OSF HealthCare Innovating on Strong Virtual Care Foundation
Two execs from the Illinois-based health system win awards from the American Telemedicine Association for expanding digital care access
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In Rural Massachusetts, Patients and Physicians Weigh Trade-Offs of Concierge Medicine
Michele Andrews had been seeing her internist in Northampton, Massachusetts, a small city two hours west of Boston, for about 10 years. She was happy with the care, though she started to notice it was becoming harder to get an appointment. “You’d call and you’re talking about weeks to a month,” Andrews said. That’s not…
PHTI: How Purchasers Can Implement Performance-Based Contracting with Digital Health Solutions
PHTI released a playbook guiding purchasers on how to implement performance-based contracts for digital health solutions, focusing on payment models, outcomes and accountability. The post PHTI: How Purchasers Can Implement Performance-Based Contracting with Digital Health Solutions appeared first on MedCity News.
Potential Impacts of New Requirements in Florida and Texas for Hospitals to Request Patient Immigration Status
This brief examines the potential impacts of Florida and Texas’ requirements for hospitals to collect patient immigration status information on immigrant families and the states’ workforces and economies.
Waltz Health Unveils New Solution to Lower Specialty Medication Costs
Waltz Health launched Waltz Connect on Monday. The solution supports payers and aims to lower specialty drug costs. The post Waltz Health Unveils New Solution to Lower Specialty Medication Costs appeared first on MedCity News.
FDA Nod for BridgeBio Brings New Competition to Blockbuster Pfizer Cardio Drug
BridgeBio Pharma claims its drug, Attruby, has an edge over a Pfizer drug as a treatment for cardiomyopathy caused by transthyretin-mediated amyloidosis. But new competition to both products could come soon from Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, now set to receive an FDA decision in this indication by late March. The post FDA Nod for BridgeBio Brings New…
Why Rural Hospitals Need AI-Based EHR Tools, Too
Healthcare Innovation speaks with Columbus Community Hospital’s Mark Howerter, M.D., and Mark Pratt, M.D., CMO for EHR vendor Altera Digital Health
California Falling Short of Enrollment Goal as Mental Health Courts Roll Out Statewide
California’s new initiative to compel treatment for some of the state’s most severely mentally ill residents — many of whom are living on the streets — is falling short of its initial objectives. But with the program expanding from 11 counties to all 58 on Dec. 1, state officials are projecting confidence that they can…
Stanford Health Care Focuses on Fair, Useful, and Reliable AI Models
CMIO Christopher “Topher” Sharp, M.D., describes the mission of bringing AI into clinical use safely, ethically and cost-effectively
Healthcare Moves: A Monthly Summary of Hires, Exits and Layoffs
April has seen a slew of executive hires, exits and layoffs across the healthcare industry. For example, AdventHealth and DexCare both named new CEOs, and Crozer Health and UNC Health have undergone CEO exits. There were also layoffs at organizations including Aetna, Sanford Health and Caribou Biosciences. The post Healthcare Moves: A Monthly Summary of…