Ascension’s Experience With eCQMs: Zoom Out Before Zooming in
At Spring NAACOS meeting, Ascension’s Pranali Trivedi spoke about how their electronic clinical quality measure strategy goes beyond the MSSP
April 2025
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KFF Health News’ ‘What the Health?’: Can Congress Reconcile Trump’s Wishes With Medicaid’s Needs?
The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of KFF Health News’ weekly health policy news podcast, “What the Health?” A noted expert on health policy issues, Julie is the author of the critically praised reference book “Health Care Politics and Policy A to…
Aiming for Earlier Intervention, Flagship Startup Etiome Emerges to Define ‘Biostages’ of Disease
Etiome’s precision medicine approach introduces a temporal component to treating disease — drugs developed specifically to treat disease at particular points in time even before symptoms show. The Flagship Pioneering startup’s approach offers the potential to prevent disease; in cases where disease is already present, Etiome aims to halt or even reverse it. The post…
MedCity Pivot: What if Pancreatic Cancer Became a Chronic Disease?
Ben Zeskind, co-founder, president and CEO of Immuneering, is attempting a new approach to treat certain types of cancers. If it works, there will be a vast improvement in the quality of life of cancer patients. The post MedCity Pivot: What if Pancreatic Cancer Became a Chronic Disease? appeared first on MedCity News.
How MaineHealth Revised Its Complex Care Management Framework
Speaking at a NAACOS meeting, Deborah McGill of MaineHealth Medical Group said tech tools have been great enablers of change
How Health Insurers Are Embracing Technology to Serve Real People
The time to innovate is now. By embracing transformative solutions, insurers and employers can not only address systemic challenges but also create a future where healthcare is equitable and sustainable. The post How Health Insurers Are Embracing Technology to Serve Real People appeared first on MedCity News.
Advancing Patient & Planet Health Through Proper Healthcare Waste Management
By prioritizing sustainability-minded and compliant waste management in the workplace, healthcare leaders can advance patient and employee well-being, as well as environmental and fiscally responsible programs. The post Advancing Patient & Planet Health Through Proper Healthcare Waste Management appeared first on MedCity News.
The Top Surgical Instruments Needed for Extractions
[Sponsored] Discover what tools are essential for efficient, safe surgical extractions in today’s health care landscape, from elevators to forceps and beyond. The post The Top Surgical Instruments Needed for Extractions appeared first on MedCity News.
Public Perception of Measles Vaccines and Unsubstantiated Treatment Claims — The Monitor
This Monitor highlights April KFF Tracking Poll findings on perceptions about measles and explores the unsubstantiated promotion of budesonide and clarithromycin as treatments. It also covers misrepresentations of syringe programs and how prompting strategies can boost the accuracy of AI chatbots on health questions.
An Arm and a Leg: Winning a Two-Year Fight Over a Bogus Bill
In July 2022, “An Arm and a Leg” listener Meagan experienced a bout of vertigo that landed her in the emergency room. For more than two years after, Meagan endured what felt like a never-ending series of communications with the hospital over a medical bill she knew she didn’t owe. Meagan spoke with host Dan…