At MedCity News’ INVEST Digital Health conference, Sanford Health’s virtual care chief Dave Newman pointed out that in rural America, virtual care often determines whether patients receive treatment at all. He described how Sanford has expanded beyond video visits to include various other modalities like e-visit questionnaires, remote monitoring and even phone consults — saving…
Dualitas Therapeutics designs bispecific antibodies to hit to two targets on the same immune cell, leveraging proximity biology to provide benefit beyond what’s possible with monoclonal antibody drugs. Eli Lilly and Chugai Pharmaceutical are among the investors in the immunology and inflammation startup. The post Two Is Better Than One: Startup Dualitas Lands $65M to…
Families filed nearly 23,000 federal civil rights complaints against schools in fiscal 2024, the highest number ever. That includes about 8,400 cases involving allegations of discrimination against students with disabilities, who have struggled to recover academically from the pandemic. Under federal law, public schools must provide children with disabilities a “free appropriate public education,” to…
Fawad Butt, CEO of Penguin Ai, talks about ‘agent wars’ developing between payers and providers
No single provider should be expected to do everything, and no patient should have to navigate a fragmented system alone. A team-based model makes care more accessible, more effective, and more supportive for both patients and the providers who care for them. The post Why We Need to Rethink Private Practice Mental Health Care appeared…
No single provider should be expected to do everything, and no patient should have to navigate a fragmented system alone. A team-based model makes care more accessible, more effective, and more supportive for both patients and the providers who care for them. The post Why We Need to Rethink Private Practice Mental Health Care appeared…
This brief examines key characteristics of part-time workers and their access to coverage. Part-time workers are much less likely than full time ones to be offered health benefits by their employer or to have health coverage at all.
This brief examines key characteristics of part-time workers and their access to coverage. Part-time workers are much less likely than full time ones to be offered health benefits by their employer or to have health coverage at all.
This stark reality raises an urgent question for health system executives: why aren’t patients engaging with these online tools, and how can we fix it? The post The Truth About Portals: Why Is Patient Usage so Low? appeared first on MedCity News.
[Sponsored] Cord blood banking allows families to preserve their newborn’s stem cells for potential future medical treatments, including therapies for blood disorders, immune system conditions and certain cancers. The post The Top-Ranked Private Cord Blood Banks in the U.S. appeared first on MedCity News.