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Fifty percent of U.S. consumers say artificial intelligence has the potential to revolutionize healthcare delivery — regardless of whether they have used the technology. That figure was even higher (70%) among those familiar with the technology, according to a survey…

Edison, N.J.-based Hackensack Meridian Health has partnered with One Medical, an Amazon subsidiary providing virtual and in-person primary care.

Insurance giant UnitedHealth Group is facing a lawsuit alleging it used an artificial intelligence algorithm to wrongfully deny coverage to older patients for care under its Medicare Advantage health policies, Bloomberg Law reported Nov. 14.

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Prema Thekkek, her Vacaville, Calif.-based management company and six skilled nursing facilities owned or operated by Ms. Thekkek will pay $45.6 million to resolve allegations they submitted false claims by paying kickbacks to physicians. 

Michael Joyner, MD, has filed a lawsuit against Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic for allegedly violating his protected speech following his suspension after publicly criticizing the National Institutes of Health.

Delegates at the interim meeting of the American Medical Association's House of Delegates discussed a national ban on corporate control of practices by those outside of medicine.

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