Pandemic medical innovations leave behind people with disabilitiesPandemic medical innovations leave behind people with disabilitiesPandemic medical innovations leave behind people with disabilities

Pandemic medical innovations leave behind people with disabilities

As innovators have raced to make living in a pandemic world safer, some people with disabilities have been left behind.

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COVID-19 deaths in Massachusetts to drop under new counting methodCOVID-19 deaths in Massachusetts to drop under new counting methodCOVID-19 deaths in Massachusetts to drop under new counting method

COVID-19 deaths in Massachusetts to drop under new counting method

The number of deaths in Massachusetts attributed to COVID-19 is expected to decline by nearly 4,000 because the state is adopting a new method of counting deaths that public health officials said more accurately reflects the pandemic's impact.

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Jury sides with Sutter Health in federal antitrust case Jury sides with Sutter Health in federal antitrust case Jury sides with Sutter Health in federal antitrust case

Jury sides with Sutter Health in federal antitrust case

Sutter Health was able to convince a jury that it did not engage in anticompetitive practices that drove up healthcare costs for Northern Californians.

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Ohio doctor sentenced for overprescribing painkillers, fraudOhio doctor sentenced for overprescribing painkillers, fraudOhio doctor sentenced for overprescribing painkillers, fraud

Ohio doctor sentenced for overprescribing painkillers, fraud

A doctor in Ohio who denied doing any harm to his patients after being convicted of overprescribing painkillers has been sentenced to five years in prison.

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5 technology, innovation themes seen at ViVE5 technology, innovation themes seen at ViVE5 technology, innovation themes seen at ViVE

5 technology, innovation themes seen at ViVE

Healthcare and technology executives at the 2022 ViVE conference—the first year of the co-hosted conference by CHIME and HLTH—discussed themes like cybersecurity, clinician burnout and building trust between providers, technology companies and patients.

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Critical-access hospitals left out of Congress' telehealth extensionCritical-access hospitals left out of Congress' telehealth extensionCritical-access hospitals left out of Congress' telehealth extension

Critical-access hospitals left out of Congress' telehealth extension

The House passed a $1.5 trillion government funding bill, which extends several telehealth policies for another five months, but critical-access hospitals say they were left out.

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Insurtechs' big losses overshadow 2021 revenue growthInsurtechs' big losses overshadow 2021 revenue growthInsurtechs' big losses overshadow 2021 revenue growth

Insurtechs' big losses overshadow 2021 revenue growth

Oscar Health, Clover Health, Bright Health Group and Alignment Healthcare's collective valuation has fallen $22.9 billion since their public debuts.

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Henry Ford Health joins newly formed alliance to improve workforceHenry Ford Health joins newly formed alliance to improve workforceHenry Ford Health joins newly formed alliance to improve workforce

Henry Ford Health joins newly formed alliance to improve workforce

Henry Ford Health System announced Thursday that it has joined a new alliance with five other hospitals across the U.S. to improve staffing needs.

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Cleveland Clinic enters five-year collaboration agreement with Boston artificial intelligence companyCleveland Clinic enters five-year collaboration agreement with Boston artificial intelligence companyCleveland Clinic enters five-year collaboration agreement with Boston artificial intelligence company

Cleveland Clinic enters five-year collaboration agreement with Boston artificial intelligence company

The health system and PathAI are teaming up to build what they call a 'digital pathology infrastructure' and advance the use of AI-powered pathology algorithms in research and clinical care. The Clinic said it will become an equity holder in PathAI as part of the agreement.

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New York City says it is ready to take on ‘Test to Treat' initiativeNew York City says it is ready to take on ‘Test to Treat' initiativeNew York City says it is ready to take on ‘Test to Treat' initiative

New York City says it is ready to take on ‘Test to Treat' initiative

Despite current lean supplies of the oral COVID medications, the delivery system New York City has set up will be a boon for treating patients who receive a positive COVID diagnosis the same day.

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