecting healthcare marketing spend…
Catholic Health, based in Buffalo, N.Y., is restructuring how it supports its Epic EHR platform through a new partnership with healthcare IT consulting firm Nordic. In a March 3 news release shared with Becker’s, the health system said Nordic will…
Todd Krass has retired as CEO of Belton (Mo.) Regional Medical Center after more than 20 years leading the hospital and more than 40 years in healthcare, according to a Feb. 27 news release shared with Becker’s. Mr. Krass, a…