Ambient Study First Example of Providence’s Randomized Trials in Applied Informatics
Providence researchers discuss their recently published results on the impact of ambient clinical intelligence on documentation workload
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Hospital Margins Squeeze as Costs Outpace Revenue Growth
Hospitals are still on quite fragile financial footing if you look beneath the surface, according to new Kaufman Hall data. Rising costs, uneven patient volumes, and ongoing reimbursement and payer mix pressures continue to limit the sector’s financial recovery. The post Hospital Margins Squeeze as Costs Outpace Revenue Growth appeared first on MedCity News.
CDC Vaccine Panel Ends Universal Hepatitis B Recommendation and Reviews Aluminum in Vaccines, Plus Public Awareness of Mifepristone Safety — The Monitor
This volume shares updates from the most recent CDC advisory panel meeting, changes to the CDC webpage on autism and vaccines, and polling on trust in news organizations. Additionally, it shares recent developments in AI and social media policy and new KFF poll findings about perceptions of mifepristone’s safety and prevalence.
How Healthcare Can Reduce Cybersecurity Response Times from Hours to Minutes
When an attack or other issue occurs, the main difference between being down for months versus minutes or a day is having a mature and tested incident response plan. Without a plan, your cybersecurity team is flying blind, resulting in confusion and inefficiency that significantly slows your response time. The post How Healthcare Can Reduce…
GoodRx Launches Employer Program to Help Subsidize High-Cost Brand Drugs
GoodRx launched GoodRx Employer Direct, a program that allows employers to subsidize manufacturer-sponsored prices for high-cost brand medications like GLP-1s without adding them to their health insurance benefits. The post GoodRx Launches Employer Program to Help Subsidize High-Cost Brand Drugs appeared first on MedCity News.
Why Are 21st Century Hospitals Monitoring Kidney Function with 1930s Technology?
Outdated technology doesn’t serve patients or nurses — but by listening to and acting on their concerns we can create innovative new solutions that have the potential to transform healthcare. The post Why Are 21st Century Hospitals Monitoring Kidney Function with 1930s Technology? appeared first on MedCity News.
How To Pick the Right Cosmetic Surgeon
The debate over which doctors are best qualified to perform cosmetic surgery — and who gets the best results for patients — has raged for decades. Here’s why: A state-issued medical license grants a physician what a Federation of State Medical Boards policy statement called the “privilege of practicing the full breadth of medicine.” That…
Pharma CEOs: ‘European drug prices are too low’
At least according to CEOs from Novartis, Sanofi and AstraZeneca. Reuters reports: European drugmakers are urging the EU to allow higher medicine prices, warning that without stronger investment incentives, the bloc would fall further behind the U.S., where tariff threats have triggered a wave of pharma investment announcements. AstraZeneca Chief Executive Officer Pascal Soriot said…
HHS: Ransomware Group Everest Targeting Healthcare Sector
HHS and the AHA caution the healthcare field of Russian ransomware group Everest, which utilizes compromised user accounts and remote access tools to gain access to systems
Why were physicians against smallpox variolation in the Middle Ages?
From the Conversation with Tyler podcast with Sheilagh Ogilvie: [Ogilvie]: Historically, there was another reason, which was the medical guilds — the equivalent of the American Medical Association, only much, much worse, back in early modern Europe did not like the idea of this new thing, this new technology that they had not approved and that was…