Joint Commission adding health equity certification programJoint Commission adding health equity certification programJoint Commission adding health equity certification program

Joint Commission adding health equity certification program

The certification and enhanced standards come as The Joint Commission works to overhaul its standards in an effort to refocus hospital safety and quality goals.

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Epic Nuance bring more GPT-4 tools to EHRsEpic Nuance bring more GPT-4 tools to EHRsEpic Nuance bring more GPT-4 tools to EHRs

Epic, Nuance bring more GPT-4 tools to EHRs

Nuance said it plans to add the capability for all of Epic's EHR users sometime in the first quarter of 2024.

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CMS proposes pay bump for dialysis providersCMS proposes pay bump for dialysis providersCMS proposes pay bump for dialysis providers

CMS proposes pay bump for dialysis providers

The agency also wants providers to report patient-level resource usage, discarded drug amounts and health equity measures.

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Sotera Health finalizes settlements in Illinois ethylene oxide casesSotera Health finalizes settlements in Illinois ethylene oxide casesSotera Health finalizes settlements in Illinois ethylene oxide cases

Sotera Health finalizes settlements in Illinois ethylene oxide cases

Sotera Health Co. of Ohio said it has finalized settlements of ethylene oxide claims against its Sterigenics subsidiary in Cook County, Illinois. 

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UnitedHealth Group's Optum to acquire AmedisysUnitedHealth Group's Optum to acquire AmedisysUnitedHealth Group's Optum to acquire Amedisys

UnitedHealth Group's Optum to acquire Amedisys

Amedisys announced Monday it will accept an all-cash offer to be acquired by Optum, a unit of UnitedHealth Group.

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New research may sway physician-owned hospital debateNew research may sway physician-owned hospital debateNew research may sway physician-owned hospital debate

New research may sway physician-owned hospital debate

Estimated prices negotiated between hospitals and commercial insurers for eight procedures were 33.7% lower at physician-owned hospitals than traditional hospitals.

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Babylon Health to go private leaving shareholders with no pay outBabylon Health to go private leaving shareholders with no pay outBabylon Health to go private leaving shareholders with no pay out

Babylon Health to go private, leaving shareholders with no pay out

The company’s core operating subsidiaries will be transferred to MindMaze, a digital health company focused on brain health.

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Tenet taps AmerisourceBergen exec for CFO roleTenet taps AmerisourceBergen exec for CFO roleTenet taps AmerisourceBergen exec for CFO role

Tenet taps AmerisourceBergen exec for CFO role

Sun Park will serve as executive vice president from July 11 through Dec. 31 before transitioning to the CFO role.

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Funding roundup: A.I. Medicare Advantage capture investor interestFunding roundup: A.I. Medicare Advantage capture investor interestFunding roundup: A.I. Medicare Advantage capture investor interest

Funding roundup: A.I., Medicare Advantage capture investor interest

Investors are funding companies operating in artificial intelligence, women's health and the Medicare Advantage space.

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Ochsner MD Anderson form oncology partnershipOchsner MD Anderson form oncology partnershipOchsner MD Anderson form oncology partnership

Ochsner, MD Anderson form oncology partnership

Ochsner, a 46-hospital system headquartered in New Orleans, joins seven other health systems that have adopted Houston-based MD Anderson’s oncology standards and treatment plans.

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