For years, the two patients had come to the Penn Memory Center at the University of Pennsylvania, where doctors and researchers follow people with cognitive impairment as they age, as well as a group with normal cognition. Both patients, a man and a woman, had agreed to donate their brains after they died for further…
Priority Health has partnered with Virta Health to offer a suite of diabetes and weight management solutions to its employer clients. The post Priority Health Teams Up with Virta Health for Diabetes, Weight Loss Support appeared first on MedCity News.
Here are three key considerations for investing in technological and digital transformation to enhance hospital operations. The post Hospitals Under Pressure: How Technology Can Transform Operations appeared first on MedCity News.
In response to emailed questions, the founders of MucoLife Therapeutics shared their company’s approach, which is designed to help people with COPD, cystic fibrosis, asthma, and pulmonary fibrosis. The post A Biotech Startup’s Quest to Relieve Pulmonary Mucus Obstruction for Respiratory Care appeared first on MedCity News.
With rising expectations from every stakeholder in the insurance ecosystem, the ability to quickly process data, automate key processes, and rapidly build and iterate on digitally supported health plans will be essential. To stay afloat, health plan providers need experienced partners who can implement strategic technology with powerful outcomes, as the landscape evolves. The post…
Socktober Shatters Records Again! “Socktober” continues to be a celebrated and engaging campaign for Compass One Healthcare associates across the country. This year, we’re proud to share that we not only met, but exceeded, our goals by collecting and donating more than 300,000 pairs of socks to charities nationwide. Crothall teams played a major role in this year’s effort, with more…
Minnesota lawmakers are wrestling with how to sustain the state’s financially distressed hospitals while patients confront growing medical debt. One Minnesota lawmaker wants to steer money from an existing healthcare tax back to hospitals so they can expand their charity care programs for patients who can’t afford their bills. The proposal follows a Minnesota Star…
How can physicians and patients be confident enough that vendors entirely ignorant of the FDA process for repair and reporting can properly recalibrate life-saving machines? Is this really the right place to argue that “anyone can do it?” The post Medical Device Right to Repair is the Wrong Approach appeared first on MedCity News.
Before health systems can realize more revenue from telemedicine services, they need a technology foundation that enables deeper insights into operations and service expansion. The post Data Integration: The Essential Element in Telemedicine Sustainability appeared first on MedCity News.
This report provides an analysis of donor government funding to address the HIV response in low- and middle-income countries in 2024, the latest year available, as well as trends over time. It includes both bilateral funding from donors and their multilateral contributions to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund), UNITAID,…