The deal helps move BioNTech’s proposed acquisition of CureVac closer to completion. With the settlement, GSK said it will tender the CureVac shares it owns in support of the $1.25 billion acquisition. The post BioNTech to Pay CureVac, GSK $740M Plus Royalties to Settle mRNA Patent Disputes appeared first on MedCity News.
Translucent AI raised $7 million in seed funding to help healthcare providers better manage mounting financial pressures. Its AI-powered platform is designed to give hospital leaders instant, plain-language answers to complex financial questions. The post Meet the Startup That’s like ChatGPT for Provider Finances appeared first on MedCity News.
Despite recent efforts to bolster California’s behavioral health workforce, the state is operating with only about two-thirds of the psychiatrists and therapists it needs. The problem is so severe it’s making it hard to backfill retiring practitioners, particularly in the state’s rural areas. “It feels helpless, because there is more than you can fix. There’s…
Through a new tool, Blue Shield of California members can now be notified when a clinician begins an e-prescription and view lower-cost alternatives. The post Blue Shield of California Launches New Digital Tool for Medication Transparency appeared first on MedCity News.
Kyna Fong, Ph.D., Elation Health’s co-founder and CEO, says providers face issues of cost and complexity with EHR add-ons
The application of AI technology is part of a carefully orchestrated effort dependent on human intelligence, and the collaboration of physicians, disease-specific specialists, nurses, data scientists, and technologists. Done right, these efforts can lead to profound benefits, and offer a promising future for clinical research and patient care. The post Augmenting Brain Power: Real-World Data, Advanced…
Across the U.S., nearly 700 rural hospitals are at risk of closure. When they shut down, the impacts cascade: broken continuity, delayed care, and increased cyber risk in every new system a patient must navigate. The post The Hidden Fallout of Rural Hospital Closures: Patient Care Suffers – and So Does Data Security appeared first…
MIAMI — GOP lawmakers in the 10 states that refused the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion for over a decade have argued their conservative approach to growing government programs would pay off in the long run. Instead, the Republican-passed budget law that includes many of President Donald Trump’s priorities will pose at least as big…
By MIKE MAGEE What are the chances that citizens of New York, the largest city in the nation, would vote in a majority to oppose a formerly corrupt politician with a party machine behind him, and instead favor a little known candidate – the son of immigrant parents with “swarthy skin and belligerent independence,” from…
In 40 percent of attacks, threat actors threatened to physically harm executives at organizations that declined to pay a ransom demand, study states