Hixny Offers Snapshot NY Data Aggregation Application Statewide
CEO Mark McKinney explains how app brings state’s prescription monitoring program query tool and a health-related social needs screening tool into EHR
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A Medicaid Patient Had a Heart Attack While Traveling. He Owed Almost $78,000.
On Christmas Day at the WaTiki indoor water park, Hans Wirt was getting winded from following his son up the stairs to the waterslides. Wirt’s breathing became more labored once they returned to the nearby hotel where they and Wirt’s girlfriend were staying while visiting family in Rapid City, South Dakota. Then he grew nauseated…
Decades of National Suicide Prevention Policies Haven’t Slowed the Deaths
If you or someone you know may be experiencing a mental health crisis, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by dialing or texting “988.” When Pooja Mehta’s younger brother, Raj, died by suicide at 19 in March 2020, she felt “blindsided.” Raj’s last text message was to his college lab partner about how to…
Innovating in Community Hospitals: AI Adoption and Digital Transformation with Sam Ash, M.D.
The CIO at South Shore Health in Massachusetts is looking forward to implementing Epic’s new generative AI suite in 2026
CDC Firings Fray Lifelines to Local Health Departments
The U.S. public health system has long been under strain, stymied by declines in funding as well as employees. And so state and local public health departments around the nation — tasked with monitoring and responding to disease outbreaks that threaten to sicken the masses — have relied on workers from the Centers for Disease…
Cuando los pacientes quedan atrapados en medio de las peleas entre aseguradoras y hospitales
Amy Frank dijo que pasó 17 horas al teléfono durante casi tres semanas, rebotando entre su aseguradora y el sistema hospitalario local, para asegurarse de que el plan de salud cubriera la atención que su esposo necesitaba después de una cirugía. Muchas de sus llamadas no pasaron de la música en espera. Cuando lograba comunicarse,…
A Backlash Against Health Insurers, Redux
In this JAMA Health Forum post, Executive Vice President Larry Levitt recalls the mid-1990s’ public backlash against Health Maintenance Organizations (commonly known as HMOs) – all of which preceded the recent outpouring of health insurance concerns – as well as how consumer protections against coverage restrictions have evolved and fallen short.
Consequences of Tariffs on Pharmaceutical Products
That is the topic of a JMCP Viewpoint by Sean Sullivan, Jens Grueger, Aidan Sullivan, and Scott Ramsey. Some excerpts: The Budget Lab at Yale University projected that a 25% ad valorem tariff would increase medication costs by an “average of around $600 per year per household in the United States.”3 Tariffs can also create supply…
Why We Need to Rethink Private Practice Mental Health Care
No single provider should be expected to do everything, and no patient should have to navigate a fragmented system alone. A team-based model makes care more accessible, more effective, and more supportive for both patients and the providers who care for them. The post Why We Need to Rethink Private Practice Mental Health Care appeared…
BioMarin’s $270M Inozyme Acquisition Brings Drug That Could Become First for a Rare Disease
Inozyme Pharma’s main asset is in pivotal testing in children who have a rare enzyme deficiency that affects bones and blood vessels. BioMarin Pharmaceutical, already well established in enzyme replacement, said it will use its experience and infrastructure to grow the market for this product, potentially for several indications. The post BioMarin’s $270M Inozyme Acquisition…