Federal health officials do not inform consumers about severe safety violations in hospitals that specialize in physical rehabilitation. Nor does Medicare impose fines as it does for nursing homes, or provide easy-to-understand five-star ratings as it does for general hospitals, according to an investigation by KFF Health News and The New York Times. Medical rehab…
AbbVie is now part of a growing group of companies that have turned to China to get a bispecific antibody designed to target PD-1 and VEGF to fight cancer. AbbVie may have more to say about the deal in its presentation this week during the annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco. The post…
Johnson & Johnson is acquiring Halda Therapeutics for its lead program, a drug that recently posted encouraging Phase 1 data in advanced prostate cancer. This drug comes from a proprietary Halda platform technology that yields oral small molecules offering a novel mechanism for killing cancer cells. The post J&J’s $3B Halda Acquisition Brings a Way…
Convenience, speed, and control are the triad of better patient experiences. Experian Health’s 2024 State of Patient Access survey showed that 89% of patients want to schedule their appointments online or on a mobile device. Today, patients expect provider scheduling, registration, and other administrative tasks to match the convenience of their typical online shopping experience….
New research from Mass General Brigham demonstrates that hospital-at-home care can safely deliver comparable outcomes for rural patients — with significant cost savings when patients are transferred home early in their hospital stay. The post Hospital-at-Home Bodes Well for Rural Patients, Research Shows appeared first on MedCity News.
AI can help health plans reduce friction, speed revenue-cycle throughput, and improve member experience, but only when it is deployed with strong data discipline, modern integration patterns, and a governance model that treats AI as “augmented intelligence,” meaning powerful, assistive, and accountable. The post From Claims Payer to Care Partner: What AI Really Changes in…
By MIKE MAGEE On March 9, 1967, the Star Trek classic episode, “The Devil in the Dark” first aired. The Enterprise had received an urgent distress call from miners on the planet Janus VI. They are literally melting after, Horta, a wounded inhabitant has targeted them with liquifying acid rays. A sympathetic Spock hears the…
Executives who think ahead and ask the right questions – monthly – can make a real difference in healthcare costs. The post Employer Health Costs: Amid Continual Increases the Cost of Doing Nothing is Too High appeared first on MedCity News.
Check out news from Alpha Sophia, Rezilient Health, Rippl, Nym, and Mithradote Bio. The post StartUPDATES: New Developments from Healthcare Startups appeared first on MedCity News.
Healthcare workers are already navigating issues with lack of interoperability between systems, staff and providers, and concerns about patient data privacy and security. IT teams and healthcare systems can alleviate some anxiety by giving workers the best performing digital user experience, including physicians and other staff that share responsibility for patient care. The post Healthcare…