We’ve all read the stories and seen the images: The life-threatening heat waves. The wildfires of unprecedented ferocity. The record-breaking storms washing away entire neighborhoods. The melting glaciers, the rising sea levels, the coastal flooding. As California wildfires stretch into the colder months and hurricane survivors sort through the ruins left by floodwaters, let’s talk…
Stephanie Ivory counts on Medicaid to get treated for gastrointestinal conditions and a bulging disc that makes standing or sitting for long periods painful. Her disabilities keep her from working, she said. Ivory, 58, of Columbus, Ohio, believes she would be exempt from a requirement that adult Medicaid recipients work, but she worries about the…
Here are three things providers should consider when it comes to Medicare. The post Changes Are Coming to 2026 Medicare Benefits appeared first on MedCity News.
In this episode, we’re joined by Dr. Audrey Jiricko, senior medical director of women’s health at Intermountain Health. She discusses how the organization is screening women for intimate partner violence. The post MedCity FemFwd: The Link Between Intimate Partner Violence and Health appeared first on MedCity News.
In an environment where speed, equity, and scientific rigor are all imperative, modernizing patient recruitment is no longer a future goal. It is a present necessity. The post Patient Recruitment Reimagined: How AI is Key to Clinical Trial Acceleration appeared first on MedCity News.
Joe Paduda of Managed Care Matters discusses rising Workers Comp cost in California: Of particular interest is the growing prevalence of unlisted codes in physical medicine (PM). Last year saw a huge jump in PM services coded as 97799 – “unlisted physical medicine”. Note that jump happened while the use of normal/traditional/common PM codes for…
Healthcare needs a better way to collect information from all sources, organize it, summarize it and present it to providers in a way that lets them deliver the necessary treatment, confident that the material is sound and verifiable. The post How the Right AI Can Improve Health Risk Assessments appeared first on MedCity News.
KFF Standards and Practices Published: January 13, 2025 Introduction This document’s intent is to serve as a roadmap that sets expectations clearly for how we work together and behave in a principled and ethical manner. It applies equally to all KFF staff across the board as well as for any freelancers doing work under our…More
Blackstone Life Sciences is providing Apogee Therapeutics with up to $1.3 billion in non-dilutive financing, which the biotech will apply to a key test of its lead drug candidate in atopic dermatitis. The long-acting antibody also has potential applications in asthma and eosinophilic esophagitis. The post Apogee’s Royalty Deal With Blackstone Will Fund Pivotal Test…
Translucent AI raised $7 million in seed funding to help healthcare providers better manage mounting financial pressures. Its AI-powered platform is designed to give hospital leaders instant, plain-language answers to complex financial questions. The post Meet the Startup That’s like ChatGPT for Provider Finances appeared first on MedCity News.