ALTADENA, Calif. — As flames engulfed a nearby canyon, dozens of residents in a sober-living home fled to an unoccupied building about 30 miles south. The evacuees, many of whom were previously homeless, watched helplessly as their home burned on live TV. When they awoke on air mattresses the next morning, loss set in. Some…
The lobby at this St. John’s Community Health clinic in South Los Angeles bustles with patients. But community health worker Ana Ruth Varela is worried that it’s about to get a lot quieter. Many patients, she said, are afraid to leave their homes. “The other day I spoke with one of the patients. She said:…
By KIM BELLARD Many people don’t realize it, but a hundred years ago America was something of a scientific backwater. Oh, sure, we had the occasional Nobel laureate, but the center of science was in Europe, particularly Germany. Then in the early 1930’s the Nazis decided that “purity” – of political ideas, of blood –…
A friend of mine who wants to stay anonymous (for now at any rate) had a crazy waste of time proving that he was eligibile for a medication on his plan. I thought his story might trigger a few of you! And yes Optum is of course part of United HealthGroup–Matthew Holt Here is the…
Quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) are commonly used to evaluate the impact of new medical technologies on patient mortality and morbidity. However, use of QALYs Many authors have discussed the fact that standard assumptions result in utility functions that are unrealistically linear and separable, overlooking the diminishing marginal utility a fundamental property of utility functions in…
Medicare Part D spending on 10 diabetes drugs increased 364% between 2019 and 2023. The post Medicare Part D Spending on 10 Diabetes Drugs Hit $35.8B in 2023 appeared first on MedCity News.
The contract negotiation process between providers and payers is now more complex than ever, according to Baptist Health CEO Michael Mayo. In an interview, he spoke about his health system’s recent protracted negotiation with Florida Blue — which required months of preparation, external consultants, and even a task force of board members. The post The…
There is nothing so useless as doing efficiently that which should not be done at all. Peter Drucker
Thermo Fisher Scientific agreed to acquire the Purification and Filtration business of 3M spinoff Solventum. Filters and membranes from this business segment are used globally in applications such as biopharmaceutical manufacturing. The post Thermo Fisher Beefs Up in Bioprocessing With $4B Acquisition of Solventum Biz Segment appeared first on MedCity News.
The operational benefits of automated eligibility and payment workflows are clear, but its impact on people — both patients and staff — may be even more profound. The post Automating Insurance Verification: A Game-Changer for Pre-Visit Payment Collection appeared first on MedCity News.