Cigna’s new digital tools include an AI-powered virtual assistant, personalized provider matching and cost tracking. The post Cigna Launches 6 New Digital Tools To Improve Customer Experience appeared first on MedCity News.
STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. — As principal of Dunaire Elementary School, Sean Deas has seen firsthand the struggles faced by children living in extended-stay hotels. About 10% of students at his school, just east of Atlanta, live in one. The children, Deas said, often have been exposed to violence on hotel properties, exhibit aggression or anxiety…
Despite years of patient complaints and quality-of-care concerns, Ballad Health — the nation’s largest state-sanctioned hospital monopoly — will now be held to a lower standard by the Tennessee government, and state data that holds the monopoly accountable will be kept from the public for two years. Ballad is the only option for hospital care…
California is advising health care providers not to write down patients’ immigration status on bills and medical records and telling them they don’t have to assist federal agents in arrests. Some Massachusetts hospitals and clinics are posting privacy rights in emergency and waiting rooms in Spanish and other languages. Meanwhile, Florida and Texas are requiring…
It’s a truth that many healthcare communicators overlook: the mental health crisis spans generations, yet the way people engage with mental health content is deeply shaped by age, experience and culture. The post Four Generations, One Conversation: Bridging the Mental Health Messaging Gap appeared first on MedCity News.
A pioneering program is improving patient outcomes in and outside hospitals
More than 75% of patients reported bacterial vaginosis symptom relief at four weeks using Evvy, a recent peer-reviewed study found. The post Evvy Provides Bacterial Vaginosis Symptom Relief, Study Finds appeared first on MedCity News.
CDMO Avid Bioservices is being acquired by the private equity firms GHO Capital Partners and Ampersand Capital Partners. Avid specializes in manufacturing biologic products for companies at all stages of development. The post Private Equity Is Picking Up Biologics CDMO Avid Bioservices in $1.1B Acquisition appeared first on MedCity News.
This brief explains fraud, waste, abuse, and improper payments in Medicare and describes actions to ensure Medicare program integrity.
Mental healthcare has the highest telehealth usage rate and the highest no-show odds, researchers report