Before health systems can realize more revenue from telemedicine services, they need a technology foundation that enables deeper insights into operations and service expansion. The post Data Integration: The Essential Element in Telemedicine Sustainability appeared first on MedCity News.
Stephen Konya, Chief, Innovation and Strategic Partnerships, ASTP with the Department of Health and Human Services, will speak at INVEST, MedCity’s annual investor conference in Chicago, May 20-21. Register today! The post HHS Health IT Innovation Exec Joins INVEST Agenda at Critical Time for the Department appeared first on MedCity News.
[Sponsored] Megan Zakrewsky, vice president of product at Veradigm talks about how the company is utizing tech among providers, payers and patients. Watch now! The post MedCity Pivot: How Veradigm Aims to Close the Information Gap appeared first on MedCity News.
OAK FLAT, Ariz. — Carrying eagle feathers and chanting prayers, Western Apache runners hit the road on a roughly 80-mile journey this month to try to save their sacred land from being fast-tracked by President Donald Trump into a copper mine. This nationally watched battle, which hinges on religious freedom, awaits the U.S. Supreme Court….
BRANCHLAND, W.Va. — Ada Carol Adkins lives with her two dogs in a trailer tucked into the timbers off Upper Mud River Road. “I’m comfortable here, but I’m having health issues,” said the 68-year-old, who retired from her job as a school cook several years ago after having a stroke. “Things are failing me.” Her…
By AL LEWIS Last month Aon, the major benefits consulting firm, released a “study” claiming: A significant opportunity to reduce healthcare costs for employers and enhance overall workforce health through a comprehensive obesity management program that includes GLP-1 medications. This, of course, is the opposite of what most researchers have shown. And in the immortal…
Typically, cost effectiveness analyses assume a constant price between drug approvals and loss of exclusivity. It is not clear, however, to what extent that assumption is valid, particularly after taking into account drug price discounts and rebates. A paper by Lin et al. (2024) uses 2007-2023 data on drug prices from SSR Health to answer…
UnitedHealth Group announced that Andrew Witty will step down as CEO due to “personal reasons.” He is being replaced by Stephen J. Hemsley, who served as the company’s CEO from 2006 to 2017. The post How Social Media Is Reacting to UnitedHealth Group’s CEO Exit and Stock Meltdown appeared first on MedCity News.
During a panel at the Reuters Digital Health conference in Nashville, health system executives shared what they’ve learned about navigating change in tech pilots. In their view, success is determined by cultural readiness, frontline staff buy-in and a clear-eyed view of what success looks like. The post What Hospitals Have Learned About Change Management in…
KFF is tracking the Medicaid provisions in the 2025 federal budget bill, including new Medicaid work and verification requirements and a reduction in the expansion match rate for states that use their own funds to cover undocumented immigrants.