Artificial intelligence (AI) holds potential to forecast and predict where hospital leaders should direct limited resources such as clinicians, staff, and beds to improve operational efficiency and drive better patient outcomes. The post How AI Can Help Hospitals Overcome Patient Flow Barriers appeared first on MedCity News.
Pear Suite recently won the payer/provider technology track of MedCity News’ INVEST Pitch Perfect contest. The startup provides a software platform for community health workers that helps them share data, submit claims and maintain compliance. The post INVEST Pitch Perfect Spotlight: How Pear Suite Makes Sure Community Health Workers Get Paid appeared first on MedCity…
AI infrastructure company’s customers include Mercy, Emory Healthcare, University of Rochester Medicine, Jefferson Health, and the University of Texas System
Mark Cuban, co-founder of Cost Plus Drugs, and Linda Yaccarino, CEO of the employer GLP-1 platform eMed Population Health, were at SXSW drawing a contrast between their approach to GLP-1 drugs and that of other direct-to-consumer companies. They also announced a collaboration where Cost Plus Drugs will be eMed’s distribution partner. The post At SXSW,…
California notificará a los inscritos en el mercado de seguros de la Ley de Cuidado de Salud a Bajo Precio (ACA) que sus costos podrían aumentar considerablemente el próximo año, a menos que el Congreso extienda los subsidios que ayudan a las personas a comprar cobertura. Analistas del sector salud advierten que la cantidad de…
Though anselamimab failed its Phase 3 test in light chain amyloidosis, AstraZeneca points to encouraging results in a pre-defined patient subgroup — which may not be a winning strategy. Prothena resurrected its failed drug candidate for the disease based on a subgroup analysis, only to see that antibody fall short in a pivotal study. The…
Lakdawalla and Goldman.Tyler Cowen.AARP.National Pharmaceutical Council (from 2021)BIO.Adam FeinHere is a comparison of the CMS Final Rule (from 2021) vs. 2025 Trump Executive Order.
This brief provides an overview of key trends in Medicare spending and spending growth, as well as the impact of these trends on out-of-pocket costs for Medicare beneficiaries and Medicare program solvency, as projected by the Medicare Trustees in the 2026 Trustees Report.
This chart collection examines five types of indicators: outcomes of treatment, provision of appropriate treatment, patient safety, preventive services, and health system capacity and workforce shortages. Measuring quality in health care is complex: a vast number of metrics are used to monitor health system performance since there is no singular definition of quality, and data…
GREELEY, Colo. — In early August, farmworkers gathered under a pavilion at a park here for a picnic to celebrate Farmworker Appreciation Day. One sign that this year was different from the others was the menu: Beef fajitas, tortillas, pico de gallo, chips, beans — but no chicken. Farms in Colorado had culled millions of…