It’s a meaningful step. But declarations alone won’t fix a system still powered by fax machines, phone calls, and inconsistent rules. Real progress will require a modern digital infrastructure, aligned incentives, and coordinated action across both the public and private sectors. The post Prior Authorization Reform Is Finally on the Table — Standards Must Be…
A child developed a rash after he was prevented from changing his underwear for four days. A little boy, bored and overcome with despair, began hitting himself in the head. A child with autism and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder was forced to go without his medication, despite his mother’s pleas. “I heard one officer say about us…
ELKO, Nev. — At the Two Spirit Conference in northern Nevada in June, Native Americans gathered in support of the LGBTQ+ community amid federal and state rollbacks of transgender protections and gender-affirming health care. “I want people to not kill themselves for who they are,” said organizer Myk Mendez, a trans and two-spirit citizen of…
Ambience Healthcare closed a $243 million Series C funding round, bringing its valuation to $1.25 billion. The startup, which offers an AI-powered platform for clinical documentation and coding, aims to reduce clinician burnout by automating time-consuming administrative tasks across a wide range of specialties. The post Ambience Healthcare Gains Unicorn Status & Snags $243M appeared…
By leveraging select pharmacogenomic tools, physicians can minimize off-target effects of medications for their rare disease patients and support improved health outcomes while minimizing unintended consequences from adverse drug reactions or dosages. The post Pharmacogenomics Can Ease Burden On Doctors Treating Patients With Rare Diseases appeared first on MedCity News.
HPV self-collection testing empowers more people to participate in their own care, fostering autonomy and helping to bridge long-standing gaps in access to screenings for all populations. The post Empowering Prevention: The Present and Future of Cervical Cancer Screening appeared first on MedCity News.
[Sponsored] When you need a hip replacement, you deserve the best care to ensure the procedure goes smoothly. This article outlines the best orthopedic clinics for hip replacement in Houston. The post Houston’s Guide to the Three Best Orthopedic Clinics for Hip Replacement appeared first on MedCity News.
Let’s not add salt to the wound of funding cuts and personnel changes by inadvertently inviting even more ransomware – here’s a closer look at health’s endpoint holes, how federal cuts could ultimately help ransomware hackers, and what ecosystem defenders can do to step up and fight back. The post Federal Cuts Only Worsen Health’s…
If you want to create a perfect storm at Covered California and other Affordable Care Act marketplaces, all you have to do is make enrollment more time-consuming, ratchet up the toll on consumers’ pocketbooks, and terminate financial aid for some of the youngest and healthiest enrollees. And presto: You’ve got people dropping coverage; rising costs;…
A Georgia woman declared brain-dead and kept on life support for more than three months because she was pregnant was removed from a ventilator in June and died, days after doctors delivered her 1-pound, 13-ounce baby by emergency cesarean section. The baby is in the neonatal intensive care unit. The case has drawn national attention…