Besides the impact to physician satisfaction, the cost of this administrative burden is staggering: Organizations spend $82.7 billion annually on documentation, coding, and other administrative tasks, straining both budgets and staff. The post Tackling Burnout: How AI Lifts the Coding Burden on Physicians appeared first on MedCity News.
It’s about interpreting the full range of factors, from biology to life circumstances, that can push someone to the edge. The post A New Perspective on Suicide: It’s More Than Just Depression appeared first on MedCity News.
Después de perder y recuperar las mismas 20 libras en más ocasiones de las que podía contar, Anita Blanchard concluyó que las dietas no le funcionaban. Así que cuando esta profesora de la Universidad de Carolina del Norte-Charlotte se enteró de que Ozempic —desarrollado para tratar la diabetes tipo 2— ayudaba a las personas a…
The growing shift from inpatient to outpatient care continues. The U.S. ambulatory services market was estimated at USD 289.5 billion in 2023and is projected to grow at a CAGR of 5.38% from 2024 to 2030. ADeloitte study notes that the gap between inpatient and outpatient revenue has been closing for two decades. But what’s driving…
After losing and regaining the same 20-plus pounds more times than she could count, Anita Blanchard concluded that diets don’t work. So when the University of North Carolina-Charlotte professor learned that Ozempic — developed to treat Type 2 diabetes — helped people lose weight and keep it off, Blanchard was determined to try it. The…
Carolyn Dickens, 76, was sitting at her dining room table, struggling to catch her breath as her physician looked on with concern. “What’s going on with your breathing?” asked Peter Gliatto, director of Mount Sinai’s Visiting Doctors Program. “I don’t know,” she answered, so softly it was hard to hear. “Going from here to the…
“…the secret of the care of the patient is in caring for the patient” Dr. Francis Peabody
Inspired by the speed and ease of at-home Covid-19 tests, OncoSwab is developing a test for lung cancer that detects signs of the disease from a nasal swab. The test could become an alternative to the medical imaging currently used to screen for lung cancer. The post Startup OncoSwab Aims to Make Lung Cancer Detection…
A Beverly Hills surgeon has sued Medtronic, alleging that the medical device giant stole her design for a hernia mesh device. One lawyer pointed out that this is not a typical patent infringement case. The post Medtronic-Hexagon Health Lawsuit Highlights the Struggle Between Doctors & Industry appeared first on MedCity News.
Global medical costs are expected to rise by double digits for the third year in a row, according to a recent survey from WTW. The post Report: Global Medical Costs Projected to Rise by 10.4% in 2025 appeared first on MedCity News.