That is the title of my latest Perspectives from the Healthcare Economist article published in The Evidence Base this week. Here is the teaser: In this guest column, healthcare economist Jason Shafrin (FTI Consulting and Mann School of Pharmacy, University of Southern California) explores a widening divide over how health systems define value, and what that means…
Neuroflow acquired Intermountain Health’s behavioral health risk analytics model to integrate into its software platform. The model identifies which patients may be at risk of experiencing mental health crises so that care teams can step in to provide timely support. The post Intermountain Health Sells Its Behavioral Health Risk Model to Neuroflow appeared first on…
About 1,500 federally funded health centers that serve millions of low-income people face significant financial challenges, their leaders say, as the government shutdown compounds other cuts to their revenue. Some of these community health centers may have to cut medical and administrative staff or reduce services. Some could eventually close. The result, their advocates warn,…
This brief summarizes the history, rationale, and policy issues related to the federal government’s key vaccine injury compensation programs, known as the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP) and Countermeasures Injury Compensation Program (CICP).
Eli Lilly’s new Lilly Employer Connect platform offers employers more flexible access to obesity drugs like Zepbound, but experts say it represents only incremental progress. The post Lilly Employer Connect Adds Flexibility for Employers But Isn’t Revolutionary, Expert Says appeared first on MedCity News.
Dualitas Therapeutics designs bispecific antibodies to hit to two targets on the same immune cell, leveraging proximity biology to provide benefit beyond what’s possible with monoclonal antibody drugs. Eli Lilly and Chugai Pharmaceutical are among the investors in the immunology and inflammation startup. The post Two Is Better Than One: Startup Dualitas Lands $65M to…
Farzad Mostashari discusses the success of the Aledade-facilitated ACOs in the MSSP
From cardiovascular disease to Alzheimer’s, the retina is proving to be the body’s most revealing health monitor, positioning optometrists at the forefront of early detection and integrated care. The post Eyes on the Future: How Retinal Imaging Is Reframing Preventive Medicine appeared first on MedCity News.
LOS ÁNGELES, CA. — Kris Edwards esperaba en casa con unos amigos a que su esposa, Erika “Tilly” Edwards, regresara para salir a cenar; pero ella nunca volvió a la casa que habían comprado apenas cuatro días antes. Alrededor de las 9 p.m. del 29 de junio, un conductor que se dio a la fuga…
OAK FLAT, Ariz. — Carrying eagle feathers and chanting prayers, Western Apache runners hit the road on a roughly 80-mile journey this month to try to save their sacred land from being fast-tracked by President Donald Trump into a copper mine. This nationally watched battle, which hinges on religious freedom, awaits the U.S. Supreme Court….