One or Two Health Systems Controlled the Entire Market for Inpatient Hospital Care in Nearly Half of Metropolitan Areas in 2024
Editorial Note: This brief updates a previous analysis with more recent data, an evaluation of increases in concentration over time,...
OpenEvidence rolls out AI medical coding feature
OpenEvidence released an artificial intelligence-powered medical coding feature embedded in its clinical AI assistant. The new feature, called Coding Intelligence,...
CMS final rule aims to ax the fax machine, phase out paper mailing
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized a rule that aims to phase out fax machines and paper...
To tackle costs, lawmakers weigh curbs on provider consolidation
Provider consolidation was tip of the tongue Wednesday during a hearing that sat hospital and physician association leaders across from...
Prime Healthcare’s Illinois hospitals may exit BCBSIL’s network
Prime Healthcare recently sought to reassure many of its Illinois patients after they received a notice that its hospitals and...
Amazon’s move to get out ahead in health AI agent race
In January, Amazon launched an agentic health AI assistant for One Medical members and the tech giant is now expanding...
Columbia releases independent report on doctor’s sex abuse
Columbia University and its Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC) outlined this week the corrective actions it is implementing, including...
Hospitals decry drugmakers’ expanded 340B reporting policies
The hospital lobby is asking federal officials to head off expanded data collection policies some drugmakers are implementing for providers...
Supreme Court rules 6-3 against Trump’s tariffs
In a 6-3 ruling handed down Friday morning, the Supreme Court determined that President Donald Trump exceeded his authority when...
Ascension narrows H1 operating loss to $139M
Ascension’s finances continued their upward trajectory in the quarter ended Dec. 31 as the nonprofit’s trimmed portfolio and “access-focused strategies”...
