Aug. 22 This week on the KFF Health News Minute: New treatments and vaccines are available for respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, and fentanyl-laced stimulants are driving a new wave of opioid overdose deaths. Aug. 15 This week on the KFF Health News Minute: Fears about social media may cause policymakers to miss the mental…
“We’re losing 300,000 people a year to fentanyl that comes through our border. We had it down to the lowest number and now it’s worse than it’s ever been.” — Former President Donald Trump at a July 24 campaign rally in Charlotte, North Carolina Former President Donald Trump claimed at a recent campaign rally that…
Virtual care isn’t just a “nice-to-have” for rural hospitals — it’s necessary to ensure patients are getting the care they need, said Dave Newman, chief medical officer of virtual care at Sanford Health. The post ‘Innovation Out of Necessity’: Why Virtual Care Is Crucial for Rural Providers appeared first on MedCity News.
Un brote de sarampión está diseminándose en un condado de Texas que tiene tasas de vacunación peligrosamente bajas. A fines de enero, dos niños escolares del condado de Gaines fueron internados con sarampión. Ya que se estima que 1 de cada 5 personas con la enfermedad termina en el hospital, los dos casos sugirieron un…
Each year, the Indian Health Service rejects tens of thousands of requests to fund outside care that it doesn’t provide, forcing patients to go without treatment or pay big medical bills themselves. The IHS is supposed to provide free care to Native Americans, but it does so only at scattered clinics and hospitals the agency funds and then manages…
It’s tragic that it takes a shooter, aggravated by his back pain and frustrated with the healthcare system, to spark a necessary conversation about healthcare. The post Zero-Sum Game: The Current Healthcare System Is Reaching a Breaking Point appeared first on MedCity News.
About 90% of healthcare organizations are insecurely connected to the internet and running systems vulnerable to exploitation by ransomware gangs, according to new research. It also found that 78% of providers have made ransomware payments of $500,000 or more. The post Most Healthcare Providers Remain Highly Vulnerable to Ransomware Attacks appeared first on MedCity News.
Newest version of United States Core Data for Interoperability standard adds data elements including tribal affiliation, disability status, caregiver relationships, and preferred language
Applications of SandboxAQ’s large quantitative models (LQMs) technology include running simulations that identify new biomarkers and optimize clinical development of drug candidates. The company spun out of Alphabet in 2022. The post AI Tech Firm SandboxAQ Adds $300M to Ramp Up Development of LQMs for Drug Discovery & More appeared first on MedCity News.
Tennessee-based Compassus has formed similar joint ventures with Ascension, Bon Secours Mercy Health and OhioHealth