Céline Gounder, KFF Health News’ editor-at-large for public health, discussed on CBS News 24/7’s The Daily Report on Feb. 16 how the recent deaths of two actors sparked searches for colorectal cancer information. Click here to watch Gounder on The Daily Report. KFF Health News Southern correspondent Sam Whitehead discussed on WUGA’s The Georgia Health…
Since adopting Arintra’s AI platform for medical coding in 2023, Mercyhealth has seen a 5.1% rise in revenue and a 50% decline in its days in accounts receivable. The AI-powered platform automates coding, spots documentation gaps and generates claims tailored to specific payers. The post How Arintra’s Coding AI Helped Mercyhealth Boost Revenue by 5%…
Despite missing statistical significance, Grail said the observation of trending improvement suggests potential for better results with more time, so the company is extending follow up by up to a year. More detailed trial results will be submitted for presentation at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology. The post Grail’s Galleri…
Lawmakers in at least eight states this year are aiming to reel in wage garnishment for unpaid medical bills. The legislation introduced in Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, Indiana, Maine, Michigan, Ohio, and Washington builds on efforts made in other states in past years. This latest push for patient protections comes as the Trump administration has backed…
“We’re going to post that, all the prices for everything,” Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. declared at a recent event held by the conservative Heritage Foundation in Washington. It’s a bold-sounding promise, and a familiar one; politicians from both parties have been repeating it for years now. Both Trump administrations — and the Biden administration in between — have taken whacks at making medical prices more accessible,…
Rainfall Health’s Series A round was led by Two Bear Capital. In total, the startup has raised $18 million. The post Rainfall Health Raises $15M to Help Hospitals Navigate New CMS Model appeared first on MedCity News.
Manish Tanna, M.D., president of Nephrology Associates of Northern Illinois and Indiana, describes testing whether changes in patient outreach can improve preventive care for CKD patients
Execs from Future Communities Institute, Akido Labs describe potential of technology-based program under CalAIM
Organizations that excel don’t treat migrations as IT exercises. They treat them as compliance projects that require technical execution. Their methodology begins with regulatory obligations, builds technical architecture around them, and conducts relentless validation before calling the migration complete. The post Proven Methodologies For Ensuring Seamless CRM Migrations In Highly Regulated Environments appeared first on…
On February 14, 2026, CMS released a dataset with provider-level spending data that the agency suggests could be used to identify unusual billing patterns for specific services, states, or providers. This policy watch describes what the data include, what they exclude, and how they could potentially lead to mistaken conclusions given the limitations of the…