CMS also proposes to update the outlier threshold so that estimated outlier payments remain at 2% of total payments.

Changemaker Award recipient Cathy Menkiena of Health Catalyst says she began her journey as a clinician who learned how to use IT through a clinical lens and stays current with the ever-evolving ...

Because AI is a technology that will solve a business problem, IT execs looking to become a Chief AI Officer need to focus on the business side of the house to understand the problem, says Sameer ...

The proposed rule removes measures for health equity, vaccines for healthcare staff and the social drivers of health.

Last year, CMS proposed a 2.6% increase for 2025 but ended up giving 2.9% in the final rule. The 2.9% increase for hospice providers last year fell short, said Katie Smith Sloan, president and CEO of ...

The American Hospital Association voiced concern over that rate and a 2.6% increase for long-term care hospitals.

Medtech companies must make sure that AI algorithms reflect the patient population they're serving and know the clinical ...

The group is advocating for digital healthcare initiatives such as expanded access to virtual care and telehealth.

Duke University Health System in Durham, North Carolina, has completed a $284 million acquisition of Lake Norman Regional Medical Center from Franklin, Tennessee-based Community Health Systems.

The quality of payers' digital experiences is lagging behind those of finance and property and casualty insurance, finds J.D.

The steep cuts are largely attributable to new HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who took the agency's top post in ...

Declining physician payments and rising operational costs place emergency medicine at financial risk, RAND finds.