From two health plan vendors agreeing to settle Medicare Advantage fraud allegations, to the conviction of a New York clinic owner in a $52 million scheme, here are 10 healthcare billing fraud cases that Becker’s reported on since May 19:…
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In this episode, Deb Muro, Chief Information Officer, El Camino Hospital, discusses how healthcare organizations are adapting to consumer expectations, leveraging AI to improve access and operational efficiency, and creating more personalized patient experiences. She also shares insights on agentic…
In this episode, Scott Becker discusses 10 major trends unfolding currently in the healthcare space, including supply and demand, payment and payer issues, AI expansion, and more.
The Hospital Insurance Trust Fund is estimated to pay full Medicare Part A benefits only through the second quarter of 2033, one quarter earlier than last year’s projection of the third quarter, according to the 2026 Social Security and Medicare…
Clinical workforce debates have long centered on a core question: Who should provide care, at what level of independence and with accountability to whom? Physicians and advanced practice providers have spent years negotiating those lines through scope-of-practice legislation, title disputes…
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Oracle said June 10 it expects its Oracle Health business to reach double-digit revenue growth in fiscal 2027, driven by a new AI-powered overhaul of the Cerner EHR. The projection came as Oracle reported record fourth-quarter and full-year fiscal 2026…
James Reed, CIO of Conway (Ark.) Regional Health System, has been named site administrator of its Dardanelle (Ark.) Regional Medical Center. Mr. Reed, who has nearly 30 years of healthcare experience, will continue to serve as CIO as he takes…
CalOptima Health — a managed care health plan focused on covering low-income populations in Orange County, Calif. — has allocated close to $1 billion to provider rate increases since 2024. The board of directors approved $429.6 million from reserves to…
While AI has persisted as a prominent topic regarding the future of U.S. jobs and companies, healthcare has remained a more unusual outlier. As professionals across industries raise concerns about AI job losses, healthcare, with its persistent talent shortages and…