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Patients are less trusting of physicians who use AI, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open July 17.  For the study, which took place in January, researchers created a sample of 1,276 U.S. adults based on the 2021…

The recent collapse of two private equity-backed healthcare companies — Los Angeles-based Prospect Medical Holdings and Dallas-based Steward Healthcare — have resulted in significant pushback on PE involvement in healthcare from individual states, Quartz reported July 17. Here are six…

Microsoft recently unveiled a diagnostic AI system, tested on case studies from the New England Journal of Medicine and benchmarked against practicing physicians, that could significantly enhance diagnostic accuracy and cost-efficiency in care delivery. The company touts the system as…

In a recent roundtable, the Department of Health and Human Services and executives from top insurance providers pledged to address longstanding concerns around prior authorizations, aiming to reduce administrative burden and improve patient access to timely care.  The commitments come…

CMS has proposed a 3.6% increase to the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule conversion factor for non-APM participants, alongside a 3.83% boost for those in qualifying alternative payment models.  For the first time, the agency would implement separate conversion factors based…

The highest-paid cardiologist in El Paso, Texas, earns $709,400, according to Medscape’s salary reporter tool, which is much higher than the mean annual wage of $432,490 cardiologists make according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Here are the salaries the…

TriStar Summit Medical Center, part of HCA Healthcare, is planning to file a certificate of need to create a freestanding emergency department in Lebanon, Tenn., according to a July 17 report from Davidson County Source.  The $18 million facility will…

Vitruvian Health – Heart & Vascular has added David Fishman, MD, to its medical staff.  Dr. Fishman is an interventional cardiologist and is board certified in internal medicine, echocardiography and nuclear cardiology, according to a July 7 news release from…

Here’s a breakdown of the five biggest ASC companies, based on the most recent available information: United Surgical Partners International Tenet Healthcare-owned USPI is the largest ASC company in the country, with at least an 8.1% share of the market.…