Oracle’s CEO Talks About the Company’s Evolution into Healthcare
At the Oracle Health Summit, the company’s CEO addresses Oracle’s new cloud services, its next-generation EHR, cybersecurity and AI
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8 reasons to use patient scheduling software
Convenience, speed, and control are the triad of better patient experiences. Experian Health’s 2024 State of Patient Access survey showed that 89% of patients want to schedule their appointments online or on a mobile device. Today, patients expect provider scheduling, registration, and other administrative tasks to match the convenience of their typical online shopping experience….
What is the impact of implementing GRACE on health care budgets?
Generalized risk-adjusted cost effectiveness analysis (GRACE) abandons the assumption of risk neutrality held by traditional cost effectiveness analysis (TCEA). While this sounds like a very technical issue, by allowing for risk aversion over quality of life, GRACE places a relatively higher value on treatments that improve health for more severe diseases and relatively lower value…
Bias Doesn’t End at the Dataset: It Lives in the Deployment
Equity has to be built into the deployment strategy from day one, not treated as a future retrofit. That means prioritizing inclusion not only in the data but in the delivery, and recognizing that inclusive deployment is the foundation for inclusive datasets. The post Bias Doesn’t End at the Dataset: It Lives in the Deployment…
Happening in Springfield: New Immigrants Offer Economic Promise, Health System Challenges
When Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance claimed Haitian immigrants had caused infectious-disease rates to “skyrocket” in Springfield, Ohio, local health commissioner Chris Cook checked the records. They showed that in 2023, for example, there were four active tuberculosis cases in Clark County, which includes Springfield, up from three in 2022. HIV cases had risen,…
FTC to sue PBMs over insulin pricing and rebates
From the FTC’s press release out today: Today, the Federal Trade Commission brought action against the three largest prescription drug benefit managers (PBMs)—Caremark Rx, Express Scripts (ESI), and OptumRx—and their affiliated group purchasing organizations (GPOs) for engaging in anticompetitive and unfair rebating practices that have artificially inflated the list price of insulin drugs, impaired patients’…
How Narrow or Broad Are ACA Marketplace Physician Networks?
This report examines the share of doctors participating in the provider networks of Qualified Health Plans (QHPs) offered in the individual market in the federal and state Marketplaces in 2021, and how network breadth affected costs for enrollees.
¿Podrían los nuevos medicamentos para bajar de peso estar disponibles para todos?
Después de perder y recuperar las mismas 20 libras en más ocasiones de las que podía contar, Anita Blanchard concluyó que las dietas no le funcionaban. Así que cuando esta profesora de la Universidad de Carolina del Norte-Charlotte se enteró de que Ozempic —desarrollado para tratar la diabetes tipo 2— ayudaba a las personas a…
Hispanic Heritage Month Spotlight: Sonia Maldonado
From September 15 to October 15, we are joining the nation in celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month, a month which honors the diverse cultures of Americans whose ancestors represent countries in Central and South America, the islands of the Caribbean, Mexico, and Spain. During this time, Crothall Healthcare wants to shine a spotlight on our Hispanic…
Lice Pose No Health Threat, Yet Some Parents Push Back on Rules To Allow Affected Kids in Class
Any evidence of lice was once a reason for immediate dismissal from school, not to return until the student’s head was lice-free. But what are known as “no-nit” policies have been dropped in favor of “nonexclusion” rules, prioritizing class time over any nuisance caused by parasites the size of sesame seeds. That leniency, of late,…