Pharmaceutical tariffs are coming, part of President Trump’s stated goal of bringing drug manufacturing back to the U.S. Untangling the sprawling, global supply chain will be complicated and expensive, and could inadvertently compete with other administration goals regarding drug pricing and availability. The post The Myth of All-American Drugs and What Trump’s Tariffs Miss About…
Impact of the government shutdown on health services.Why do patients with sickle cell disease disproportionately leave hospitals against medical advice?New estimates of upcoding.TrumpRx.“FDA will not be able to accept applications for new drugs, generics, biologics, biosimilars or medical devices that require payment of a user fee while the shutdown is in effect”
Real-time access to clinical data would reduce the wasted time and effort tracking down referral records and enable a more proactive, rather than reactive, approach to patient treatment plans. The post DPC Physicians Are Running Blind Without Clinical Data appeared first on MedCity News.
When we talk about post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a condition fundamentally born from overwhelming experiences that leave a long-term imprint on the body, our mainstream approach often feels stuck in the past. The post The $232 Billion Problem: The Price of Overlooking the Impact of Trauma in the U.S. appeared first on MedCity News.
By making RT-PCR testing a routine option in outpatient and urgent care settings — and by educating all stakeholders along the clinical continuum — we can significantly reduce unnecessary antibiotic use, protect the effective drugs we still have, and ensure that bacterial infections remain treatable for future generations. The post From Urgent Care to Smarter…
It has become standard practice for healthcare organizations to focus on identifying and stopping external threats to the privacy and security of data, but one often overlooked risk may be right inside your offices — snooping employees and malicious insider threats. The post User Activity Monitoring: Real-Time Visibility Within the EHR to Stay Ahead of…
CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz said that Medicaid’s rapid spending growth is unsustainable and criticized state financing tactics that let providers and governments “game” the system for extra federal funds. He said CMS is shifting its fraud strategy to follow the flow of money rather than just individual offenders in an effort to ensure health…
Here are three things healthcare leaders should consider for improving the DME process to make the hospital-to-home experience more efficient and less stressful for all stakeholders. The post From Hospital to Home Without the Headaches: How Technology Can Smooth the Transition appeared first on MedCity News.
This volume discusses the spread of race-based vaccine myths and shifts in health communication from fact-checking to fostering open dialogue. It also explains common misconceptions about heart attack treatment and prevention, a new scientific journal that questions established science, and gaps in research standards for AI chatbots used in healthcare.
In an era of real-time data, emergency response teams can no longer afford to operate in silos. EMR interoperability is essential to improving care continuity, outcomes, and decision-making — from curb to discharge. The post EMR Interoperability Isn’t Just a Hospital Problem. EMS Teams Need It Too. appeared first on MedCity News.