The real story isn’t about denial rates or stakeholders acting as villains. It’s about a healthcare system that forces intelligent, well-intentioned professionals to make critical decisions in information silos. The post Healthcare’s Data Orchestra: Why Rising Drug Denials Signal a Need for Better Coordination appeared first on MedCity News.
The FDA has proposed removing oral phenylephrine from its guidelines for over-the-counter drugs due to inefficacy as a decongestant. Use of this ingredient in cold and allergy medicines grew after a federal law required that pseudoephedrine-containing products be kept behind pharmacy counters. The post FDA Takes Step Toward Removal of Ineffective Decongestants From the Market…
KFF’s Health Tracking Poll finds that more than three-quarters of the public say they want Congress to extend the ACA enhanced premium tax credits that are set to expire at the end of this year. If the credits do expire and the average premium more than doubles, seven in 10 of those who purchase their…
More than 30 people have applied for a lab technician job at West River Health Services in Hettinger, North Dakota, a thousand-person town in the rural southwestern part of the state. Because they aren’t U.S. citizens, they would each need a visa. West River and other companies used to pay up to $5,000 in fees…
Fact sheet examining actions taken by the Trump administration and their impact on global maternal and child health.
Novartis malaria drug Coartem has expanded its approval to include babies. The combination drug, originally formulated as a tablet, has a new dose strength and formulation designed for treating newborns and young infants who develop malarial infections. The post Novartis Drug Becomes First Malaria Therapy for Newborns and Infants appeared first on MedCity News.
Spending on digital health has increased rapidly over past two years
Over 25 million people were disenrolled from Medicaid and over 56 million had their coverage renewed, according to KFF’s analysis of the outcomes of the Medicaid unwinding, which nearly all states have now completed.
Artificial intelligence is being incorporated into more places in healthcare, for uses such as guiding clinical trial enrollment as well as helping physicians get up to speed on a patient’s history. A panel discussed these applications and more during MedCity News’s INVEST conference in Chicago. The post AI Is Finding Broader Use in in Healthcare,…
In this month’s episode, Senior Reporter Katie Adams discussed some of the executive moves, exits and layoffs that occurred recently in the healthcare sector. She also interviewed Claire Zangerle, who was appointed as chief nurse executive of the American Hospital Association, as well as CEO of its American Organization for Nursing Leadership. The post MedCity…