Accountability drives success, and for Kevin Theis, Director of Environmental Services (EVS) and Linen Services at MedStar Harbor Hospital, it’s a core value. His commitment to both team and personal accountability recently earned the EVS team a prestigious Certificate of Merit from the Association for the Health Care Environment (AHE). This national recognition honors environmental…
What are the key elements for reporting your objective, attributes, experimental design, survey design, data collection process, econometric analysis, and results? A paper by Ride et al. (2024) conducted a Delphi Panel expert elicitation survey to create the DIRECT checklist for discrete choice experiment (DCE) studies in health. The checklist is pasted below. https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s40273-024-01431-6 If…
A key federal vaccine advisory panel whose members were recently replaced by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is expected to vote to recommend delaying until age 4 the hepatitis B vaccine that’s currently given to newborns, according to two former senior Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials. “There is going…
AI/big data haven’t solved healthcare’s challenges. Despite advancements, systemic barriers persist, but AI offers potential to improve outcomes and efficiency. The post Is ‘Big Data’ the Cure-all for U.S. Healthcare? appeared first on MedCity News.
LOS ANGELES — Inside a bright new building in the heart of Skid Row, homeless people hung out in a canopy-covered courtyard — some waiting to take a shower, do laundry, or get medication for addiction treatment. Others relaxed on shaded grass and charged their phones as an intake line for housing grew more crowded….
Sarepta’s Elevidys will remain on the market with a black box warning. But this gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy still faces commercial headwinds and analysts say the company has work to do to win over patients and investors. The post Sarepta Slashes Staff, Maps Path Forward for Gene Therapy and Narrower Pipeline appeared first…
Are you a self-insured employer looking for ways to reduce healthcare spend? Join us for a webinar on December 11 in which HR executives will share their insights. The post Where Can Self-Insured Employers Look to Find Healthcare Savings? appeared first on MedCity News.
CMS recently announced that payments to Medicare Advantage plans will increase by 5.06%, drawing support from payer advocates. The post Payer Advocates Applaud 5% MA Payment Increase appeared first on MedCity News.
Waltz Health launched Waltz Connect on Monday. The solution supports payers and aims to lower specialty drug costs. The post Waltz Health Unveils New Solution to Lower Specialty Medication Costs appeared first on MedCity News.
Digital transformation, from a business perspective, must have two objectives: top-line revenue and bottom-line performance. To achieve these objectives, leading organizations consider these three elements. The post Making Bigger Moves for Digital Transformation: 3 Insights appeared first on MedCity News.