New Year’s Resolution – Combating Scams

New Year’s Resolution – Combating Scams

It is hard to believe that 2024 is here. With the multiple new fraudsters’ techniques, it is important to stay alert to protect your finances and reputation. The Social Security Administration has recommended these five resolutions to protect yourself: 1. Stay informed of the latest scam trends Follow reliable news sources. Subscribing to scam news … Read more

Wipro, NVIDIA partner for AI in healthcare, CIO News, ET CIO

Wipro, NVIDIA partner for AI in healthcare, CIO News, ET CIO

New Delhi: IT major Wipro on Tuesday announced a collaboration with NVIDIA to help healthcare companies accelerate the adoption of generative artificial intelligence (AI). Wipro will leverage NVIDIA’s AI software for enterprises for the production of AI across its current portfolio of healthcare solutions in the affordable care act (ACA), Medicare, and Medicaid, the company … Read more

Wipro, NVIDIA partner for AI in healthcare, Health News, ET HealthWorld

Wipro, NVIDIA partner for AI in healthcare, Health News, ET HealthWorld

Wipro will leverage NVIDIA’s AI software for enterprises for the production of AI across its current portfolio of healthcare solutions in the affordable care act (ACA), Medicare, and Medicaid, the company said in a statement. Updated On Nov 23, 2023 at 04:05 PM IST New Delhi: IT major Wipro on Tuesday announced a collaboration with … Read more

Out for blood? For routine lab work, the hospital billed her $2,400

Out for blood? For routine lab work, the hospital billed her $2,400

Reesha Ahmed was on cloud nine. It was January and Ahmed was at an OB-GYN’s office near her home in Venus, Texas, for her first prenatal checkup. After an ultrasound, getting anti-nausea medication, and discussing her pregnancy care plan, she said, a nurse made a convenient suggestion: Head to the lab just down the hall … Read more

UnitedHealth uses faulty AI to deny elderly patients medically necessary coverage, lawsuit claims

UnitedHealth uses faulty AI to deny elderly patients medically necessary coverage, lawsuit claims

The families of two now-deceased former beneficiaries of UnitedHealth have filed a lawsuit against the health care giant, alleging it knowingly used a faulty artificial intelligence algorithm to deny elderly patients coverage for extended care deemed necessary by their doctors.  The lawsuit, filed last Tuesday in federal court in Minnesota, claims UnitedHealth illegally denied “elderly … Read more

Millions of Americans Have Cognitive Decline and Don’t Know It

Millions of Americans Have Cognitive Decline and Don’t Know It

Millions of Americans and their doctors are in the dark when it comes to early cognitive decline, according to new research from the University of Southern California. A study out this week suggests that most general physicians vastly under-diagnose mild cognitive impairment among their patients, following another recent study from the same authors which found … Read more

Florida Cities Hit Hardest By Inflation Over The Last Year, But Fed’s Effort To Provide Relief Creates New Problems

Florida Cities Hit Hardest By Inflation Over The Last Year, But Fed’s Effort To Provide Relief Creates New Problems

money in the cash register at Frankie’s Pizza on January 12, 2022 in Miami, Florida. The eatery’s co-owner, Renee Pasquarella, said the cost for everything needed to run the business — from cardboard boxes to pizza ingredients including cheese, tomatoes, meat — has gone up. She said that in the 67 years the pizza place … Read more

Medicare enrollees can switch coverage now. Here’s what’s new and what to consider.

Medicare enrollees can switch coverage now. Here’s what’s new and what to consider.

Consumers know it’s fall when stores start offering Halloween candy and flu shots — and airwaves and mailboxes are filled with advertisements for Medicare options. It’s annual open enrollment time again for the 65 million Americans covered by Medicare, the federal health program for older people and some people with disabilities. From Oct. 15 to … Read more

Feds rein in use of predictive software that limits care for Medicare Advantage patients

Feds rein in use of predictive software that limits care for Medicare Advantage patients

Judith Sullivan was recovering from major surgery at a Connecticut nursing home in March when she got surprising news from her Medicare Advantage plan: It would no longer pay for her care because she was well enough to go home. At the time, she could not walk more than a few feet, even with assistance … Read more