Henry Ford Health Launches Nonprofit Population Health Subsidiary
Christopher Stanley, M.D., M.B.A., serves as president of Populance, after serving as chief population health officer at Sutter Health in Northern California
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5 Things Healthcare Leaders Should Know About the 2024 Election
During a recent conference, Ceci Connolly, CEO of the Alliance of Community Health Plans, shared five things she thinks the healthcare industry should know about the upcoming election. The post 5 Things Healthcare Leaders Should Know About the 2024 Election appeared first on MedCity News.
HIE Survey: Labs Continue to Impede Data Exchange
Over half of health information organizations that reported impediments cited two or more reasons labs used as a basis for limiting or refusing to provide electronic health information
U of Iowa Health Care Seeks to Create Comprehensive Cancer Care Network
Acquisition of Mission Cancer + Blood, valued at $280 million, to offer opportunities for oncology specialists to work together to increase access to cancer detection, treatment, and research across Iowa
Report Finds Increased Patient Care Disruption from Cyberattacks
Ninety-two percent of organizations experienced a cyberattack in the past 12 months, a report by Proofpoint and Ponemon Institute concludes
Another Astellas Gene Therapy Deal, This Time $50M for Option on AviadoBio Dementia Program
Astellas secured an exclusive option to license global rights to an AviadoBio gene therapy in development as a one-time treatment for a certain type of frontotemporal dementia. A Phase 1/2 test of the AviadoBio gene therapy is ongoing. The post Another Astellas Gene Therapy Deal, This Time $50M for Option on AviadoBio Dementia Program appeared…
Even Political Rivals Agree That Medical Debt Is an Urgent Issue
New laws to curb aggressive hospital billing, to expand charity care for lower-income patients, and to rein in debt collectors have been enacted in more than 20 states since 2021. Democrats championed most measures. But the legislative efforts often passed with Republican support. The post Even Political Rivals Agree That Medical Debt Is an Urgent…
CDC and Global Partners Commit to Collective Action to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance
In late September 2024, global leaders gathered in New York City for the second United Nations General Assembly High-level Meeting (UNGA HLM) on Antimicrobial Resistance. Since the first UNGA HLM on Antimicrobial Resistance in 2016, the United States (U.S.) has made tremendous progress toward the goals in the U.S. National Action Plan for Combating Antibiotic-resistant…
EHRs Are Overloading Mental Health Clinicians — Can AI Save the Day?
When AI is directly integrated into the EHR it not only improves efficiency but also ensures that patient data remains secure within the same trusted system. The post EHRs Are Overloading Mental Health Clinicians — Can AI Save the Day? appeared first on MedCity News.
Calif. Ballot Measure Targets Drug Discount Program Spending
Californians in November will weigh in on a ballot initiative to increase scrutiny over the use of health-care dollars — particularly money from a federal drug discount program — meant to support patient care largely for low-income or indigent people. The revenue is sometimes used to address housing instability and homelessness among vulnerable patient populations. Voters…