Validic Integrates Glucose Monitoring Data Directly Into EHR Clinical Workflows
“We’re saving time for healthcare providers and we’re enabling more informed, data-driven conversations with patients,” says Validic CEO Drew Schiller
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Data-Driven Decisions: Unlocking Strategic Financial Performance in Healthcare
Data is not optional; it is essential to financial stability and strategic growth. The organizations that thrive will be those that use data to lead, not follow. The post Data-Driven Decisions: Unlocking Strategic Financial Performance in Healthcare appeared first on MedCity News.
EHRs Are Overloading Mental Health Clinicians — Can AI Save the Day?
When AI is directly integrated into the EHR it not only improves efficiency but also ensures that patient data remains secure within the same trusted system. The post EHRs Are Overloading Mental Health Clinicians — Can AI Save the Day? appeared first on MedCity News.
Cash-Strapped Gene Therapy Firm Bluebird Bio Agrees to Acquisition by Private Equity
Carlyle and SK Capital Partners are buying beleaguered gene therapy biotech Bluebird Bio for about $29 million. Meanwhile, Pfizer continued the culling of its gene therapies with the discontinuation of Beqvez for hemophilia B. The post Cash-Strapped Gene Therapy Firm Bluebird Bio Agrees to Acquisition by Private Equity appeared first on MedCity News.
An Arm and a Leg: The ‘Shkreli Awards’ — For Dysfunction and Profiteering in Health Care
Every year, a health care think tank called the Lown Institute ranks the 10 worst examples of “profiteering and dysfunction” in health care and “honors” the winners. The “Shkreli Awards” are a kind of Oscars for the most outrageous examples of greed, fraud, and general brokenness in American health care. The awards are named after…
7 of 10 States Backed Abortion Rights. But Little To Change Yet.
Voters backed abortion rights in seven of the 10 states where the issue appeared on ballots Tuesday — at first glance, seemingly reshaping the nation’s patchwork of abortion rules. Colorado, Maryland, Montana, and New York — states where abortions are already permitted at least until fetal viability — all will add abortion protections to their…
Veradigm CEO Transition Underway Amid Optimistic Financial Outlook
Until a new CEO is identified, three principal executives are jointly managing CEO responsibilities at the company
Tracking the Health Savings Accounts Provisions in the 2025 Reconciliation Bill
KFF is tracking the Health Savings Accounts provisions included in the legislation approved by the Budget Committee compared to current law
SCOTUS Ruling on Medina v. Planned Parenthood Will Limit Access to Care for Patients in South Carolina and Beyond
The Supreme Court’s ruling in Medina v. Planned Parenthood of the South Atlantic means that Medicaid enrollees in South Carolina, and in other states that exclude Planned Parenthood going forward, will not be able to use their Medicaid coverage to obtain any preventive services, such as contraceptive care, STI treatment and cancer screenings, at Planned…
The Big 3 PBMs are Countersuing the FTC. Does Their Argument Have Any Teeth?
After the FTC filed a lawsuit in September, accusing the three major pharmacy benefit managers of anticompetitive rebating practices related to insulin, the defendants reversed roles and became plaintiffs. In November, they countersued the agency, arguing that its lawsuit is unconstitutional. The post The Big 3 PBMs are Countersuing the FTC. Does Their Argument Have…