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About 1,000 students absent from a Virginia high school with flu-like symptoms

A Virginia high school canceled all activities this weekend after almost half of its students called in absent this week due to a flu-like illness. “Due to the

CDC director Walensky tests positive for COVID-19

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle Walensky tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday, according to a release from the agency. Wale

Here’s what you need to know about the respiratory disease surging among children

A virus common among young children is surging in the U.S. and sparking concerns that hospitals could become overwhelmed this year by potential winter spikes in

Is it safe to use mouth tape for sleeping?

It’s easy to tell when you get good sleep. You feel rested, alert and ready to tackle the day. But good sleep quality isn’t always easy to achieve. For some peo

10 Things to Know About the Unwinding of the Medicaid Continuous Enrollment Requirement

At the start of the pandemic, Congress enacted the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), which included a requirement that Medicaid programs keep peo

Abbott Nutrition plans $500 million infant formula manufacturing facility amid continued shortages

Abbott Nutrition says it plans to build a new $500 million facility for specialty and metabolic infant formulas, amid calls from advocates and experts that ther

AbbVie pays $255M to a buy biotech with drug candidate for fatal lung disorder - MedCity News

AbbVie is expanding its reach in immunology by acquiring a U.K.-based biotech company that brings a drug candidate for a rare and fatal lung disorder as well as

As Labor Competition Heats Up In Health Care, Home Health Sector Left Behind

Home health providers are dealing with a number of headwinds — inflation-induced financial challenges, labor shortages, pandemic pressures and more — that will

California labor union campaigns for $25 minimum wage at private medical facilities

A class of healthcare facility support staff, including nursing assistants, security guards, and janitors, has worked alongside doctors and nurses throughout th

CDC discussing using oral polio vaccine to combat New York outbreak: report

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is discussing the use of an oral polio vaccine for the first time in decades in light of concerns of an out

CMS to crack down on poor-performing nursing homes

Nursing homes that consistently perform the worst compared with their peers will have to meet tougher standards and demonstrate systemic quality improvements in

DOJ requests more info on CVS, Signify deal

Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: CVS Health and Signify have received a request fo

FDA’s AI Medical Device Approvals


 
 
 
 
 In recent years, FDA has approved a number of pieces of software that use artificial intelligence (AI) under its medical device ap

Harvard spinout Surge emerges with $26M to make immunotherapy part of cancer surgery - MedCity News

In cancer care, earlier is better. Detecting and treating cancer sooner improves the chances for a better outcome. Immunotherapy has transformed cancer treatmen

Health Care — Pfizer plans price hike on its COVID vaccine

A Massachusetts woman is accused of “weaponizing honeybees” against a group of police officers. She wasn’t even the person the officers had been sent to deal wi

How Managed Detection and Response Services Enhance Patient Data Protection Efforts

Evaluating MDR Vendors Is Critical Choosing an MDR vendor requires assessing both your internal skills and the security needs that your organization can’t meet

Investing in social services will improve population health, execs from Kaiser & Mass General Brigham say - MedCity News

Health maintenance is in some ways overmedicalized in the U.S., executives from major health systems said Thursday at Reuters’ Total Health conference in Chicag

Labor Tries City-by-City Push in California for $25 Minimum Wage at Private Medical Facilities

A class of health care facility support staff, including nursing assistants, security guards, and janitors, has worked alongside doctors and nurses throughout t

Mary J. Blige to join Jill Biden for White House cancer roundtable

Jill Biden is giving a star-powered boost to the launch of a new effort tied to President Biden’s “cancer moonshot” initiative, teaming up with singer Mary J. B

Mental health workers at Kaiser approve contract after 10-week strike - MedCity News

Mental health workers at Kaiser Permanente in Northern California have approved a four-year contract after a 10-week strike, according to a news release. Psycho

New York nurses union merges with NNU, U.S.’s largest nursing syndicate

Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. The New York State Nurses Association now is an affiliate of

Overburdened clinicians need more than data to reap the benefits of remote patient monitoring - MedCity News

Remote patient monitoring (RPM) holds incredible promise for improving the management and treatment of chronic diseases. Even though RPM is still relatively new

Pfizer looks to charge at least $110 a dose for COVID-19 vaccine next year

Pfizer expects to roughly quadruple the price of its COVID-19 vaccine to between $110 to $130 per dose once the U.S. government’s purchasing program ends early

Pfizer says COVID-19 vaccine will cost $110-$130 per dose

Pfizer will charge $110 to $130 for a dose of its COVID-19 vaccine once the U.S. government stops buying the shots, but the drugmaker says it expects many peopl

Texas Revamps ‘Active-Shooter’ Drills at K-12 Schools to Minimize Trauma

AUSTIN, Texas — After Britt Kelly’s son participated in a lockdown drill two years ago in his Lamar, Texas, kindergarten class, he had nightmares and wet his be

UT Health Science Center At San Antonio Celebrates Project Milestone - HCD Magazine

The University of Texas (UT) Health Science Center at San Antonio in San Antonio, Texas, topped out its new $500 million research and multispecialty hospital, a

What is CMS' position on telehealth reimbursement when the public health emergency ends? - MedCity News

Jamie Harding, head of healthcare, Reuters Events, hosts a fireside chat with Chiquita Brooks La-Sure, the administrator for CMS. The pandemic caused the federa

Will the Bivalent Booster Cause Worse Side Effects?

For as long as my marriage lasts, my household will be divided by reactions to vaccines. I am, fortunately, speaking of physical reactions rather than ideologic

5 sneaky reasons why you’re not losing weight 

“I feel like I don’t really eat much, but I’m not losing weight.” Sound familiar? If you’ve been feeling this way, let’s talk about some sneaky reasons why we s

5 text marketing ideas to grow your practice - MedCity News

Texting is a powerful marketing tool that has the ability to drive more patients to book appointments with you, increase referrals, and boost revenue. Particula

Advocate Aurora data breach hits 3 million patients

It's unclear exactly how long Advocate Aurora has used pixel technology and when it identified a patient information breach. The health system did not immediate

Biden backs federal fund for abortion support

President Biden said he would support a federal fund to help women pay for abortion procedures while calling on companies to also help their employees pay for r

Breaking Down The Franchise-Franchisee Relationship Struggles At BrightStar Care

This article is a part of your HHCN+ Membership The personal home care industry in the U.S. has generated both respect and notoriety over the last few years. Wi

Calm branches out with new “condition-specific” mental health solution - MedCity News

Traditionally a mental wellness company, Calm is entering the healthcare space through its new solution called Calm Health, it announced Tuesday. “Calm historic

Candidates’ positions on health care costs may prompt voters to cross party lines: Gallup

Nearly 4 in 10 Americans would vote for candidate from a political party they don’t usually support if lowering health care costs is the candidate’s top priorit

CDC advisers recommend adding COVID-19 shots to regular immunization schedule

A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advisory panel voted Thursday to include the COVID-19 vaccine on the list of routine immunizations for adults

CDC Launches Blog Series on Patient Safety

Kerri Moran Denise Cardo, MD Denise Cardo, MD Director, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases a

Children’s hospitals, overflowing with respiratory patients, consider calling National Guard

HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) – Some children’s hospitals around the country are being overwhelmed with patients suffering from respiratory illnesses. Respiratory Sync

Competing in the age of telemedicine - MedCity News

It is no secret that telemedicine usage has skyrocketed since the onset of the Covid-19 Public Health Emergency, primarily due to convenience, access, and waive

DC attorney general: Don’t use Facebook Messenger, other unencrypted services for abortion planning

Washington, D.C.’s attorney general Karl Racine (D) urged city residents to not use Facebook Messenger and other unencrypted services for abortion planning purp

Elevanace Health says it’s now the largest US insurer, beating out UnitedHealthcare. Analysts say it’s not that simple.

Listen to the article 5 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Elevance Health says it has secured its place as the largest

Family Caregivers Find Support on #dementia TikTok

It all changed on a Saturday night in New York City in 2016. Jacquelyn Revere was 29 and headed out to attend a friend’s comedy show. She was on the subway when

Feds request more information on CVS' $8B Signify Health deal

The Justice Department wants more information about CVS Health’s proposed $8 billion acquisition of Signify Health before allowing it to proceed, the companies

Geisinger CEO: Price variability won’t be solved unless payers & providers get on the same page - MedCity News

If you’re talented enough to locate and make sense of the pricing information that hospitals and payers have been mandated to publish online, you’ll likely find

GE’s Healthcare Arm Dives Further Into Home-Based Care

GE Healthcare, the $17.7 billion health care arm of General Electric (NYSE: GE), is further investing in the home-based care space through a remote patient moni

Health Care — Panel OKs adding COVID vax to routine schedule 

Liz Truss resigned, but Larry the Cat remains. He’s now outlasted four prime ministers. In health news, a CDC advisory panel voted Thursday to add coronavirus v

How Emblem Health's CFO is looking at reforming prior authorization - MedCity News

Emblem Health’ s chief financial officer knows that prior authorization — where patients have to get advance clearance for a procedure from their insurance comp

How Is Salesforce a Catalyst for the Consumerization of Healthcare? The Magic Formula is CRM + EMR

Health Tech By JESSICA DaMASSA, WTF HEALTH How is Salesforce thinking about the healthcare consumer? I had the chance to ask Salesforce’s SVP & GM of Health

Humana finds formula for senior-focused care - MedCity News

Humana has been rolling out a model for primary care centers designed to accommodate the growing number of senior citizens in the U.S. Staffed by integrated car

Improving the patient experience one call at a time - MedCity News

The complexity of the patient’s journey in healthcare often begins with a phone call . If healthcare executives want to get a sense of their patients’ first imp

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Biden Hits the Road to Sell Democrats’ Record

Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen on Acast. You can also listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Pocket Casts, or wherever you listen to pod

LeadingAge 2022: Best Practices for Digital Transformation in Senior Care

Education and Training Are Vital to Digital Transformation Older adults are adopting technologies such as smartphones, smart TVs, Internet of Medical Things dev

More than 80 percent of LGBTQ students reported feeling unsafe at school last year: report

More than 80 percent of LGBTQ students said they felt unsafe at school last year, according to an annual report from the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education N

NIH looking into Boston University’s COVID-19 research

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is looking into COVID-19 research that was conducted at Boston University to determine whether the experiment should hav

Pentagon to reimburse service members for abortion travel

The Pentagon will reimburse service members who need to travel to obtain an abortion, the department announced Thursday, a move that’s aimed at helping soldiers

Physicians left their jobs by the hundreds of thousands in 2021: report

An estimated 333,942 healthcare providers dropped out of the workforce in 2021, many of whom departed due to retirement, burnout and other stressors related to

Prime Medicine pulls off $175M IPO and sketches out plans to reach the clinic - MedCity News

Prime Medicine projects it could begin the first human test of its gene-editing technology in 2024 with multiple programs on its heels in the following year. Th

Providers are doubling down on software investments, report finds

Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Healthcare providers are continuing to invest hea

Providers face racist comments in healthcare settings, ECRI finds

Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Both healthcare providers and their patients rece

Real-time surveillance sequencing shows promise for hospital outbreak detection, prevention

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have been deploying real-time whole-genome sequencing (WGS) to help monitor and curb healthcare-associated infection

Solv launches new same-day appointment booking with Carbon Health as customer - MedCity News

San Francisco-based company Solv has been focused on giving patients access to same-day appointments since it was founded in 2016. Its main objective has always

States should be allowed to regulate PBMs, according to 35 state AGs advocating in Oklahoma case - MedCity News

Thirty five state attorneys general signed an amicus brief claiming that Oklahoma state law should trump federal law in a case involving the question of who can

Stop cuts to Medicare and preserve access to home health services - MedCity News

The Covid-19 pandemic challenged the U.S. healthcare system like never before—particularly the segment of the industry that cares for seniors and people with di

Vote clears path for NYSNA to join National Nurses United

The New York State Nurses Association will affiliate with National Nurses United, expanding the ranks of the country’s largest union and professional associatio

Ware Malcomb Hires New Director For Healthcare Design - HCD Magazine

International design firm Ware Malcomb (Columbus, Ohio) has appointed Clark Pangilinan as director, healthcare design in the firm’s Irvine, Calif., office. Pang

What Europe’s COVID Wave Means for the U.S.

Winter is coming. Again. For the past two years, colder temperatures have brought seasonal COVID upticks, which turned into massive waves when ill-timed new var

What is the impact of delayed lung cancer diagnosis on outcomes?


 
 
 
 
 One would think that this question would be a relatively easy question to answer empirically: simply compare patients with delays

WHO: 500M at risk without more physical activity 

Nearly 500 million people worldwide will develop diseases due to physical inactivity between 2020 and 2030, according to a new report from the World Health Orga

2023 HCD Conference Seeks Session Speakers - HCD Magazine

The Healthcare Design Conference + Expo opened the call for presentations for the 2023 event, scheduled Nov. 4-7 in New Orleans. The annual conference, focused

6 ways to defeat physician fatigue - MedCity News

Globally, shifting patient demographics, an aging population, a substantial proportion of patients with long-term diseases, and growing health-care expenses hav

An Overview of the Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Benefit

Medicare Part D is a voluntary outpatient prescription drug benefit for people with Medicare provided through private plans that contract with the federal gover

Bright Health raises $175M to shore up shaky finances

Bright Health Group has closed a $175 million investment round as the health insurer works to stabilize its troubled finances. The insurtech sold 175,000 shares

Carrum Health, GRAIL strike up partnership to offer cancer test to employers - MedCity News

As cancer becomes the leading condition driving up employers’ costs, two companies are teaming up to combat the issue. The partnership is between digital health

COVID contributed to a quarter of maternal deaths in 2021, 2020: GAO

Maternal mortality rose during the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, with the virus contributing to a quarter of all maternal deaths in 2020 and 2021. A

Elevance Health records $1.6B profit as it braces for recession

Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. As the U.S. heads toward a possible recession, Elevance Healt

Endpoint security: The medicine required to cure healthcare’s cybersecurity woes - MedCity News

The healthcare industry has been reported as the second most targeted industry from cyberattacks. Following the business sector, healthcare sees the largest num

FDA authorizes Novavax COVID-19 vaccine for first booster dose

Novavax on Wednesday received Food and Drug Administration authorization for a booster dose of its COVID-19 vaccine. Yet unlike the bivalent mRNA vaccines curre

FDA authorizes Novavax’s Covid-19 booster, a first for a protein-based vaccine - MedCity News

Those of you who, for various reasons, have yet to get a Covid-19 booster shot now have an option that’s not a messenger RNA vaccine. The FDA on Wednesday autho

Health Care — Novavax booster dose authorized by FDA

Restaurant crew, assemble! Dressed as Power Rangers, workers at a California noodle shop were true heroes when they saved a woman who was chased and attacked by

Hospital volumes under pressure as labor crisis persists, Kaufman Hall says

Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: The healthcare workforce crisis is pressuring hos

How Ochsner Health’s RPM pilot improved outcomes for patients with diabetes, hypertension - MedCity News

Ochsner Health , a 47-hospital health system based in Louisiana, recently released the results of its digital health pilot program for Medicaid patients with hy

Investors pour $70M into Prenuvo’s speedy whole-body MRI machine - MedCity News

Prenuvo wants to transform medical imaging from something that people undergo infrequently to a process that is more like “the dentist for the rest of your body

It’s Gotten Awkward to Wear a Mask

Last week, just a couple of hours into a house-sitting stint in Massachusetts for my cousin and his wife, I received from them a flummoxed text: “Dude,” it read

Jazz Pharma joins the bispecific cancer drug chase via Zymeworks licensing deal - MedCity News

Jazz Pharmaceuticals, which has a goal of bringing at least five novel medicines to the market by the end of the decade, is adding another contender to its pipe

Kaiser reaches a deal with labor union after 10-week strike  - MedCity News

Following a 10-week strike, the National Union of Healthcare Workers and Kaiser Permanente have reached a tentative agreement for better mental health support f

Kids’ Mental Health Care Leaves Parents in Debt and in the Shadows

Yuki Noguchi, NPR News Rachel and her husband adopted Marcus out of Guatemalan foster care as a 7-month-old infant and brought him home to Lansing, Michigan. Wi

McCarthy tamps down concerns over linking Social Security, Medicare reforms to debt ceiling

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) sought to tamp down worries that a GOP majority would use raising the federal debt ceiling as leverage to secure

Molina whistleblower case moves forward after SCOTUS declines to hear challenge

Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. A whistleblower case claiming Molina Healthcare overbilled th

National Academy of Medicine publishes call-to-action for workforce well-being

Investing in mental health resources, standardizing technology usage and supporting diverse recruitment efforts are among the National Academy of Medicine's rec

Perkins Eastman Announces Healthcare Promotions - HCD Magazine

Global architecture and design firm Perkins Eastman (New York) elevated 10 healthcare sector team members to the roles of principal and associate principal. The

Sticks and Stones…

BY KIM BELLARD According to the old saying, sticks and stones may break your bones, but names can never hurt you. I’m not sure that still applies in a social me

Survey: Training, Professional Development Still Lacking In Home-Based Care

More than half of home care agencies lack defined career paths and educational resources to support the advancement of their staff. At the same time, only half

Sutter Health agrees to settlement for alleged improper billing on lab tests

Sutter Health has agreed to pay more than $13 million to settle allegations of improper billing practices, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Northe

The 3 Strategic Considerations Enhabit Has As It Grows Its Home Health Business

After completing its spinoff from Encompass Health Corporation (NYSE: EHC) in July, Enhabit Inc. (NYSE: EHAB) is full speed ahead on expanding its home health o

A Home Health Provider Agrees To Pay $22.9 Million In False Claims Act Case

The Oklahoma City-based home health provider Carter Healthcare will pay $22.9 million in order to resolve allegations that it paid physicians to induce referral

Allina Health, Flare Capital spin out startup to enable at-home care models - MedCity News

Allina Health , a 12-hospital health system based in Minneapolis, has teamed up with Flare Capital Partners to spin out a new company named Inbound Health. The

America’s Teeth Grinders Are Turning to Botox

With the pinch of a needle, cosmetic dermatologists such as Michele Green can make forehead wrinkles disappear and deep-furrowed crow’s-feet puff back out like

BHSH Spectrum Health West Michigan Orthopedic And Performance Center Project Kicks Off In Michigan - HCD Magazine

BHSH Spectrum Health West Michigan (Grandville, Mich.) broke ground on the Orthopedic Health & Performance Center in Grand Rapids, Mich. The 117,000-square-

Biden seeks to rally Democrats on abortion with call to codify Roe v. Wade

President Biden on Tuesday sought to refocus the upcoming midterm elections on the debate over abortion rights, pledging to push for a bill to codify abortion a

Biden’s biodefense strategy aims to combat future pandemics

The White House on Tuesday released its national biodefense strategy, outlining President Biden’s plan to protect the U.S. from future pandemics and biological

Black, Hispanic and Native American people more likely to be hospitalized for flu: CDC

A report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that Black, Hispanic and Native American people are more likely to be hospitalized due

Campaigning Ramps Up as South Dakota Voters Decide on Medicaid Expansion

Arielle Zionts CUSTER, S.D. — A silver minivan decorated with a large sticker reading “Love Your Neighbor Tour” recently circumnavigated South Dakota. Catholic

Centene Gave Thousands to Georgia Leaders’ Campaigns While Facing Medicaid Overbilling Questions

A health insurance giant that has paid out more than $485 million in legal settlements with states over pharmacy billing allegations has also been a major donor

Commercialization of COVID-19 Vaccines, Treatments, and Tests: Implications for Access and Coverage

In response to the unprecedented nature of the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government spent billions of dollars in emergency funds to purchase medical counte

CT, MRI prices skewed by 'flawed' employer-backed insurance: study

There is more than a 10-fold gap between the highest and lowest negotiated price for common imaging services provided at the same hospital, new research shows.

FDA, DOJ sue vape shops for ignoring warnings about illegal sales

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday said it is taking legal action against six e-cigarette manufacturers to stop them from selling and promoting t

Get ready for Open Enrollment

Open Enrollment for 2023 coverage starts November 1! Find out what you can do today to make applying easier. Here’s what you can do to prepare: Learn how to app

Health Care — Biden tries to rally Democrats around abortion  

The internet has once again fallen in love with a cat. This time, it’s a late black-and-orange cat named Toast who “was no help at all,” according to her owner.

HHS needs to update strategic national stockpile procedures, GAO report says

Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: The HHS’ current management of the strategic nati

Housing strategies for providers to better accommodate traveling nurses - MedCity News

Travel nurses have been integral to the pandemic response from the very beginning. Today, amid economic uncertainty and an ongoing nursing shortage, their impor

Is CMS’ Proposed Home Health Rate Cut Legal? Other Court Decisions Suggest No

The entire home health industry is anxiously awaiting the release of the final payment rule for 2023, which should be released by the Centers for Medicare &

Kaiser Permanente, union ink contract for mental health workers

Kaiser Permanente and the National Union of Healthcare Workers inked a proposed four-year contract Tuesday, ending the 10-week standoff between mental health wo

KFF/TheGrio Survey of Black Voters

The Survey of Black Voters, the first under a new partnership between KFF and theGrio, examines the mood and opinions of Black voters as the 2022 midterm electi

LeadingAge 2022: How Engagement Tools Create Connections in Senior Care

Personalizing Senior Care Through Engagement Platforms Presbyterian Homes of Georgia turned to Wellzesta’s engagement platform for senior care as it opened a ne

New theGrio/KFF Survey Project Examines Diverse Views of Black Voters Heading into 2022 Midterm Election

7 in 10 Worry About Voter Suppression Interfering with a Fair and Accurate Count Allen Media Group’s African American-focused news, lifestyle, and entertainment

NEW Today! Health System Patient Comms Startup Well Health Becomes Artera

Health Tech BY JESSICA DaMASSA Gotta love a new name! Well Health, arguably one of the best-funded digital front door and patient communications startups you’ve

November and beyond: Industry stakeholders weigh in on their hopes for Congress

In the event of a lame duck session, Congress should increase funding for ongoing COVID-19 needs, he said. “It’s disgraceful the coffers have run dry for many p

Once A Response To COVID-19, Hospital-At-Home Startup Inbound Health Going National

The Minneapolis-based health system Allina Health is launching a new company named Inbound Health. The startup will enable health systems and health plans to es

Oracle and Cerner start the process of marrying systems

Oracle and Cerner have begun to integrate the two companies’ systems four months after the completion of their $28.4 billion merger The companies announced init

Pharmacy benefit managers inflate drug prices and decrease competition while consumers pay the price. Does the FTC have the medicine to fix it? - MedCity News

One in four people struggle to afford their medications, and eight in 10 people say the cost of prescriptions is unreasonable. Do we really understand why? The

Planned Parenthood asks NC court to allow non-physicians to provide medication abortion to meet demand from out-of-state - MedCity News

Abortion restrictions across the South are leading to an overburdened system, and delays accessing abortion in states where abortion is legal, according to a co

SCAN creates MA plan for LGBTQ+ seniors through partnership with Included Health - MedCity News

About 2.4 million people aged 65 years and older in the U.S. identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+), according to a report by the Am

Sponsors at HLTH 2022 reflect a dynamic mix of health tech and services across the healthcare ecosystem - MedCity News

This article is part of a series sponsored by HLTH highlighting topics that will be discussed at the HLTH conference November 13-16 in Las Vegas. It’s all about

Supreme Court denies Molina's False Claims Act appeal

The Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal from Molina Healthcare that would have ended a False Claims Act lawsuit brought by a former business partner an

Viome Life Sciences snags $67M to expand DTC pipeline of at-home tests and wellness products - MedCity News

Biotechnology company Viome Life Sciences will be expanding its development of direct-to-consumer diagnostic tests and wellness products after receiving $67 mil

Watchdog says HHS reviews of emergency medicine stockpile ‘did not meet most statutory requirements’

A federal watchdog found that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) did not meet a number of requirements in maintaining the nation’s Strategic Nati

With Government Funding Running Out, Americans Could Soon Face New Challenges in Accessing COVID-19 Treatments and Testing

A new KFF brief analyzes how the accessibility and cost of COVID-19 vaccines, treatments, and tests will change after the current government supply is depleted

2022 Survey of ACA Marketplace Assister Programs and Brokers

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) expanded affordable health coverage options in the U.S., helping to reduce the number of uninsured individuals. Even so, KFF has f

After Congress Fails to Add Dental Coverage, Medicare Weighs Limited Benefit Expansion

Proposed changes in Medicare rules could soon pave the way for a significant expansion in Medicare-covered dental services, while falling short of the comprehen

As ACA Marketplace Enrollment Reaches Record High, Fewer Are Buying Individual Market Coverage Elsewhere

With Marketplace enrollment at a record high, the upcoming open enrollment period could be among the busiest yet. In addition to Marketplace enrollees renewing

Comienzan a estar disponibles audífonos de venta libre desde $199

Desde el lunes 17 de octubre, miles de consumidores podrán comprar audífonos directamente en las tiendas, y a precios dramáticamente más bajos, gracias a una le

Connected Care: How Atrium Health’s Virtual Nursing Observation Program Mitigates Clinician Burnout

With staff shortages persisting in healthcare, more care is being provided by less experienced nurses. To provide support to recent nursing graduates, Atrium He

DOJ sues Cigna alleging Medicare Advantage fraud

The Justice Department has sued Cigna for allegedly collecting tens of millions of dollars in excess Medicare payments by exaggerating its members' illnesses. T

Eyenuk raises $26M for diabetic retinopathy screening tech - MedCity News

Eyenuk , a Los Angeles company that makes technology for eye screenings, raised $26 million on Monday in a Series A funding round. The round, led by AXA IM Alts

Falling MA star ratings dog payers’ future earnings

Listen to the article 5 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Falling Medicare Advantage star ratings are pressuring payers

Gilead pays $60M to strike up another cancer drug alliance with MacroGenics - MedCity News

Gilead Sciences has expanded its cancer therapies portfolio and pipeline by striking deals and its latest one has the pharmaceutical company partnering with Mac

Health Care — Trump staffers interfered in CDC guidance, report finds

All seven members of the Korean megastar boy band BTS will be serving their mandatory time in the South Korean military, it was announced today, with plans to r

Healthcare data breaches

In 2022, there were more data breaches through the end of September than for similar periods in all previous years.

Healthcare payments: Remedy these 3 compliance risks

In healthcare, compliance burdens are numerous, high and costly—and new requirements can pop up in surprising places. The average cost for non-compliant organiz

House Democrats move to reaffirm FDA authority on abortion pill access

House Democrats on Monday introduced a resolution to reaffirm the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) authority to preempt state law and ensure patients contin

How to improve data literacy within healthcare organizations - MedCity News

The healthcare industry has been turned on its head in the last two years, and is still reeling from supply chain disruptions, staffing shortages, high rates of

How to Make Sense of This Fall’s Messy COVID Data

It is a truth universally acknowledged among health experts that official COVID-19 data are a mess right now. Since the Omicron surge last winter, case counts f

In midterm speeches, President Biden focuses on Rx drug costs to cut inflation - MedCity News

President Biden continues to center his pre-midterm speeches around the issue of prescription drug costs, with two recent West Coast talks highlighting how Demo

Is Cord-Blood Banking Worth It?

In the fall of 1988, Matthew Farrow, a 5-year-old boy with a rare blood disorder, received the world’s first transplant of umbilical-cord blood from a newborn s

LeadingAge 2022: Digital Transformation Is an Ongoing Process in Senior Care

Panelists at the LeadingAge Annual Meeting + EXPO discuss how senior care leaders can create successful digital transformation at their organizations. From left

NGM Bio’s Merck-partnered drug for vision loss disorder flunks Phase 2 test - MedCity News

NGM Biosciences’ experimental geographic atrophy therapy failed a mid-stage test, making it less likely that drug partner Merck will exercise its option on the

Northwell Health Breaks Ground On $450M Medical Pavilion In New York - HCD Magazine

Northwell Health (New Hyde Park, N.Y.) broke ground on Northwell Medical Pavilion, an outpatient care facility in New York. The $450 million, 200,000-square-foo

PE Firm Tenex Capital Reportedly Seeking Buyer For Team Select Home Care

The private equity fund Tenex Capital is reportedly seeking a buyer for Team Select Home Care, a home-based care services provider that serves the medically com

Providence targeted by Oregon consumer protection probe

Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: The Oregon Department of Justice's consumer prote

Report: What drives consumers to MA plans and others to traditional Medicare - MedCity News

Many consumers choose Medicare Advantage (MA) plans for the wider breadth of benefits, while others choose traditional Medicare for more choice in providers, a

Taking a Look at 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline Data, One Month After Launch

On July 16, 2022, the federally mandated crisis number, 988, became available to all landline and cell phone users, providing a single three-digit number to acc

The case for care management offerings for employer-sponsored health plans - MedCity News

Employers have long been invested in the health of their employees, both as a good business practice and for the overall wellbeing of their associates. Promotin

The Check Up: Ed Lovern of Ascension St. Agnes

Two and a half years in to the COVID-19 pandemic and staffing shortages remain. Health systems are paying higher prices to secure workers. Supply costs are elev

'The consumer is looking for a guide': 2 companies partner to offer OTC hearing aid counsel - MedCity News

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Do States with Easier Access to Guns have More Suicide Deaths by Firearm?

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Fauci expects to retire by end of Biden's current term

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Fauci to retire before the end of Biden’s term

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Forbes 30 Under 30 Winner Builds New Agency Management Software — Then Makes It Free 

Anyone working in care knows the challenge of being a home caregiver. For Ilya Vakhutinsky, it’s personal. Born in Ukraine, Vakhutinsky moved to the United Stat

Geographic Volatility in Home Health Spend Remains Largely Unexplained

There is financial inefficiency and waste in home health care, which is highlighted by the variation in spend across the country, according to a new study. The

Harris House Maximizes Landscape Views - HCD Magazine

The Harris House Treatment and Recovery Center is located on the bluff of the Missouri River in St. Charles, Mo. Architecture firm Arcturis (St. Louis) was aske

Health Care — Fauci to retire from government after five decades

Toy company Mattel is delving into its vaults to reintroduce brands that haven’t been seen in decades, like Big Jim and Pulsar. Should Barbie be worried? Today

Health systems eye perks of M&A post-COVID shock

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Over the past two years, the need for social distancing brought more patient care into the home. A March 2022 survey found that 76% of people who have had a tel

Idaho GOP rejects platform change allowing abortion to save woman’s life

Idaho’s Republican party on Saturday adopted language to their platform that supports the criminalization of abortion in all cases, rejecting an amendment that

Illinois-based Catholic hospital system plans to deny LGBTQ workers fertility coverage

A Catholic hospital system operating 15 hospitals and another 132 facilities in Illinois and Michigan has adopted a policy to only cover fertility treatment for

Integrated Services Of Kalamazoo Plans Behavioral Health Urgent Care - HCD Magazine

Mental health agency Integrated Services of Kalamazoo (Kalamazoo, Mich.) is planning a mental-health urgent care center in Kalamazoo, according to the website m

Liberation from memorization: How technology can improve clinical decision-making - MedCity News

Medical education and clinical practice have been based on memorization, and in the case of dermatology—on pattern recognition—for more than a century, and that

Relatient teams up with RCM company to boost provider adoption of patient engagement tech - MedCity News

As provider groups juggle the needs to address competition, staffing shortages and patients’ demand for a consumer-friendly experience, maintaining an effective

RO Model: IT strategies to help prepare for the data demands of CMS' new APM

Change, especially in the context of healthcare IT systems and processes, can be difficult to design and implement. But it also provides an opportunity to take

Rural hospitals struggle to maintain obstetrics services

A rural hospital in the Midwest is weighing whether it can continue to care for pregnant women in its community. The hospital performs 80 deliveries per year, a

Sending A Call For Innovation In Healthcare Design - HCD Magazine

When I started my career in the 1980s, the healthcare design industry was on the cusp of dynamic change and the beginning of a “golden age.” At the time, there

The Check Up: Dr. Kevin Menes, an independent emergency physician

Gun violence has targeted hospitals and staff at the same time that clinicians are having to respond to victims. Dr. Kevin Menes, an independent emergency physi

What is the Enhancing Oncology Model (EOM)?

The Oncology Care Model (OCM) is dead. The Oncology Care Model was a voluntary, alternative payment model (APM), that “included financial and performance accoun

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After a remarkable 100-year run, the FCC is officially closing the door on traditional analog copper POTS (Plain Old Telephone Service), the standard telephone

Abortion fight comes to Senate, House floors

Legislative battles over abortion access are heating up in the House and Senate as Democrats look to raise pressure on Republicans. A round of bills aimed at pr

Adventist teams up with Emcara Health to deploy field care teams for Medi-Cal members - MedCity News

Like many health systems, Roseville, California-based Adventist Health is pursuing a mission to make healthcare accessible for everyone. Accomplishing this visi

BA.5 spurs new calls to fund next-generation COVID-19 vaccines

The rise of the BA.5 variant is spurring new calls for funding for an Operation Warp Speed 2.0 to accelerate development of next-generation COVID-19 vaccines th

DC mayor estimates districts needs 100K monkeypox vaccine doses

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Experts divided on whether taking Juul off market would dent teen vaping

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How health plans can improve member experience through consumerized data - MedCity News

It isn’t surprising that many health plans are quickly updating their models to improve provider data inaccuracies, enable members to find the right care, and a

In A Declining Consumer Tech Spending Forecast, Consumer Health Tech Will Grow in 2022: Reading the CTA Tea Leaves - HealthPopuli.com

Supply chain challenges, inflation, and plummeting consumer economic sentiment are setting the stage for a decline in consumer electronics revenues for 2022. Ho

New COVID Vaccines Will be Ready This Fall. America Won’t.

Not so long ago, America’s next COVID fall looked almost tidy. Sure, cases might rise as the weather chills and dries, and people flock indoors. But Pfizer and

Florida ice cream company recalls products considered ‘potential source’ of listeria outbreak

A Florida-based ice cream company is recalling its products because they could be tied to a recent listeria outbreak, a company announcement posted on the Food

Professional Profile: Megan Kalina, EDAC, CID, LEED AP

In a previous posts, we explored the idea of evidence-based design, the place where science and aesthetics join forces to help patients and healthcare professio

After Roe: Options to Address Medicaid Coverage Policy Related to Maternal and Child Health

The Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade turned the spotlight on state abortion policies and the health and economic wellbeing of women and children a

American Hospital Association Slams ‘Unworkable’ Unified Post-Acute Payment Model Draft

A draft version of Medicare’s unified post-acute care payment model dropped earlier this month. Already, health care stakeholders are describing the plan as an

As big pharma loses interest in new antibiotics, infections are only growing stronger

Forget COVID-19, monkeypox, and other viruses for the moment and consider another threat troubling infectious disease specialists: common urinary tract infectio

Biden tells Dems to quickly pass package with ACA subsidies

President Joe Biden seemed to bow Friday to Sen. Joe Manchin's demand for a slimmed-down economic package, telling Democrats to quickly push the measure through

Grassley: It would be ‘unconstitutional’ to curb travel for abortions

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) this week said that it would be “unconstitutional” to restrict travel for abortions, suggesting that not all Republicans agree with

Health Care — Biden tells Senate to move on health bill

Tiger Woods missed the cut at the British Open, but received a thunderous ovation from the crowd at his final hole — possibly his final time playing competitive

Hospital outpatient providers could see $6.2B pay bump in 2023

Hospital outpatient providers could see a $6.2 billion increase in Medicare reimbursements next year under a proposed rule issued Friday. In addition, the draft

House passes bills to protect abortion access following Roe reversal

The House on Friday passed two bills aimed at protecting access to abortion, marking the chamber’s first legislative attempts at safeguarding the procedure afte

New baby? You may have new coverage options

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Novartis turns to algorithms developer Anumana to apply AI to cardio conditions - MedCity News

Novartis’s main offerings for cardiovascular disease are drugs prescribed as a response to symptoms. However, heart problems can develop years before signs appe

Nurse Midwives Step Up to Provide Prenatal Care After Two Rural Hospitals Shutter Birthing Centers

MUSCATINE, Iowa — Bailee Tordai, who was 33 weeks into her pregnancy, barely made it to the prenatal checkup. Her clunky old Jeep couldn’t complete the 2-mile t

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Healthcare’s workforce crisis is far from over, with experts saying very few providers will be able hire themselves out of the employment dearth. It’s more impo

Quickbite Interviews: Accolade

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Rubio, Mace introduce bill expanding access to resources for pregnant women

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) introduced legislation seeking to offer expanded resources to pregnant women Thursday, including a websit

Sanford Behavioral Health Opens Eating Disorder Treatment Center - HCD Magazine

Regional mental health treatment center Sanford Behavioral Health (Marne, Mich.) has opened a standalone residential eating disorder treatment center in Marne.

StartUPDATES: New developments from healthcare startups - MedCity News

What could Ubuntu mean for health equity? Equiva CEO Nir Altman ponders this question in a recent blog post, citing an article titled Ubuntu Philosophy in Healt

Texas sues HHS over emergency abortion guidance

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit in federal court Thursday over the Biden administration’s recent guidance specifying that abortions must be pr

These are the lawmakers who voted against their parties on abortion bills

A number of lawmakers voted against their parties Friday on two bills to protect abortion access, which the House passed exactly three weeks after the Supreme C

Tips for Senior Care Organizations on Upgrading Their Network Infrastructure

It’s also important that senior care leadership and IT teams work with staff and residents to ensure the technology implementation is successful. Organizations

TriHealth Refreshes Campus With Garden Setting - HCD Magazine

In mapping out a vision for TriHealth’s Harold M. and Eugenia S. Thomas Comprehensive Care Center in Cincinnati, architecture firm GBBN (Cincinnati) and landsca

U.S. regulators clear way for more monkeypox vaccine shipments

Earlier this week, New York city's system for scheduling vaccination appointments crashed due to online traffic. The U.S. government has shipped 132,000 doses o

Voices: Paul Pino, Chief Development and Analytics Officer, Co-Founder, Integrated Home care Services, Inc.

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What are the Implications of the Overturning of Roe v. Wade for Racial Disparities?

Introduction Women of color have much at stake in the June 2022 Supreme Court ruling in the case Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization . The decision ove

‘American Diagnosis’: A Tribal Court in California Works to Heal Family Separation

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Americans’ Challenges with Health Care Costs

For many years, KFF polling has found that the high cost of health care is a burden on U.S. families, and that health care costs factor into decisions about ins

FDA delay means BeiGene, Novartis must wait longer for cancer drug decision - MedCity News

BeiGene is a relative latecomer to immuno-oncology, and the China-based company’s efforts to bring its first such drug to the U.S. market will have to wait a li

FDA warns synthetic vaping companies, but sidesteps total crackdown

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday sidestepped a major crackdown on companies that make popular synthetic nicotine products, drawing ire from D

HCA Florida Gulf Coast Hospital To Add Standalone ED - HCD Magazine

HCA Florida Gulf Coast Hospital in Panama City, Fla., an affiliate of HCA Florida Healthcare, has started construction on the new HCA Florida Breakfast Point SM

Health Care — GOP senator blocks abortion travel protections

Today in health care, a GOP senator blocked a bill seeking to protect interstate travel for abortions as legislative fights heat up on the issue. Welcome to Ove

Healthcare's newest pivot: consumer identity as the cornerstone of digital health

Digital-transformation programs at leading healthcare institutions that I work with are increasingly focused on two things: how to increase revenues and how to

How Happify Health Became Twill: Inside the New Biz Model & What’s Next

By JESSICA DaMASSA, WTF HEALTH Mental health digital therapeutics startup Happify Health has spent the past 5 years quietly ‘self-actualizing’ into a brand-new,

Indiana AG threatens license of doctor who provided abortion to 10-year-old rape victim

Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita (R) says he will be looking into the licensure of the physician who provided abortion services to a 10-year-old Ohio rape v

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Life After ‘Roe’ Is … Confusing

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Latest Data on COVID-19 Vaccinations by Race/Ethnicity

As of this week, federal data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that 78% of the total population in the United States have received

M4A as a Swing Issue

BY MIKE MAGEE “ There ’ s common ground there—not the warm belonging of full creedal agreement, perhaps, but a place, even a welcoming place, where we can stand

Medicaid’s New Option to Extend Postpartum Coverage for 12 Months Could Prevent Hundreds of Thousands of Enrollees from Losing Coverage in the Months After Delivery

A new KFF analysis finds that hundreds of thousands of people are disenrolled from Medicaid each year after giving birth, which could be prevented if all states

Megadeals lift healthcare M&A revenues to record in Q2

Dive Brief: Healthcare mergers reached a record-high $19.2 billion in total transacted revenue in the second quarter of this year, led by the planned tie-up of

Molina to pay $150M for Wisconsin Medicaid firm in latest acquisition

Dive Brief: Molina Healthcare said Wednesday that it has agreed to pay $150 million to acquire My Choice Wisconsin, continuing the Long Beach, California-based

Payer Diversification Increasingly Important Amid Gloomy Home Health Reimbursement Landscape

Here I am, yet again, writing about the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) proposed rule for the home health care industry. But it’s no sm

Pharmacies can't discriminate on reproductive health scripts

The Biden administration is warning pharmacies not to discriminate against women who may seek reproductive health prescriptions, including some that might be in

Physician documentation is a different problem than you think it is - MedCity News

It’s an open secret within the physician community but may not be widely known: Doctors spend more time documenting and updating a patient’s electronic health r

Rehab Hospital Uses Landscape As Healing Tool - HCD Magazine

The Craig H. Neilsen Rehabilitation Hospital at the University of Utah Health Sciences Campus is part of a transformation project to create a new “heart” of the

Rural hospital rescue program is met with skepticism from administrators

In West Texas, the tiny hospital in Crosbyton has only two beds, and they’re not always occupied. “We rarely admit patients,” said Steve Beck, chief executive o

RxBenefits, Tria Health form partnership for proactive diabetes care - MedCity News

RxBenefits, a pharmacy benefits company, and Tria Health, a chronic condition and medication management company, have launched a new partnership to improve diab

San Francisco at risk of an ‘uncontrolled monkeypox spread,’ lawmaker says

California Sen. Scott Wiener (D) said the city of San Francisco is veering toward a public health crisis due to the uncontrolled spread of the monkeypox virus i

Sentara Healthcare To Break Ground On New Facility - HCD Magazine

Sentara Healthcare (Norfolk, Va.) is planning a new hospital and MOB at the Sentara Albemarle Regional Health campus in Elizabeth City, N.C., according to the w

States prep for 988 mental health hotline's national debut

A three-digit mental health crisis line launches Saturday with the ambitious goals of reducing emergency department visits and encounters with law enforcement a

Texas sues feds over emergency abortions guidance

A federal effort to support access to emergency abortions met its first legal challenge Thursday when Texas challenged the policy in court. The Health and Human

The BA.5 Wave Is What COVID Normal Looks Like

After two-plus years of erupting into distinguishable peaks, the American coronavirus-case curve has a new topography: a long, never-ending plateau. Waves are n

The Key Problems with Medicare’s Home Health Benefit

Home-based care services are a crucial element of medical care. Despite this fact, issues surrounding accessibility have hindered the Medicare home health benef

1 in 5 Americans received surprise bills despite law, many lack health insurance literacy, reports find - MedCity News

Skyrocketing medical bills and a lack of understanding in the healthcare system is putting financial stress on Americans in 2022, several recent reports have fo

AMA Survey on Telehealth


 
 
 
 
 The American Medical Association surveyed its members between November and December of 2021 to examine their current use of telehe

At-Home Care Company Papa Lays Off 15% Of Workforce

Papa, a company that provides in-home companionship services for older adults and their families, has laid off 15% of its workforce. Its CEO, Andrew Parker, ann

BA.5 variant’s spread sparks concerns about contagiousness, hospitalizations

Concerns are rising over a new omicron subvariant that is even more highly transmissible, called BA.5. The new subvariant has risen to be a majority of COVID-19

Cancer care poses challenges for employers; Transcarent shares vision for how it can help - MedCity News

Cancer remains the second-leading cause of death for adults in the U.S. after heart disease, with more than 1.75 million new cases reported in 2019 and 599,589

Health Care — HHS: Don’t refuse contraception, abortion meds

The biggest supermoon of this year will be rising tonight — the “Buck Supermoon” — so not only will the night sky be shinier, but the moon will also be ever so

Health Costs Associated with Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Postpartum Care

Pregnancy is one of the most common reasons for a hospitalization among non-elderly people. In addition to the cost of the birth itself, pregnancy care also inv

HHS: Pharmacists can’t deny patients legally prescribed abortion drugs

The Biden administration on Wednesday said retail pharmacies and pharmacists must provide patients with the medication they were legally prescribed even if it c

How the spread of Catholic-owned healthcare facilities may complicate access to reproductive care

The 10 largest Catholic systems operate about 860 urgent cares, 385 ambulatory surgery centers and about 280 physician groups, according to the report. Catholic

Memory Health CEO shares approach to combating Alzheimer's disease - MedCity News

As part of his company’s efforts to develop a treatment for Alzheimer’s disease, Memory Health CEO Edward Shehab is convinced that prevention is the best approa

Molina to buy Wisconsin insurer for $150M

Molina Healthcare plans to acquire a Medicaid managed care organization in Wisconsin for about $150 million, the insurer said Wednesday. Under terms of the agre

Money and Guns Are the Top Two Sources of Anxiety in America This Summer - HealthPopuli.com

Inflation and the fear of economic recession were the top two causes of anxiety in America, followed by gun violence, in June 2022. Moms and Hispanic adults, in

Monkeypox vaccine appointment website crashes in New York City

New York City’s monkeypox vaccine appointment website crashed on Tuesday “due to overwhelming traffic,” the city announced as the nation sees an uptick in cases

Monoclonal antibodies are the way out of the Covid-19 pandemic - MedCity News

As the world sees the Covid-19 death toll reaches nearly 15 million, the need for treatments that are safe and effective is more important than ever. While anti

More women voicing disapproval of Supreme Court abortion ruling: poll

A majority of women are voicing their disapproval over the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade in a ruling last month. A new Morning Consult/Politi

NewYork-Presbyterian invests $15M in AI partnership

NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital has struck a partnership with two Cornell University institutions to develop artificial-intelligence tools for cardiovascular care

Northwell pours $10M into Brightline as it, other providers aim to address pediatric mental health crisis - MedCity News

The pandemic has spawned seriously negative mental health implications for people of all ages, especially children and teens . Brightline , a telehealth company

Orlando Health Plans New Hospital, Wellness Campus - HCD Magazine

Nonprofit healthcare organization Orlando Health (Orlando, Fla.) is planning a new hospital and wellness campus in the Wiregrass Ranch master-planned community

Patients With Epilepsy Navigate Murky Unregulated CBD Industry

In 2013, Tonya Taylor was suicidal because her epileptic seizures persisted despite taking a long list of medications. Then a fellow patient at a Denver neurolo

Quickbite Interviews: NeuroFlow

Health Tech I was at the AHIP conference in Vegas late last month and caught up with a number of CEOs & execs for some quick bite interviews — around 5 mins

Security technology for tracking medical devices and medicine inventory

A crucial part of the medical industry is that medical devices and medicine inventories must be kept secure and safe . Using security technology is the best way

Solving the nursing crisis starts with psychological safety - MedCity News

If you’ve turned on the evening news, read a newspaper headline, or skimmed TikTok on your phone, you know that the nursing crisis is being felt everywhere. It’

‘The Patient Will See You Now’: Aetna’s CMO Explores Home Health Care’s Future

CVS Health (NYSE: CVS) is one of the most influential health care entities in the United States. It having the health insurance giant Aetna underneath its umbre

Views: Do You Manage Your Data, Or Does it Manage You? 3 Ways to Know

You don’t know what you don’t know. And for home-based care providers working toward accreditation from The Joint Commission, manually pulling, organizing and a

Why Senior Living and Post-Acute Care Organizations Should Invest in Updated Network Infrastructure

Evolving Expectations for Networking in Senior Care Having an upgraded network infrastructure to better support residents or patients allows them to maintain th

Why you shouldn’t skip meals to lose weight

Whether you’re doing it on accident because of a busy schedule or on purpose because of a bulging waistline, skipping meals is not the best way to lose weight a

Women who Give Birth Incur Nearly $19,000 in Additional Health Costs, Including $2,854 More that They Pay Out of Pocket

The health care costs associated with pregnancy and childbirth average almost $19,000, including $2,854 paid out-of-pocket, a new KFF analysis of large employer

Abortion Decision Renews Questions About Employer Access to Health Information

The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling overturning Roe v. Wade has led to new questions about privacy protections for health information about an individual’s use of r

Abortion ruling creating health care ‘chaos,’ Senate panel warned

The Supreme Court’s decision to strike down the constitutional right to abortion is creating “chaos” in the health care sector as some states see a spike in wom

Amazon, research center partner on cancer vaccine

Amazon will collaborate with the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center in Seattle on an FDA-approved clinical trial for a cancer vaccine. According to a filing with Nat

‘An Arm and a Leg’: One ER Doctor Grapples With the Inequities of American Health Care

Dan Weissmann Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen. Click here for a transcript of the episode. Dr. Thomas Fisher, an emergency room physician at a

Antibiotic-resistant infections rose in hospitals during pandemic, CDC data shows

Dive Brief: Hospital-acquired, antibiotic-resistant infections grew 15% from 2019 to 2020, according to data out Tuesday from the Centers for Disease Control an

Areteia gets $350M to turn failed ALS drug into a therapy for severe asthma - MedCity News

The available treatments for eosinophilic asthma come with a wide range of side effect risks. Areteia Therapeutics is developing an oral therapy designed to mat

Building Data Capacity for Patient-Centered Outcomes Research


 
 
 
 
 What types of data capacity does the National Academies believe are needed to improve patient-centered outcomes research (PCOR), p

Danger Ahead. Good

BY KIM BELLARD I saw a great quote by Alfred North Whitehead the other day: “ It is the business of the future to be dangerous .” Now, I was a math major many y

Digital health funding is cooling down

Dive Brief: The digital health sector appears to be cooling down, with startups in the once-hot industry raising less money and undergoing fewer mergers and acq

Fauci: Take new subvariant seriously, but don’t ‘let it disrupt our lives’

Anthony Fauci, the government’s top infectious disease expert, said Tuesday that a new omicron subvariant on the rise is something to take seriously but should

Harrison County Community Hospital Plans Replacement Facility In Missouri - HCD Magazine

Harrison County Community Hospital in Bethany, Mo., is planning to build a replacement facility in Bethany, according to the website kttn.com. The $62 million p

Inside Vida Health’s Move Into Musculoskeletal Care

Health Tech By JESSICA DaMASSA, WTF HEALTH In the ‘point solution versus platform’ debate, mark another score for integration as Vida Health jumps into the musc

Judge allows abortions to resume in Louisiana

A federal judge has ruled that abortion services can resume in the state of Louisiana, blocking the state’s from enforcing its so-called trigger ban. Judge Dona

Key Facts on Abortion in the United States

On June 24, 2022, the Supreme Court issued a ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization that overturned the constitutional right to abortion as well

La neumonía adquirida en el hospital está matando pacientes. Aunque es fácil de prevenir

Hace cuatro años, cuando Karen Giuliano fue admitida en un hospital de Boston para una cirugía de reemplazo de cadera, recibió una caja rosa con artículos de to

Mid-year 2022: 20M patients' data exposed in healthcare breaches

A breach at software company Eye Care Leaders in December potentially affected nearly 1.3 million patients at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. Eye

Moving Analytics raises $20M to scale customer base for cardiac telehealth program - MedCity News

Moving Analytics , an Irvine, California-based telehealth startup that provides remote cardiac rehab, recently announced it has raised $20 million in Series A f

No. 2 Senate Democrat explains his change of heart on abortion

Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, detailed his change of heart on abortion laws on Tuesday after GOP members of the com

Page, EYP Merge Firms - HCD Magazine

Multidisciplinary design, architecture, and engineering firm Page (Washington, D.C.) has acquired interdisciplinary design firm EYP (Albany, N.Y.). The firms wi

Proposed Payment Rule Could Trigger $18B Cumulative Cut to Medicare Home Health Reimbursement

The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has not proposed a negative aggregate payment adjustment for home health agencies for the following

Supreme Court's EPA ruling jeopardizes healthcare regulations

Healthcare regulations could be thrown into question following a Supreme Court decision last month that curtails a different agency's authority to interpret law

Supreme Court's EPA ruling jeoparizes healthcare regulations

Healthcare regulations could be thrown into question following a Supreme Court decision last month that curtails a different agency's authority to interpret law

The U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)

Key Facts Although the U.S. has been involved in efforts to address the global AIDS crisis since the mid-1980s, the creation of the President’s Emergency Plan f

Tracking state abortion bans in the US

On June 24, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, ending the constitutional right to abortion and jeopardizing abortion access in more than 20 states. Hours

What color should your urine be?

Your urine’s got a message for you. Urine is a part of daily life. Because it’s so routine, we probably don’t pay too much attention to what comes out when we e

Why newborn babies need a Vitamin K shot at birth

As a parent, there are tons of newfound feelings the moment your baby is born into the world. There is joy, happiness and excitement for the future. At the same

Challenge in HTA for gene therapies


 
 
 
 
 Last month, the Office of Health Economics published a report titled “Health Technology Assessment of Gene Therapies: Are Our Meth

Colorado’s Efforts Are Not Enough to Solve Its Ozone Problem

A year after health officials issued a record number of alerts for high ozone levels on Colorado’s Front Range, federal and state officials are trying to rein i

CVS names executive to new chief data, tech officer role

Name: Tilak Mandadi New title: EVP and chief data, digital and technology officer, CVS Health Previous title: Chief strategy, innovation and technology officer,

De Blasio calls on federal government to ramp up access to monkeypox vaccines

Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) urged the federal government Monday to ramp up access to monkeypox vaccines as cases of the virus continue to rise

Elks Children’s Eye Clinic Creates Landscape Design For All - HCD Magazine

As the landscape architect for a sensory garden at Elks Children’s Eye Clinic in Portland, Ore., Mayer/Reed (Portland) considered ways to create a welcoming env

FDA receives application for first over-the-counter birth control pill

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Monday received an application for the first over-the counter birth control pill. The move came as the Supreme Court’s

Health Care — FDA to review first over-the-counter birth control pill

We’ll probably reach a global population of 8 billion by the end of this year, at least according to the United Nations. In health news, the Food and Drug Admin

Herbicide chemical linked to cancer found in majority of urine samples in CDC study

A new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study revealed a common herbicide chemical linked to cancer was detected in the majority of urine samples

House oversight committee launches investigation into reproductive health data collection

Dive Brief: The House Oversight Committee has launched an investigation into how companies are handling sensitive health data in the wake of the Supreme Court’s

Making the future of healthcare work with the Veradigm network

The healthcare ecosystem – including healthcare providers, biopharma, payers, along with both federal and state government – are moving toward the shared goal o

Medi-Cal’s Reliance on Prisoners to Make Cheaper Eyeglasses Proves Shortsighted

Colleen DeGuzman To dodge hefty costs for eyewear, California’s health insurance program for low-income people, Medi-Cal, has an innovative strategy: It contrac

Medicaid Financial Eligibility in Pathways Based on Old Age or Disability in 2022: Findings from a 50-State Survey

Medicaid is an important source of health and long-term care coverage for seniors and people with disabilities. The Medicaid pathways in which eligibility is ba

Mobility and Automation in Advanced Wound Care Improve Patient Outcomes

Through the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, experts say that surgical and chronic wound care became a challenge, as many patients recovered at home and receive

Optum forms joint venture with healthcare media group

Optum has partnered with media company Red Ventures to combine consumer healthcare news and information with online pharmacy and telehealth services. The joint

Optum, Red Ventures Reportedly Forming Consumer Health JV

In an under-the-radar move, UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) has been combining Optum Health assets with Red Ventures’ health care portfolio to create a new consu

Over-the-counter birth control? Drugmaker seeks FDA approval

For the first time, a pharmaceutical company has asked for permission to sell a birth control pill over the counter in the U.S. HRA Pharma's application on Mond

Pennsylvania Gov. Wolf, nursing homes come to agreement to boost staff

Nursing home trade associations said Monday they have come to an agreement to boost staffing levels at the facilities along with legislation newly signed by Gov

Signify Health Exits CMS’s BPCI-A Program, Turns Attention to Home-Focused Segment

In order to capitalize off its growth, Signify Health Inc. (NYSE: SGFY) will be shifting its focus to its home and community services business, the company anno

Supreme Court to decide if Medicaid providers, patients can sue states

A federal court's ruling that a Chicago hospital can sue the state Medicaid agency for allegedly failing to ensure proper payment from private insurers sets the

Tebra raises $72M to scale its operating system for independent practices - MedCity News

As physician practices work to modernize their technology and become more consumer-focused, their efforts are often complicated by a sea of vendors selling poin

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The Supreme Court on Friday formally overturned its 49-year-old landmark Roe v. Wade decision, and with it ended a half-century of constitutionally guaranteed a

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Mayo Clinic, UnitedHealthcare reach Medicare Advantage network agreement

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Supreme Court dialysis ruling sets stage for coverage limits

A Supreme Court decision that greenlighted a private health plan's limited dialysis coverage may set the stage for other insurers to cut pay for kidney care and

The 2022 US Health System Report Card: Pretty Terrific If You Live in Hawaii or Massachusetts - HealthPopuli.com

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Almost one-third say abortion ban would make state less desirable as a place to live: poll

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As the U.S. Prepares to Launch a National Three-Digit Number for the Mental Health Crisis Hotline in July, Data Show Suicide Death Rates Increased in the Decade from 2010 to 2020, Especially Among People of Color

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Athira Alzheimer’s drug fails mid-stage, but the biotech still eyes a Phase 3 path - MedCity News

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Bipartisan pair of senators unveils bill to lower insulin costs

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Novartis picks Precision Bio to bring in vivo gene editing meds to blood disorders - MedCity News

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Aiming to catch Alnylam, AstraZeneca & Ionis plan FDA filing for rare disease drug - MedCity News

AstraZeneca plunked down $200 million to share in the development of an Ionis Pharmaceuticals drug in late-stage clinical testing for a rare disease affecting t

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Buy and bust: When private equity comes for rural hospitals - MedCity News

When the new corporate owners of two rural hospitals in Mexico, Missouri, suddenly announced they would stop admitting patients one Friday in March, Kayla Schud

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Watch: She Almost Died. The $250K Debt Took Their House.

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Health Care — Florida COVID fight ramps up

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With a number of home health regulatory changes coming once the calendar flips to 2023, agencies are focusing on getting a head start adjusting their staff to c

PHOTO TOUR: M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital – Inpatient Expansion - HCD Magazine

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Report: Most health plans are struggling to provide a coherent online experience for members - MedCity News

The health insurance industry has historically struggled with low rates of customer satisfaction and loyalty. A new report suggests health plans are doing littl

The Check Up: Dr. Alex Jahangir of Vanderbilt Medical Center

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U.S. opens COVID vaccine to little kids; shots begin this week

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Will Oracle save the day with its EHR database?

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Ethical research using government administrative data - The Medical Care Blog

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Biden adviser Jake Sullivan tests positive for COVID-19

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Biden calls greenlighting of COVID-19 vaccines for children under 5 a ‘monumental step’

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CDC panel votes to recommend COVID-19 vaccines for children under 5

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DeSantis escalates feud with White House

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I Got Stuck in the Yellowstone Floods

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In a Heat Wave (and Heating Up Prices), Ice Cream and Health Top of Mind - McKinsey Update - HealthPopuli.com

With temperatures over 90 degrees in Brussels today, In Chez S-Kahn, we’ve got fans running, iced coffee brewing, and ice cream on our minds. Thanks to McKinsey

Journalists Dig Deep on Medical Debt and the Boundaries of AI in Health Care

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Meet Modern Healthcare's 2022 50 Most Influential Clinical Executives

The healthcare industry continues to grapple with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, including caregiver burnout, staff shortages and financial challenges. B

These cities, states have said they won’t enforce an abortion ban

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Walensky signs off on Pfizer, Moderna COVID vaccines for children under 5

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Clyburn hits DeSantis: Reverse or explain ‘inexplicable’ decision over child COVID-19 vaccines

House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-S.C.) demanded that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) reverse or explain his decision after he declined to order COVID-19 vacci

CVS appoints new chief strategy officer

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FDA authorizes 1st COVID-19 shots for infants, preschoolers

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Health Care — COVID vaccines for kids take another step forward

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#HealthTechDeals Episode 36| Sana Health, Sesame, Bardavon, Peerwell, Aidoc

Health Tech It’s the scandal inside the scandal, and we’ve got the scoop! Check out this episode of Health Tech Deals to learn more about Facebook, health data,

Hendy Associates Expands Healthcare, Wellness Studio - HCD Magazine

Interior architecture and workplace planning firm H. Hendy Associates in Newport Beach, Calif., announced the expansion of its healthcare and wellness studio. K

Home health agencies could see $810M pay cut next year

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Pharma under the microscope as FTC considers new ways to review acquisitions

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Report: Whistleblower accuses CVS of “calculated and widespread” drug pricing scheme targeting elderly patients - MedCity News

CVS Health intentionally prevented certain Medicare beneficiaries from accessing less expensive, generic prescriptions, according to a whistleblower lawsuit fro

Simone Healthcare Development, Catholic Health Break Ground On New York Project - HCD Magazine

Real estate investment company Simone Healthcare Development (Bronx, N.Y.) and integrated health system Catholic Health (Buffalo, N.Y.) are partnering on a new

States Extend Medicaid for New Mothers — Even as They Reject Broader Expansion

Until last year, Georgia’s Medicaid coverage for new moms with low incomes lasted 60 days. That meant the Medicaid benefits of many women expired before they co

The looming insolvency of Medicare's Hospital Trust Fund

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‘The Stability of Home Health Care Is at Risk’: CMS Proposes 4.2% Decrease to Provider Payments in 2023 - Home Health Care News

The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its FY 2023 home health proposed payment rule late Friday. It comes with a decrease to paym

UK: 50 new monkeypox cases in biggest epidemic beyond Africa

LONDON (AP) — British health officials reported another 50 cases of monkeypox across the country on Friday, for a total of 574 cases. That makes the U.K.’s outb

Wanted: More nurses in the C-suite

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Watch: Still Paying Off Bills From Twins’ Birth. The Kids Are 10 Now.

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What is "Easy to Clean"?

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With $110M in new funds, Aidoc is branching out of radiology - MedCity News

Aidoc , a startup best known for providing AI-powered decision support software for radiologists, is branching out of the radiology market. The Tel Aviv-based c

26 Democrats call on Biden to expand vaccine cooperation with Cuba

A group of House Democrats is urging the Biden administration to further soften sanctions against Cuba to aid distribution of the Caribbean nation’s COVID-19 va

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On April 22, 2022, Master Chief Petty Officer Russell Smith, the Navy’s highly decorated top enlisted leader, addressed crew members on the USS George Washingto

Anti-vaccine doctor sentenced to prison for Capitol riot

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DeSantis: Florida won’t provide state resources for giving COVID shots to kids under 5

Florida will not dedicate any state resources to vaccinating young children against COVID-19, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) said Thursday. Responding to a question foll

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KFF’s Kaiser Health News (KHN) and NPR today launched a yearlong investigative project that explores the scale, impact, and causes of the health care debt crisi

KFF’s Kaiser Health News and NPR Launch Diagnosis: Debt, a Yearlong Reporting Partnership Exploring the Scale, Impact, and Causes of the Health Care Debt Crisis in America

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KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Closing In on Covid Vaccines for ‘The Littles’

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MedPAC Lays Out Plan to Streamline Medicare Alternative Payment Models - Home Health Care News

The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) is, once again, calling for federal policymakers to streamline alternative payment models within the Medicare

More than 400,000 bottles of over-the-counter medication recalled due to issues with child-proofing

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Northside Hospital Gwinnett Starts $400M Expansion In Georgia - HCD Magazine

Northside Hospital Gwinnett in Lawrenceville, Ga., broke ground on a $400 million expansion project, according to an article is wbstv.com . The project will inc

November will bring political change. Will it also change drug prices and PDUFA? - MedCity News

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There are many holy grails in the healthcare world: solving interoperability issues, achieving health equity and a universal patient record. Grail, the liquid b

Project seeks to chart regulatory paths for digital products - MedCity News

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Roper St. Francis Hospital Plans $193M Expansion - HCD Magazine

Roper St. Francis Healthcare’s (Charleston, S.C.) Roper St. Francis Berkeley Hospital in Summerville, S.C., is planning to more than double in size within four

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Health Care — WHO to decide if monkeypox is a health emergency

For those who crave pizza-related news, Little Caesars is now the official pizza sponsor for the NFL, replacing Pizza Hut, which has held the position for four

Healthcare access, racial disparities, guns and climate - U.S. doctors are worried about some big social issues

Doctors heads and hearts are jammed with concerns beyond curing patients’ medical conditions: U.S. physicians are worried about big social issues, according to

Home Health Providers in HHVBP Demo States Struggled to Achieve Financial Upside - Home Health Care News

Despite being a significant regulatory change to the home health care industry, some providers aren’t so sure whether the Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (HH

How to Use ServiceNow Tools to Drive Digital Transformation for Healthcare Organizations

To focus on that kind of work, healthcare organizations can leverage ServiceNow to simplify and optimize IT operations by merging core operational functions int

I heart coffee: Coffee’s health effects on the heart

You wake up tired, but you know that you’ve got something to look forward to. It’s not your morning commute, your day at work or getting the kids to school on t

Is making mRNA vaccines for infectious diseases profitable?


 
 
 
 
 COVID-19 vaccines have had a huge beneficial impact on patient health. One study found that between December 2020 and June 2021, C

Medicaid Postpartum Coverage Extension Tracker

The Medicaid program finances about 4 in 10 births in the U.S. Federal law requires states to provide pregnancy-related Medicaid coverage through 60 days postpa

Monkeypox Vaccines Are Too Gnarly for the Masses

In the past three years, the world has weathered two very different global outbreaks, caused by two very different pathogens, under two sets of very different c

Navigating chemotherapy: How to prepare and what to expect during chemo

When you need chemotherapy as a part of your cancer treatment, it’s normal to have many questions and fears. What will my treatment entail? Will I lose my hair?

Q&A With COTA’s C.K. Wang on Addressing Disparities in Oncology

Miami Cancer Institute, part of Baptist Health South Florida, is working with real-world data and analytics company COTA Inc. to better understand how certain p

RWJBarnabas Health scraps hospital acquisition deal

Dive Brief: RWJBarnabas Health said Tuesday it will no longer acquire Saint Peter's Healthcare System after the Federal Trade Commission sued to block the deal.

SDoH in Queer Hotspots and Coldspots - The Medical Care Blog

Happy Pride month! In this post, I’d like to share about a research project in progress that is relevant to the LGBTQ+ community. This post may also be interest

Sleep Deprivation

Remember the time when you promised yourself that today will be the last all-nighter you pull for this one last assignment? Well, the only thing you were pushin

The great digital health reset – and how IT leaders should plan for what's next

Back in 2020, in the immediate wake of the pandemic, we were celebrating the coming of age of digital health – the 25X to 50X increase in telehealth visits, the

U.S. Summary of the 75th World Health Assembly

At the 75th World Health Assembly (WHA75), against the backdrop of the pandemic that has caused the tragic loss of more than 6 million lives worldwide due to CO