We must work together across the care continuum to establish both local and network-trusted identity data management capabilities that can unify patient data across fragmented data silos at both the database layer and the front-end digital and physical access layer. The post Creating Exceptional Patient Experiences Starts with Identity Intelligence appeared first on MedCity News.
It’s not the flashiest technologies or rapid-speed AI breakthroughs that can do it. It’s the technologies laser-focused on the unglamorous but all-consuming coordination problems that suck up medical staff’s time, stress them out, and compromise patient care. The post Innovation Fatigue is Rampant: What’s the Rx to Fix It? appeared first on MedCity News.
[Sponsored] The 2025 Benefits Sentiment Index is based on a survey of 120 benefit consultants to self-insured employers and is sponsored by Quantum Health. The post Report Finds Healthcare Navigation Is at a Crossroads appeared first on MedCity News.
For more than a year, Diane Hunter, now 72, had been experiencing vague symptoms — pain in her spine and hips, nausea, exhaustion, thirst, and frequent urination. Her primary care physician had ruled out diabetes before finally chalking up her ailments to getting older. But months of intense back pain eventually landed her in the…
VENICE, Fla. — MAGA and MAHA are happily married in Florida, and nowhere more at home than in Sarasota County, where on a humid October night a crowd of several hundred gathered to honor state Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo, his wife, and an unlicensed Canadian radiologist who treats cancer with horse paste. The event, titled…
Nearly 100 health care-themed haikus crept into our inbox this Halloween. See the winning poems and top runners-up from KFF Health News’ seventh annual Halloween haiku contest, illustrated by Oona Zenda. The judges’ favorites were inspired by tick migration, Medicaid work requirements, and rising copays. Follow KFF Health News’ social media accounts (X, Instagram, and…
Acquisition talks for Metsera that played out this year culminated in an agreement with Pfizer, which agreed to buy the obesity drug developer for $4.9 billion. Novo Nordisk, a finalist in that pursuit, is positioning itself as a deal spoiler with a new unsolicited offer that shells out much more upfront cash. The post Novo…
With federal PBM reform stalled, states like California are stepping up with laws like SB 41 to boost transparency and lower drug costs. The post California Signs PBM Law: As Federal PBM Regulation Lags, the States Step Up appeared first on MedCity News.
During Reuters’ Total Health conference in Chicago, four healthcare leaders shared the strategies they believe will help fortify the workforce for the future. The post 4 Strategies Providers Are Using to Strengthen the Healthcare Workforce appeared first on MedCity News.
The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner @julierovner.bsky.social Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of KFF Health News’ weekly health policy news podcast, “What the Health?” A noted expert on health policy issues, Julie is the author of the critically praised reference book “Health Care Politics and Policy A…