With Donald Trump returning to the presidency, the future of Medicaid is uncertain. While Medicaid did not receive a lot of attention directly during the campaign, Trump’s first term can shed light on potential changes that could be implemented administratively without Congress.
Report also calls on CMMI to narrow focus to conditions and procedures with significant cost variability, large patient volumes and clear opportunities to make improvements
A new report from Relatient, A Data-Driven Guide to Patient Access Succes, highlights how focusing on data accuracy and relevance can enhance the performance of healthcare practices. It also shows which types of patient access data to leverage to drive performance improvements in healthcare organizations. The post Using Data to Help Healthcare Practices Succeed appeared…
On this Labor Day, how is healthcare evolving for workers and firms? First, healthcare spending is on the rise, with costs increasing more than inflation. Fox Business reports on a new Aon study which says that: …employer health care expenditures are projected to surge 9% in 2025 to more than $16,000 per employee, markedly higher…
Más de una docena de clínicas de vacunación se cancelaron en el condado de Pima, en Arizona. También una campaña en medios para que los niños de bajos recursos del condado de Washoe, en Nevada, se pusieran al día con sus vacunas. Otras clínicas planificadas se cancelaran en Texas, Minnesota y Washington, entre otros lugares….
• In the second half of 2023, opioid overdose deaths started to decline, and by December 2023, they were 20% fewer than there were in December 2022. Opioid death rates varied widely by race, ethnicity, age, and sex. In the second half of 2023, White people saw the largest decline (-14%) while declines in other…
Specialized medical facility cleaning not only makes a hospital or clinic look nice, but it can also help reduce the risk of disease transmission and create a conducive environment for quicker recovery and enhanced well-being. Learn more about the benefits of medical cleaning and how it can impact your healthcare facility. What Is Medical Cleaning?…
The new Trump administration could be coming for your snacks. For years, the federal government has steered clear of regulating junk food, fast food, and ultra-processed food. Now attitudes are changing. Some members of President-elect Donald Trump’s inner circle are gearing up to battle “Big Food,” or the companies that make most of the food…
LLMs, with their remarkable conversational abilities, are uniquely positioned to help solve this crisis. But as with the dotcom boom before it, the surge of AI ‘therapists’ has created a turbulent landscape where separating legitimate innovation from dangerous shortcuts isn’t straightforward. The post Patient-Facing AI: Separating Signal from Noise appeared first on MedCity News.
In an age where consumers have more options than ever about where to receive their care, improving the financial experience through embedded finance can give providers an advantage in an increasingly competitive marketplace. The post How Embedded Finance Creates a Better Patient Experience appeared first on MedCity News.