Medicare Advantage Provider to Pay Up To $98M to Settle False Claims Act Suit
Independent Health allegedly violated the False Claims Act by submitting invalid diagnosis codes to Medicare to inflate payments for its enrollees
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Aneesh Chopra talks Cancer Navigation Challenge & more
Aneesh Chopra is the former CTO of the US under Obama. He’s now head of strategy at Arcadia, but this week is one of the driving forces behind the new challenge called “Transforming Cancer Navigation with Open Data & APIs” . I caught up with Aneesh about why the need for this type of data…
Bristol Myers Squibb Schizophrenia Drug Fails Pivotal Test as an Add-On to Antipsychotics
Bristol Myers Squibb’s Cobenfy failed to outdistance a placebo in a Phase 3 test that evaluated the drug as an adjunct to antipsychotics in schizophrenia patients. Last September, the FDA approved Cobenfy as a standalone schizophrenia treatment. The post Bristol Myers Squibb Schizophrenia Drug Fails Pivotal Test as an Add-On to Antipsychotics appeared first on…
Goodpath Rakes In $18M for Chronic Condition Platform
Goodpath’s Series A round was led by MassMutual Ventures and included participation from Healthy Ventures. In total, the company has raised $22 million. The post Goodpath Rakes In $18M for Chronic Condition Platform appeared first on MedCity News.
Houston Stevens – Bringing a Culture of Service Excellence to EVS
Working at the Four Seasons hotel in Washington, D.C., Houston Stevens provided valuable services to some of the world’s most well-known people: Michael Jackson, Prince and Whitney Houston, as well as international diplomats such as former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. After more than 20 years of experience at the Four Seasons, The Mirage and…
Dr Kimmie Ng discusses young onset colorectal cancer
Dr Kimmie Ng discusses cancer with Dr. George Beauregard. Dr Ng heads the Young-Onset Colorectal Cancer Center, at the legendary Dana Farber Cancer Institute, and she treated George’s son who died age 32. Why are these cancers in younger people increasing so quickly? What can we do about it? What is connecting the environment, the…
AI Startups Continue to Target Inefficient Administrative Processes
Silna Health’s solution evaluates whether clinical documentation meets payer requirements before a prior authorization is submitted
Shama Rathi, Co-Founder, LunaJoy
Shama Rathi MD is the co-founder of LunaJoy, a mental health company that works exclusively for women. It started with pregnancy (pre- and post- partum) and now is working with women in midlife for nearly a third of its cases. Shama believes that women have been ignored and LunaJoy has built out specific care pathways…
Boosting Patient/Member Engagement For Value-based Performance: Why Leaning Into Technology Matters More Than Ever
As healthcare embraces value-based care, data-driven, targeted patient outreach helps close gaps in care that impact performance. The post Boosting Patient/Member Engagement For Value-based Performance: Why Leaning Into Technology Matters More Than Ever appeared first on MedCity News.
Journalists Analyze Issues of the Day: RFK Jr., Bird Flu, L.A. Fires
KFF Health News senior correspondent Arthur Allen discussed what to watch for in Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s confirmation hearings for secretary of Health and Human Services on CBS News Chicago on Jan. 29. Click here to watch Allen on CBS News Chicago Read Allen’s “What RFK Jr. Might Face in His Nomination Hearings This Week”…