[Sponsored] A webinar scheduled for September 30 from 1pm to 2pm ET will review the 2026 Healthcare AI Readiness Index and highlight some of the report’s takeaways, exploring the operational, regulatory and security challenges accompanying AI deployment. The post Healthcare Executives Weigh In: AI Readiness and the Growing Risk of Cybersecurity Threats appeared first on…
The new drug payment initiative is designed to negotiate fairer prices for Medicaid
Healthcare Economist was once again named one of the top economics blogs (#37) by FeedSpot. What other blogs were in the top 100? Check out the full list here. I was also ranked as one of the top economic blogs of 2026 by the Intelligent Economist as well.
By MIKE MAGEE For aging Boomers, it is impossible not to hear echoes of Apartheid re-emerging with force 3/4 of a century after the battle for social justice here and in far away lands was fully engaged. The Musk assault, disguised as “efficiency” is little more than stealing money from the poor to give to the rich,…
By MIKE MAGEE When I asked my brilliant literary agent, Jill Kneerim, when I would know that my book proposal was ready for submission, she replied directly, “It will be ready when I say it is ready.” Eleven months later, in April, 2018, she finally green lit the project, and two weeks after that, in…
HHS awarded $77 million in SAMHSA grants for substance use prevention and treatment, mental health, suicide prevention and crisis services. The post HHS Provides $77M in Grants for Substance Use Prevention, Mental Health appeared first on MedCity News.
Sentara Health has rolled out Regard’s AI-powered chart review and discharge summary tool across all 12 of its hospitals. The tool has delivered consistent benefits when it comes to patient safety and documentation accuracy, said Joseph Evans, Sentara’s chief health information officer. The post Sentara Health Scales Its Use of Regard’s AI Following Strong ROI…
This data note presents key data points describing the current state of the Medicaid program as it affects women.
States can improve efficiency, reduce administrative costs, and, most importantly, enhance the quality of health care for its members by acting in these areas. The post Improve the Medicaid Provider Experience to Enhance Health Care appeared first on MedCity News.
Health economics and outcomes research has already started to use AI tools such as large language models (LLM) across a diverse set of study types, including systematic literature reviews (SLR), health economic modelling (HEM) and real-world evidence (RWE). In SLRs, LLMs can assist with abstract and full-text screening, bias assessment, data extraction, and automating meta-analysis…