Atrium Health Reaches Deal With North Carolina State Health Plan
The new contract agreement between the system and the 750,000-member plan follows months of negotiation, exchanged barbs and a trip to the courtroom.
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Universal Health Services Sees Earnings Decline
An increasing shift toward outpatient surgeries and slower-than-expected ramps to profitability at some of its hospitals dinged Universal Health Services’ earnings in the third quarter.
Health Tech & AI
Doximity Research Reveals AI Models Struggle With Medication Doses
Research released by the clinical AI company shows that its dose verification tool outperformed general-use AI models, which it says are rife with errors. It’s Doximity’s latest play to stand out as major AI companies forge into healthcare.
Payers & Policy
Labor Department Finalizes PBM Disclosure Rule
Starting in 2027, the controversial drug middlemen will have to share a broad swath of fee and compensation data with their self-funded employer clients. Employers cheered the rule, while PBMs slammed it as government overreach.
Health Tech & AI
Zocdoc invites AI agents to book appointments on behalf of patients
It’s a “contrarian move” for the company as much of the industry remains wary of agentic AI, according to CEO Dr. Oliver Kharraz.
Health Tech & AI
Accenture Contractor Exposes Pentagon System To AI Agent
Sources tell WIRED that an Accenture employee’s personal Claude agent ran on a DOD network for two months before it was identified and the vulnerability could be patched.
Health Tech & AI
Stanford Researchers Develop AI Tool For Formal Verification
A new startup called &Truth is joining the race to automate formal verification, a painstaking process that uses math to prove software works as intended.
