Approval is only the beginning. Now comes the harder part: identifying the right patients, detecting the disease earlier, and monitoring outcomes so that this promising treatment is effective at scale. The post After Wegovy’s Historic MASH Approval, What’s Next? appeared first on MedCity News.
Here’s how finance leaders can evaluate AI investments in revenue cycle management before committing budget, and the risk exposure most vendor pitches leave out. The post Before You Sign That AI Contract: 7 Questions Every Healthcare CFO Should Ask appeared first on MedCity News.
Here are some of the structural and strategic causes behind that failure rate, and ways to improve launch outcomes. The post Addressing the 58% Launch Failure Rate: Accelerating Market Access Through Intelligent Decision-Making appeared first on MedCity News.
Given the scale of the pediatric overdose crisis, medical students must receive early and consistent training on how to screen for substance use and engage in overdose prevention during pediatric encounters. The post Preparing Future Physicians to Address the Adolescent Overdose Crisis: A Call for Curricular Integration appeared first on MedCity News.
Hospitals faced significant financial pressures in 2025, driven largely by rising labor costs, revenue cycle challenges and increasing supply expenses, according to new data from Kaufman Hall. Health systems are responding with staffing optimization, outsourcing non-core services and tighter cost controls. The post Cost Control Takes Center Stage as Hospitals Prepare to Navigate 2026 appeared…
AstraZeneca’s R&D collaboration with CSPC Pharmaceutical Group includes an oral small molecule for immunological diseases, which would offer a dosing edge over currently available injectable medications. The agreement follows a 2024 licensing agreement that granted AstraZeneca rights to an oral CSPC drug candidate in development for a metabolic disorder. The post AstraZeneca Turns to CSPC…
The survey provides an in-depth look at trends in employer-sponsored coverage in California, including premiums, cost sharing, offer rates, and employer strategies to manage costs and access to care, including comparisons to the nation overall.
Timely by DrFirst launched a tool to streamline prior authorizations and improve access to specialty medications. The post Timely by DrFirst Aims to Lower Barriers to Specialty Meds appeared first on MedCity News.
What many organizations haven’t yet connected is how security decisions ripple through their entire financial picture, from recruitment to retention to operational efficiency. The post The Staffing Crisis Security Teams Aren’t Talking About: When Safety Concerns Drive Healthcare Worker Exodus appeared first on MedCity News.