UPMC enlists employees in latest Highmark fight
As public criticism grows about its pending divorce from Highmark Health Services, UPMC is asking thousands of its employees to campaign against legislation that could force it to renew reimbursement …
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Digital health group focusing on patient engagement attracts funding from Florida Payor and Facebook VP
A subsidiary of Florida’s largest insurer led a series B round for a digital health group that uses a selection of patient engagement tools to improve outcomes. Audax Health Solutions …
New Hampshire chipping away at health care costs
Health care spending has increased faster and reached higher levels in New Hampshire than in most other states, but hospitals, insurers and others have been trying to tackle the problem …
Health exchange options may expand
The board of the state’s health exchange on Wednesday launched an effort to increase the number of insurance plans available for purchase on the state-based online marketplace. The Washington Health …
How tech is transforming health care
New Kaiser Permanente book reveals how to transform health care tech, leadership and education. Technology continues to dramatically propel us into a new era of care delivery. Innovations such as …
Organized medicine groups line up against proposed Stark law changes
Citing the need for patient access to critical services and other concerns, the American Medical Association and 31 other organized medicine groups and associations representing practice administrators stated their strong …
OIG to Investigate Bidding Program
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) has announced plans to investigate the controversial Medicare bidding program to “determine whether CMS selected DMEPOS suppliers …
Shands Hospital pays $26 million in fraud settlement case
Shands Hospitals has agreed to pay $26 million to settle a lawsuit that claims it admitted patients who didn’t need to be hospitalized at six of its Florida hospitals, attorneys …