By MATT McCORD Using opioids to treat acute pain is a lot like burning coal to power our homes. Both are legacy solutions from an earlier era. Both were once celebrated as breakthroughs. And both have since proven to be dirty, dangerous, and incredibly costly to clean up. Despite this, we continue to rely on…
While expanding access to VBC in primary care is indeed an important goal, we must keep in mind that the vast majority of healthcare expenses are in specialty care areas like oncology, where costs continue to rise without improved patient outcomes. The post Easier Said Than Done: Why Scaling Up Value-Based Care is So Hard…
Healthcare leaders hope Dr. Oz supports Medicare Advantage, nutrition and telehealth as CMS administrator. The post What Issues Do Healthcare Leaders Want Dr. Oz to Tackle as CMS Administrator? appeared first on MedCity News.
As AI has evolved to be more accurate and reliable, it’s become suitable for high-stakes use cases including automating health insurance verification. The post The Patient Intake Revolution – How AI Is Eliminating Intake Busywork and Reducing Insurance Denials appeared first on MedCity News.
The vast majority of healthcare organizations have spotted a cyberattack and suffered financial consequences as a result in the past 12 months, according to new research. A separate report also found that overall cyberattacks on healthcare organizations have risen by 32% year-over-year. The post Cybersecurity Threats Continue to Rise for Healthcare Organizations, Research Shows appeared…
For the healthcare industry, this crisis isn’t just about financial risk — it’s about consumer trust. When patients can’t afford care, they disengage, often convinced the system isn’t built for them. And when trust erodes, so do outcomes — because people who don’t trust the system are less likely to seek care at all. The…
Virtual solutions for depression and anxiety can lead to clinically meaningful outcomes, but certain pricing models may increase costs for employers and health plans, according to the Peterson Health Technology Institute. The post PHTI: Digital Mental Health Solutions Work, But Can Be Costly appeared first on MedCity News.
A study by Fermaglich and Miller (2023) evaluated trends in orphan drug designations and approvals after the Orphan Drug Act of 1983 was passed in the US. The authors use FDA data to evaluate between 1983 and 2022 and find that: Over the 40 years of the ODA, 6,340 orphan drug designations were granted, representing…
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…
Many providers are still struggling to recover from the workforce crisis that emerged during the pandemic, two healthcare leaders said during a recent panel. The post Where Does Healthcare’s Workforce Crisis Stand? appeared first on MedCity News.