Analyzing more than 1,500 cases of patients who got sent from an acute-care hospital to an ostensibly more-capable facility, Harvard researchers have found 1 in 4 such transfers could—and probably should—have been avoided.
With its $350M in new funding, EliseAI said it plans to build out its technology and sales force. It currently works with specialty provider groups to automate practice operations such as scheduling and insurance verification.
For 2027, CMS said it anticipates that 34 million seniors will be enrolled in a Medicare Part C plan, representing 47% of all Medicare-eligible seniors.
A little more than half a year after establishing a healthcare affordability lab, Yale University is out with freshly detailed policy prescriptions for cutting costs without compromising care.
The agency said the move comes after a May 2026 audit of Medicaid outcomes found that states are motivated more by a desire to check boxes than to ensure patients are healthy. Once completed, the new framework will ideally align financial incentives with care outcomes.
The 50-page document outlines what the FDA would like to see as vendors submit their technologies for regulatory review. It covers robotic systems of all types, including those used for various cardiac procedures.
