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AI will inflate healthcare costs before lowering them, Oz says
AI will “turbocharge” medical billing and drive up costs in the short term, CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz warned Wednesday. But...
AI chatbots don't replace online research for patients. They add to it.
More than half of patients using AI chatbots to learn more about their health use the tool alongside other online resources, like...
Inside Hackensack Meridian's first-in-nation Joint Commission AI certification
Following Hackensack Meridian Health achieving Joint Commission's inaugural certification for AI use, its chief digital and ...

AHIP: Medical costs, prescription drugs dominate premium dollar spend
The payer industry's primary lobbyist outlined a cent-by-cent breakdown of premium dollar spending, claiming hospital and ...
Self-funded employers pay the price for IDR problems
A new report finds that self-funded employers are struggling to manage the volume and added costs of the federal IDR process.
New lawsuit targets Medicaid work requirements’ medical frailty rules
The new lawsuit, filed on behalf of five Medicaid enrollees and a swath of provider groups, says the CMS narrowed exemptions for ...

Investor suit says UnitedHealth ignored governance, cybersecurity gaps for years
The laundry list of allegations include claims that UnitedHealth deceived investors, artificially inflated share prices and ...
Cyberattack forces temporary closure of 83 AnMed facilities
Nonprofit health system AnMed's medical group and imaging offices will be closed on July 27 as it responds to a cyberattack; ...
Hackers steal customer data from major hospital software vendor
The breach is another reminder of how vulnerable the healthcare industry is to supply-chain attacks.

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