In this episode, we’re joined by Dr. Audrey Jiricko, senior medical director of women’s health at Intermountain Health. She discusses how the organization is screening women for intimate partner violence. The post MedCity FemFwd: The Link Between Intimate Partner Violence and Health appeared first on MedCity News.
Collecting payments from patients has always been tough. Confusing bills, missed reminders and affordability concerns often lead to delays. Billing teams get bogged down in follow-up calls and paperwork, leaving little time for complex cases and a big question mark over whether they’re using their time efficiently. As patients shoulder a greater share of their…
Personalized and highly-targeted therapeutics are becoming more common, making local or regional production increasingly valuable for faster patient access. This underscores how a hybrid network combining large, centralized plants coupled with flexible regional sites will define the next era of resilient biomanufacturing. The post Moving Beyond the Mega-Factory: Why the Future of Biomanufacturing is Agile,…
Digital twin technology can serve as an effective complement to some of the exciting advancements occurring in the metabolic health space, such as new generations of continuous glucose monitors and a slew of GLP-1s, according to Lisa Shah, chief medical officer at Twin Health. The post Why Digital Twin Technology Could Help Maximize GLP-1 Efficacy…
By MATTHEW HOLT There’s been a lot of discussion lately about whether digital health is a legitimate place for venture capital. There have been lots of huge failures, very few notable successes (and certainly no “biggest companies in the world” yet, while some real giants (Walmart/Walgreens/Amazon) have come in and then got out of health…
To meaningfully scale mental health care — and improve outcomes along the way — we must move beyond the rigid constraints of episodic care and toward a model that is continuous, intelligent, and adaptive to individual needs. The post Beyond the Session: A Smarter Mental Health Model appeared first on MedCity News.
MIAMI — Josefina Muralles works a part-time overnight shift as a receptionist at a Miami Beach condominium so that during the day she can care for her three kids, her aging mother, and her brother, who is paralyzed. She helps her mother feed, bathe, and give medicine to her adult brother, Rodrigo Muralles, who has…
Mass General Brigham spun out a new company offering a generative AI platform that can rapidly interpret both structured and unstructured clinical data. Right now, the tool’s primary application is to accelerate and improve the accuracy of patient screening for clinical trials. The post Mass General Brigham Spins Out Generative AI Startup appeared first on…
LOS ÁNGELES, California.— La promesa del presidente electo Donald Trump de deportaciones masivas y restricciones migratorias más severas está aumentando la desconfianza en el sistema de salud entre los inmigrantes en California, y nublando el futuro de los proveedores que atienden a los residentes más empobrecidos del estado. Al mismo tiempo, inmigrantes que viven en…
Solutions like AI-powered patient intake offer a tangible ROI by streamlining administrative tasks, reducing errors, and improving care quality. The post Let’s Rethink AI — Patient Intake Is the Perfect Place to Start appeared first on MedCity News.