Letters to the Editor is a periodic feature. We welcome all comments and will publish a selection. We edit for length and clarity and require full names. Sounding the Alarm for Ambulances Thank you for shedding much-needed light on the exorbitant costs and lack of reimbursement that have become a harsh reality for many ambulance services across Colorado…
Steve Brown is a genuine digital health OG. Starting with video games for kids with diabetes he eventually turned Health Hero into one of the first disease management companies. It was used in the VA to manage patients at home with CHF, diabetes and more and eventually sold to Bosch. Steve left health care for…
CMS launched a new initiative to promote better data interoperability and digital health innovation. As part of the effort, more than 60 organizations pledged to build patient-facing apps and support secure data sharing — including OpenAI, Amazon, Apple, Cleveland Clinic and Providence. The post 60+ Companies Join CMS’ New Initiative for Data Interoperability & Patient-Facing…
By KIM BELLARD We live on a water world (despite its name being “Earth”). We, like all life on earth, are water creatures, basically just sacks of water. We drink it, in its various forms (plain, sparking, carbonated, sweetened, flavored, even transformed by a mammal into milk). We use it to grow our crops, to…
That is the question that a paper by Wong et al. (2024) aims to answer. FDA use the accelerated approval (AA) pathway to expedite the availability of drugs for serious or life-threatening conditions when a drug demonstrates an effect on a surrogate endpoint that is reasonably likely to predict clinical benefit, or on a clinical…
Imagine360 has launched a new product called Complete Care, which includes a pharmacy benefit solution named Imagine360Rx. The post Imagine360 Unveils New Product To Provide Employers More Transparency appeared first on MedCity News.
On July 4, President Trump signed into law a budget reconciliation package once called the “One Big, Beautiful Bill” that includes significant changes to the Medicaid program. This issue brief provides an overview of the Medicaid work requirement provisions.
A un niño le apareció un sarpullido después de cuatro días sin que le dejaran cambiarse la ropa interior. Otro pequeño, aburrido y abrumado por la desesperación, comenzó a golpearse la cabeza. A un menor con autismo y trastorno por déficit de atención no le dejaron tomar su medicamento, a pesar de las súplicas de…
The cell and gene therapy sector has hit incredible milestones in recent years. As the sector continues to evolve and the climate becomes increasingly crowded and volatile, leaders must remain flexible in constantly refining the pipeline. The post The Discipline of Differentiation: Winning Strategies in a Crowded Cell and Gene Therapy Market appeared first on…
Employers have a unique opportunity to shift from reactive to proactive care, in an unprecedented way. By grounding benefits strategies in clinical innovation and time-tested behavior change, healthy aging and enhanced quality of life is more achievable than ever before. The post The Future Of Chronic Condition Management: Living Better For Longer appeared first on…