Using data on patients with a Veterans Affairs (VA) emergency department visit for a mental health condition, Costantini et al. (2025) finds that: …longer waiting times make it more likely that patients miss their follow-up mental health visit, consequently increasing the probability that they permanently disengage from care. A 1 standard deviation increase in wait…
[Sponsored] AI-powered threats are overwhelming outdated IT defenses. Discover why email remains healthcare’s biggest cybersecurity vulnerability and what can be done to address it. The post AI-Driven Email Attacks Are Exploding. Is Your Healthcare Organization at Risk? appeared first on MedCity News.
What options do payers have for setting prices for high-cost drugs? Examples include volume discounts, performance based contracts and coverage with evidence. However, is there a comprehensive taxonomy one can use for defining all these different pricing and payment options? The closest we have come is a new paper by Ardito, Ciani & Drummond (2024)….
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Cybersecurity is no longer a function managed in the IT department’s back office. It’s a front-line brand issue, with real implications for patient satisfaction and loyalty. That means providers need to rethink how they talk about security. It’s no longer enough to be secure; you must communicate security clearly. The post Why Cybersecurity Is Now…
Capital Rx has secured a $400 million investment, including a $252 million Series F round led by Wellington Management and General Catalyst. It is also rebranding as Judi Health to reflect its expansion beyond pharmacy benefits. The post Capital Rx Rebrands as Judi Health After Securing $400M Investment appeared first on MedCity News.
LB Pharmaceuticals found enough investor interest to boost the size of its IPO, which will finance clinical trials in schizophrenia and bipolar depression. The biotech has modified an old Sanofi drug with changes intended to reduce side effects and allow less frequent dosing. The post LB Pharma Pushes the Biotech IPO Window Open, Bagging $285M…
Taking a page from the private insurance industry’s playbook, the Trump administration will launch a program next year to find out how much money an artificial intelligence algorithm could save the federal government by denying care to Medicare patients. The pilot program, designed to weed out wasteful, “low-value” services, amounts to a federal expansion of…
HHS is proposing major changes to HIPAA for the first time in more than a decade, aiming to strengthen cybersecurity protocols for electronic health data. Healthcare cybersecurity leaders are mainly in favor of the proposal — though there are some concerns that smaller providers will struggle with the financial and operational burdens of compliance. The…
Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital’s Lucas Zier, M.D., saw an opportunity to use the EHR for system-wide performance improvement