A newly diagnosed person experiences healthcare as a complicated maze of physicians, specialists, pharmacies, insurers, deductibles, formularies, prior authorizations, benefit explanations and coverage rules that rarely speak to one another and often contradict each other. Better AI can help. The post AI Made Healthcare Smarter – The Next Step is Making It Simpler appeared first…
This annual survey of employers provides a detailed look at trends in employer-sponsored health coverage, including premiums, worker contributions, cost-sharing provisions, offer rates, and more. This year’s report also looks at how employers are addressing a growing need for mental health services.
By KIM BELLARD A year ago I wrote about disturbing news from the Pew Research Center that trust in science, and in scientists, had fallen since the pandemic. I am slightly relieved to report that a new follow-up study by Pew indicates that trust is up slightly – but still way below where they were…
By JEFF GOLDSMITH In late June, 2024, two economists, Zarek Brot-Goldberg and Zack Cooper, from the University of Chicago and Yale respectively, released an economic analysis arguing that hospital mergers damage local economies and result in an increase in deaths by suicide and drug overdoses in the markets where mergers occur. Funded by Arnold Ventures…
This chart collection examines five types of indicators: outcomes of treatment, provision of appropriate treatment, patient safety, preventive services, and health system capacity and workforce shortages. Measuring quality in health care is complex: a vast number of metrics are used to monitor health system performance since there is no singular definition of quality, and data…
This year has seen a slight decline in digital health funding, but investors are still optimistic about the landscape. In 2024, investors poured millions into startups selling AI-powered healthcare tools, and this is likely to remain true for years to come. The post How Did Digital Health Investors View This Year’s Funding Environment — and…
Medical coding startup Arintra raised $21 million in Series A funding to help hospitals and physician groups secure accurate, timely reimbursement. The company’s AI-powered platform automates coding, spots documentation gaps and generates claims tailored to specific payers. The post Arintra Raises $21M to Help Providers Win the Reimbursement Fight appeared first on MedCity News.
To meet the modern patient where they are, we must pivot away from managing chronic diseases to preventing them entirely, replacing a legacy system of triage with a new model that emphasizes proactive, personalized prevention. The post From Management to Personalized Prevention: The Phase Shift in Chronic Disease appeared first on MedCity News.
In this episode, we’re joined by Dr. Blake Porter, chief of maternal-fetal medicine with Access TeleCare. He discusses the need to expand access to virtual maternal-fetal medicine care. The post MedCity FemFwd: The Importance of Virtual Maternal-Fetal Medicine appeared first on MedCity News.
Health systems can turn insights into action, ensuring that preventive care actually happens by combining accurate risk prediction with human outreach and careful planning. The post AI Can Expand Access to Healthcare — But Only With Human Action appeared first on MedCity News.