The mandatory CMS TEAM program begins next year. Are you ready? As hospitals consider their options for addressing the mandate, here are some actions to consider. The post Value-Based Care Gets Real appeared first on MedCity News.
Researchers and policymakers must challenge the default framing and stereotypical minority myth mindset which uniformly classifies AANHPI communities as low-risk, hindering both visibility and resource allocation. The post Overlooked in the Overdose Crisis: Addressing Substance Use Treatment for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Communities appeared first on MedCity News.
KFF Health News senior correspondent Aneri Pattani discussed Maine’s largest HIV outbreak to date, including the challenges in tracking transmission and treating people with the virus, on The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health’s Public Health On Call on Dec. 1. Click here to hear Pattani on Public Health On Call. Read Pattani’s “An…
President-elect Donald Trump recently appointed former Paypal executive David Sacks as the White House’s first-ever czar for AI and cryptocurrency. Ryan Tarzy — CEO of Avandra Imaging, a federated network for de-identified imaging data — thinks this appointment could help accelerate the pace of innovation in the healthcare industry. The post Why One Startup CEO…
[Sponsored] Outsourcing your medical coding can help ensure a healthy revenue cycle. Discover the best medical coding outsourcing companies and find the right one for you. The post What Are the Best Medical Coding Outsourcing Companies? appeared first on MedCity News.
Sumana Reddy, a primary care physician, struggles on thin financial margins to run Acacia Family Medical Group, the small independent practice she founded 27 years ago in Salinas, a predominantly Latino city in an agricultural valley often called “the salad bowl of the world.” Reddy can’t match the salaries offered by larger health systems —…
Regulus Therapeutics drug farabursen is a potential first-in-class treatment for a rare kidney disease whose only FDA-approved therapy introduces severe toxicity risks. Farabursen is joining a Novartis drug lineup spanning several therapies for rare renal disorders. The post Novartis Gets Phase 3-Ready Rare Kidney Disease Drug via $800M Regulus Acquisition appeared first on MedCity News.
Epic says MyChart Central simplifies the user experience with a single sign-in and a united view across organizations
Some private schools have shut down because of a rapidly escalating measles outbreak in West Texas. Local health departments are overstretched, pausing other important work as they race to limit the spread of this highly contagious virus. Since the outbreak emerged three weeks ago, the Texas health department has confirmed 90 cases with 16 hospitalizations,…
Fay’s $50 million Series B round was led by Goldman Sachs. In total, the company has raised $75 million. The post Fay Raises $50M to Expand Access to Nutrition Counseling Services appeared first on MedCity News.