The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently concluded the first round of negotiation for the new Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program, which was established by the Inflation Reduction Act. These FAQs address several questions related to Medicare’s drug price negotiation program and CMS’s implementation of the new program, with a focus on the…
Eikon Therapeutics’ IPO haul will support a lead program that could expand the scope of cancer immunotherapy. Eikon’s stock market debut builds on growing IPO momentum, following upsized offerings from Aktis Oncology and Veradermics. The post Eikon Therapeutics Continues the IPO Parade, Raising $381M for Cancer Drug Clinical Trials appeared first on MedCity News.
Hundreds of foreign doctors about to complete training in the U.S. will have to leave the country if the federal government doesn’t rapidly process their visa waiver applications, which have been languishing since the fall and winter, immigration attorneys say. The waiver program, run by the Department of Health and Human Services, allows physicians who…
Early submissions in AI/HopGPT Challenge range from tools for coding and clinical documentation to solutions that could reduce workload and improve enterprise support
What Is Environmental Services (EVS) in Healthcare? Sometimes referred to as housekeeping or janitorial services, environmental services is a term used exclusively in healthcare to describe the process highly trained support service staff conduct to clean and disinfect medical equipment, patient rooms and other common areas within healthcare facilities. Environmental services prevent infections from spreading…
[Sponsored] A new eBook, sponsored by PurpleLab, examines how a significant number of patients with non-small cell lung cancer miss out on optimal care due to gaps in biomarker testing, socioeconomic barriers, incomplete patient journey data, and what can be done to change that. The post How Real-World Data Is Reshaping the NSCLC Patient Journey…
In this episode, we’re joined by Carolee Lee, CEO and founder of Women’s Health Access Matters (WHAM), and Ash Shehata, KPMG U.S. sector leader for healthcare. The two discuss WHAM and KPMG’s new partnership that aims to advance women’s health research and investment. The post MedCity FemFwd: Inside WHAM & KPMG’s Women’s Health Partnership appeared…
The conversation wasn’t sounding good for Kensington residents on June 20. The Philadelphia neighborhood is a critical center of the nation’s opioid crisis, and the city had decided to spend $7.5 million in opioid settlement money to improve the quality of life there. But on that day, a Pennsylvania oversight board was about to vote…
As healthcare systems actively recalibrate their diagnostic strategies, evolved nasal lavage presents a safer, smarter specimen collection standard that results in more accurate and timely diagnosis plus more effective virus containment. The post Is Evolved Nasal Lavage a Solution for Post-Pandemic URI Test Avoidance? appeared first on MedCity News.
EmsanaCare, a company co-founded by the Purchaser Business Group on Health, directly contracts with providers identified as high-quality and enables care navigation among them