Growing use of wearable technologies and the data they produce was discussed by a panel at the MedCity News INVEST Digital Health Conference in Dallas. The post Why the Wealth of Data From Wearables Are Important for Consumers and Clinicians appeared first on MedCity News.
Documentation tools have value. They solve a visible pain point well. But solving a visible pain point is not the same as solving the right one. The post AI Didn’t Reduce Clinician Burden — It Just Moved It appeared first on MedCity News.
If we choose the quick fix, let us be honest about the consequences: when an unexamined algorithm leads to a fatal diagnostic error, the blame will not lie with the black box. It will lie with us, because we were too reckless to teach the fundamentals when we still had the chance. The post The…
[Sponsored] Medical students, residents, and fellows are not waiting for formal guidance on artificial intelligence before putting it to use. The post The AI-Native Clinician Is Already Here. Medical Education and Health Systems Need to Catch Up. appeared first on MedCity News.
When verification fails and an eligible member loses coverage, treatment can be interrupted, medications can go unfilled and manageable conditions can become medical emergencies. The post When Medicaid’s Data Can’t Verify Eligibility, Members Shouldn’t Lose Coverage appeared first on MedCity News.
CVS Health plans to split into two companies by 2028, but experts say the move may not resolve conflicts of interest between its insurance and PBM businesses. The post CVS Health Bids Goodbye to Vertical Integration But Not Conflict of Interest appeared first on MedCity News.
Acute kidney injury is a common and sometimes serious surgical complication. Researchers at New York’s Mount Sinai health system are building AI models to better predict who’s most at risk, so that healthcare providers can offer individualized, preventive care. The post Researchers Receive $4M NIH Grant to Build AI Model To Prevent Kidney Injury appeared…
Servier’s sevasemten came from the acquisition of the muscular dystrophy assets of Edgewise Therapeutics. While the small molecule had met the goal of a Phase 2 test in Becker muscular dystrophy, Servier said new results in a pivotal cohort do not show statistically significant benefit. The post Servier Stumbles in Muscle Disease as Drug From…
To succeed, our healthcare system must fully embrace consumer-focused product design to address demands of scale, access, and daily usability that the market is revealing. The post When Patients Become Consumers: The New Care Stack Collides With Legacy Healthcare appeared first on MedCity News.
For all the pink ribbons we see, women with breast cancer are abandoning one of the most effective treatments they have because of symptoms no one in their care team is clearly responsible for. The post Breast Cancer Survivorship Is a Menopause Problem Nobody Owns appeared first on MedCity News.