During a panel discussion at HLTH, Chelsea Clinton shared three things she wants healthcare leaders to know going into the election when it comes to reproductive health. The post Chelsea Clinton on Reproductive Rights: 3 Things to Know appeared first on MedCity News.
Healthcare leaders hope Dr. Oz supports Medicare Advantage, nutrition and telehealth as CMS administrator. The post What Issues Do Healthcare Leaders Want Dr. Oz to Tackle as CMS Administrator? appeared first on MedCity News.
Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital’s Lucas Zier, M.D., saw an opportunity to use the EHR for system-wide performance improvement
From tools to help payers and providers manage claims and setting up a consulting subsidiary, the healthcare giant has ambitious aims to deploy its technology gains outside Optum’s walls.
Listen in as “Life Kit” host Marielle Segarra and health reporter Sarah Boden untangle the red tape that can make the prior authorization process frustrating. When the doctor says you need a prescription or treatment, sometimes you need approval from your health insurance first. That’s called prior authorization. Without that sign-off, insurance won’t pay. What…
Leeza Osipenko Ekaterina Cleary Julie Egginton By JULIE EGGINGTON, EKATERINA CLEARY & LEEZA OSIPENKO When CMS issued its Request for Information under the Comprehensive Regulations to Uncover Suspicious Healthcare (CRUSH) initiative in February, it zeroed in on a long-festering problem: fraud, waste, and abuse in laboratory testing, especially in genetic and molecular diagnostics. The laboratory…
A federal court judge ruling leaves in place an FDA determination that shortages of the Novo Nordisk drugs Wegovy and Ozempic are resolved. Consequently, compounding pharmacies must stop making their versions of the metabolic medicines or face FDA enforcement action. The post Novo Nordisk Notches a Court Win Against Wegovy and Ozempic Compounders appeared first…
Pyx Health’s new condition management program will support people with conditions like diabetes, hypertension and pregnancy. The post Social Health Platform Pyx Health Unveils Condition Management Program appeared first on MedCity News.
The Hippocratic oath can’t stop with direct patient care; the healthcare industry and its key stakeholders must address persistent public health problems systematically. We have the tools to reduce medication harm by half or more; it is long past time to make this a public health priority. The post First Do No Harm: Support Legislative Efforts…
Avandra Imaging, a federated network for de-identified imaging data, emerged from stealth at HLTH — as well as announced a partnership with Datavant. The post Avandra Imaging Emerges from Stealth to Solve a Last-Mile Problem in Medical Research appeared first on MedCity News.