The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has proposed a 2.4% payment increase for hospice providers for 2027.This is an ...

Medicare Advantage insurers are getting a 2.48% payment increase for 2027, which is more than the .09% increase proposed in the January Advance Notice. The final policies in the 2027 rate announcement ...

RISC Toolkit 2.0 includes a dedicated cybersecurity module to help health systems assess risks and benchmark readiness, say Brian Mazanec of HHS Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response ...

Interviewees at HIMSS26 agree that digital tools must serve people first, enhancing care and completing administrative tasks without invading patient privacy or adding to clinicians' cognitive burden.

The changes are expected to boost star ratings, which will increase insurers’ quality bonus payments. CMS estimates the revisions will increase federal spending by $18.6 billion over the next decade.

University Medical Center (UMC) Health System in Lubbock, Texas, is facing a significant disruption following a large IT outage, part of a ransomware attack that has impacted its ability to deliver ...

AI technology has evolved so quickly that even healthcare staff with no technical expertise can now build custom agents to solve clinical or back-office challenges, explains Kenneth Harper, Dragon ...

The proposal is for new policies to ease interstate care barriers and promote healthcare access across state lines.

The bill is aimed at prohibiting large health insurers, such as UnitedHealthcare, from controlling a PBM or physician group.

Denials and an increase in uncompensated care represented more than $48 billion in revenue losses for the 2,300 hospitals in ...

Kodiak KINDNESS could use some of the $272 million Alaska received from the $50 billion federal Rural Health Transformation ...

According to Colorado Lt. Governor Dianne Primavera, aspiring healthcare IT professionals should think of themselves as public servants and build technology that is useful and user-friendly for ...