August 2021

By Rebecca Pifer Healthcare Dive Dive Brief: A federal appeals court has ruled against UnitedHealthcare, the biggest private payer in the U.S., and reversed a 2018 decision overturning Medicare’s overpayment rule requiring insurers to refund reimbursement to CMS within 60 days if they learn a diagnosis lacks medical record support. UnitedHealthcare argued in court in…

By Katie Adams for Becker’s Hospital Review The American Medical Association said Aug. 16 the Current Procedural Terminology code set is ready for third doses of Pfizer’s and Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccines. The FDA on Aug. 12 amended the emergency use authorizations for Pfizer’s and Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccines, allowing for a third booster dose in immunocompromised…

Thanks to the pandemic, Americans have gotten used to having appointments with their doctors and other health providers through video chats, phone calls, and text-based e-visits. But what does the future hold for telehealth, and how can providers, insurers, and policymakers use the experience of the past year and a half to decide what kind…

Meanwhile, Ohio-based Memorial Health System struggles to get back online after a ransomware attack. By Kat Jercich for Healthcare IT News The University of New Mexico Health System began notifying patients earlier this month about a recent cybersecurity incident resulting in potential data exposure. According to the system’s report to the U.S. Department of Health…