Claim denials are a well-documented challenge for healthcare organizations. Denied claims take much longer to pay out than first-time claims, if they get paid at all. Each one means additional hours of rework and follow-up, pulling in extra resources as staff review payer policies and figure out what went wrong. It’s time-consuming and costly. Beyond…
Nearly 90% of babies who had to be hospitalized with covid-19 had mothers who didn’t get the vaccine while they were pregnant, according to new data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The findings appear in the agency’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Babies too young to be vaccinated had the highest…
More than four years ago, former President Donald Trump’s administration accelerated the development and rollout of the covid-19 vaccine. The project, dubbed Operation Warp Speed, likely saved millions of lives. But a substantial number of Republican voters now identify as vaccine skeptics — and Trump rarely mentions what’s considered one of the great public health…
Providers should incorporate mental health screenings as a standard part of cancer care for patients and their loved ones. The post Shock, Fear and Anxiety – The Complexity of Breast Cancer Beyond Diagnosis appeared first on MedCity News.
Laboratory construction has waned in the past two years due to the end of the pandemic and an economic slowdown, according to a new report from CBRE. The firm predicts in-progress lab construction will decline to pre-pandemic levels by 2026. The post CBRE Report: Post-Pandemic Slowdown Now Evident in Oversupply of Biotech Labs appeared first…
AI startups should be thoughtful about which healthcare market(s) they’re going after, according to investors at Bessemer Venture Partners. Healthcare AI startups seeking venture capital face heightened expectations for scale, which requires access to substantial total addressable markets. The post How Can AI Startups Navigate Healthcare’s Fragmented Landscape? appeared first on MedCity News.
More investors are becoming interested in digital health startups specifically targeting youth behavioral health. However, there are still more opportunities to reach youth on Medicaid. The post Funding In Youth Mental Health Is Growing. Where are the Opportunities? appeared first on MedCity News.
Key industries faced a 55 percent increase in attacks over the last four years, NETSCOUT reports
Catholic Health’s SVP and CDIO believes that healthcare shouldn’t be interrupted in the event of an outage
This policy watch examines monthly premiums for Medicare Part D stand-alone drug plans in 2025, as changes to the Part D benefit are being implemented in 2025, including a new $2,000 cap on out-of-pocket drug spending.