Becker's Oncology

This spring, the American Medical Association (AMA) and dozens physician groups sent federal officials a letter detailing how health plans are circumventing the No Surprises Act — through inappropriate cost-shifting, IDR manipulation, depressed QPAs and unpaid awards. For pro-fee groups operating…

Many mental health apps covered by health plans today are built on general-purpose AI — the same models designed to write emails and summarize documents. Those models are trained to be agreeable and validating. In a mental health context, that…

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs delivers more than 127 million healthcare appointments annually while managing a massive, years-long EHR modernization effort. At the same time, clinicians across the system are facing growing documentation demands, workforce shortages and the cognitive…

Every minute a stroke goes unrecognized, a patient loses an average of 2 million neurons. Yet fewer than 30% of acute ischemic stroke patients are treated within the first hour — when treatment is most effective. The gap isn’t always…

No matter how diligently health systems plan, they cannot control the many external factors that create volatility in supply chains for vital healthcare resources. However, health systems can build resiliency into their organizations to mitigate the impact supply chain fluctuations…

Picture a radiology revenue cycle where prior authorization issues get caught before claims go out, documentation gaps get flagged in real time and denial trends actually inform the next intake conversation. That’s the operating model the strongest radiology RCM teams…

Patient trust in healthcare has fallen sharply — only 24% of Americans now believe providers prioritize care over profits, down from 77% in December 2021. For a growing share of patients, that judgment is forming online, before they ever schedule…