If you rely on federal grants as your sole means of support, you’re tying your destiny to forces outside your control. There are other roads to success in health and medical research. By pursuing them, you might gain more freedom, fewer administrative hurdles, and the chance to save lives faster. The post Will the Entire…
Despite their measurable clinical outcomes and contributions to patient well-being, they often face a dismissive perception as mere providers of ice bags and stretch bands. However, an economic crisis is threatening this vital profession, and the blame extends beyond insurance payors. The post The Overlooked Pillar of Clinical Care: Physical Therapists appeared first on MedCity…
At the start of 2025, many issues are at play that will affect Medicaid coverage, financing, and access to care. While Medicaid was not discussed much on the campaign trail, Congress may consider big changes as part of tax and spending debates and the Trump administration may make changes to Medicaid through executive actions. Amid…
Collection agents for the state of Iowa have sent letters seeking millions of dollars from the estates of at least two people with disabilities who died after spending most of their lives in a state institution. The amounts represent what Medicaid spent covering the residents’ care when they lived at the Glenwood Resource Center, a…
McMINNVILLE, Tenn. — Each month, Michelle Shaw went to a pain clinic to get the shots that made her back feel worse — so she could get the pills that made her back feel better. Shaw, 56, who has been dependent on opioid painkillers since she injured her back in a fall a decade ago,…
By MIKE MAGEE “The technological leaps of the 1900s — microelectronics, antibiotics, chemotherapy, liquid-fueled rockets, Earth-observing satellites, lasers, LED lights, disease-resistant seeds and so forth — derived from science. But these technologies also spent years being improved, tweaked, recombined and modified to make them achieve the scale and impact necessary for innovations.” Jon Gertner, author of “The Idea…
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center partnered with AWS to accelerate its research with AI. The collaboration seeks to speed up drug discovery and increase activity within the health system’s startup accelerator. The post Memorial Sloan Kettering Teams Up with AWS to Speed Up Drug Discovery appeared first on MedCity News.
Virtual care is no longer just a convenience, it is a necessity. The question is no longer whether virtual-first care is viable but how quickly we can make it the preferred model for modern healthcare. The post ViVE 2025: Shaping the Future of Virtual-first Care appeared first on MedCity News.
Sonali Saluja, M.D., M.P.H., vice president of population health and medical director of Healthcare in Action, describes importance of data availability to mobile care teams
The Growing Threat of Cyberattacks in Healthcare Healthcare systems face an unprecedented wave of cyberattacks, from ransomware that locks critical systems to data breaches exposing patients’ private information. The stakes in these attacks extend beyond financial losses; they threaten patient safety and the continuity of care. Why is healthcare targeted? Valuable Data: Protected Health Information…