62 Organizations Call on Congress to Advance 4 Medicare Reforms
The AMA and 61 healthcare organizations are urging Congress to advance four Medicare reforms to…
62 Organizations Call on Congress to Advance 4 Medicare Reforms
The AMA and 61 healthcare organizations are urging Congress to advance four Medicare reforms to stabilize physician payments and protect patient access to care. The post 62 Organizations Call on Congress to Advance 4 Medicare Reforms appeared first on MedCity News.
Pfizer Deal With Blackstone Secures Up to $1.5B to Bankroll GLP-1 Drug Trials
Blackstone Life Sciences is placing a bet on Pfizer’s berobenatide, a GLP-1 drug designed for monthly dosing. This GLP-1 drug comes from Metsera, which Pfizer acquired last year in a $10 billion deal. The post Pfizer Deal With Blackstone Secures Up to $1.5B to Bankroll GLP-1 Drug Trials appeared first on MedCity News.
Is AI Really Saving Hospitals Money? A New Study Raises Questions About the Cost of AI-Driven Care
Healthcare systems are investing in AI to streamline workflows and save money, but a new study in the New England Journal of Medicine shows that AI-generated care plans might actually cost far more than those ordered by physicians. . The post Is AI Really Saving Hospitals Money? A New Study Raises Questions About the Cost…
Legislation Would Create 5-Year Medicare SNF-at-Home Pilot
BRIDGE Care Act would measure impact of providing skilled nursing and intensive rehabilitation services in the home
Insurer MVP Health Care Fine-Tunes Provider-Centric Dashboards
Execs plan to build on work in Arcadia platform by using its EMR connectors, predictive analytics
Sustaining Effective Care Teams During Staff Shortages
[Sponsored] Join us on December 9 at 1 p.m. ET for an Inovalon-sponsored webinar, where panelists will discuss why hospitals and post-acute care facilities continue to struggle with staffing shortages and turnover. They will also share practical ways to keep employees engaged, reduce burnout, and build more stable care teams. The post Sustaining Effective Care…
When the Enrollment Freeze Ends, Claim Review Takes Over — Small Providers Need Clear Rules
A large health system absorbs an appeal as routine. For a small agency with a few office staff, every hour chasing a physician signature or a face-to-face note is an hour not spent on patients. The post When the Enrollment Freeze Ends, Claim Review Takes Over — Small Providers Need Clear Rules appeared first on…
Beyond Metrics: How to Repair Our Relationship With Wearables
Users are, rightfully, upset that the devices they bought are not delivering the results they were promised. But is that indignation pointed at the right flaw? The post Beyond Metrics: How to Repair Our Relationship With Wearables appeared first on MedCity News.
Opioid Settlement Cash and Homelessness: It’s Not Always Clear How Addiction Fits In
KFF Health News is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF—an independent source of health policy research, polling, and journalism. Learn more about KFF. This article first appeared on KFF Health News and is republished here under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0…
Dubious Buys Raise Alarm Over Local Control of Opioid Cash
KFF Health News is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF—an independent source of health policy research, polling, and journalism. Learn more about KFF. This article first appeared on KFF Health News and is republished here under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0…
