To truly drive safety at scale, healthcare organizations will have to look beyond just adverse events and better leverage insights from one of the most valuable, but often underutilized, sources of safety data: near misses. The post From Close Calls to Safer Systems: Rethinking Near Miss Reporting in Healthcare appeared first on MedCity News.
The first truly scalable and transformative use of AI in medical imaging may not be autonomous diagnosis. Instead, it may be the creation of a “translation layer” designed to help patients actually understand the complex information they are already receiving. The post The Next Useful Layer in Radiology AI is Patient Comprehension appeared first on…
Bayesian Health became the first company to receive FDA clearance for a continuous AI-powered sepsis monitoring system. The clearance follows years of clinical validation studies and real-world deployments across multiple health systems. The post How Bayesian Health’s Sepsis AI Tool Is Decreasing Alerts & Saving Lives appeared first on MedCity News.
Healthcare organizations urged HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to protect the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, warning that disruptions could threaten access to preventive care for millions of Americans. The post 60 Cancer Patient and Provider Orgs Call on RFK Jr. to Protect USPSTF appeared first on MedCity News.
Blackstone Life Sciences is providing Apogee Therapeutics with up to $1.3 billion in non-dilutive financing, which the biotech will apply to a key test of its lead drug candidate in atopic dermatitis. The long-acting antibody also has potential applications in asthma and eosinophilic esophagitis. The post Apogee’s Royalty Deal With Blackstone Will Fund Pivotal Test…
Financial wellness cannot depend solely on education. It requires addressing the real obstacles that prevent employees from achieving financial stability. Medical debt is one of those obstacles. The post From Benefits to Protection: Medical Debt Belongs in Employer Strategy appeared first on MedCity News.
The assumption is intuitive and well-intentioned: if patients simply understood the system better, they would use it more effectively. However, for most Medicare patients, that assumption is wrong. The barrier to care isn’t knowledge, it’s execution. The post Medicare Patients Don’t Need More Information —They Need Someone to Act appeared first on MedCity News.
As the industry continues to pour money into AI and other emerging technologies, a more disciplined era of healthcare technology investment is taking shape. The post The Hidden Million-Dollar Problem Lurking in Hospital Operations appeared first on MedCity News.
Oura has filed for an IPO as it looks to build on its evolution from a sleep-focused wearable startup into a broader healthcare player. The post Oura Files for IPO As Healthcare Ambitions Grow appeared first on MedCity News.
A new WTW survey found that employers are rapidly adopting AI in health benefits despite concerns about governance, resources, privacy and compliance. The post Employers are Scaling AI Use in Health Benefits, but Face Challenges appeared first on MedCity News.