Hospital at home providers navigate complexities during shutdown
When the government entered a partial shutdown Oct. 1, hospitals across the country faced a major task: discharging, relocating or...
Telehealth waivers expire Oct. 1 as shutdown inches closer
Medicare beneficiaries stand to lose access to two key virtual care programs that the federal government has offered since the...
UnitedHealth taps Sandeep Dadlani to lead Optum Insight unit
UnitedHealth Group has tapped Sandeep Dadlani as the CEO of its Optum Insight division. Dadlani previously served as chief digital...
$1T healthcare shift is coming, driven by virtual care, AI: PwC
Growing demand for care and a rapidly aging population could drive U.S. healthcare spending to $8.6 trillion by 2035, more...
New tech company Stellarus expands to more health plans
Stellarus, a Blue Shield of California sister company that was spun out in January, is banding together with two Blues...
URAC starts AI accreditation for users and developers of AI
Healthcare accreditation body URAC is rolling out the nation’s first accreditation program for users and developers of healthcare artificial intelligence. ...
Omada touts strong results of GLP-1 companion program
Despite the hype about weight loss drugs known as GLP-1s, serious questions have remained about their efficacy when patients wean...
Google unveils AI health coach for Fitbit—Health Tech Roundup
Fitbit app gets AI upgrade with personal health coach As fitness trackers get artificial intelligence updates, Google developed an AI-powered...
Unite Us CEO Dan Brillman top contender for Medicaid director
Speculation has been swirling about who might take the top Medicaid job in the Trump administration. Among the top contenders:...
Epic adds Ambience’s AI to its Toolbox program
Ambience, an artificial intelligence platform for documentation, coding and clinical workflow, has been added to Epic’s Toolbox program for ambient voice...
