Dr. Tina Saw is the founder and CEO of Oral Genome, a healthcare startup that’s developing saliva tests to detect and prevent oral diseases. In response to emailed questions, Saw talked about her company’s approach. The post This Diagnostic Startup Uses Saliva to Detect Oral Diseases Earlier appeared first on MedCity News.
Gloria Sachdev has spent years challenging the health care industry, trying to bring down the high cost of care. It’s working, even in an unlikely place: Indiana, which has had some of the nation’s highest hospital prices. Over the past few years, Indiana lawmakers have passed bills pushed by Sachdev that target complex and sometimes…
By ALISTER MARTIN and TARA MENON If a friend were to ask you which state, Massachusetts or Texas, has a more streamlined federal benefits enrollment program, what would your guess be? Having screened over 17,000 families and helped them obtain more than $1.8M in federal and state aid through our work in both Massachusetts and…
Jeff Kromrey, de 69 años, se sentará con su hija la próxima vez que lo visite y le enseñará cómo acceder a sus cuentas en Internet en caso que sufra una crisis de salud inesperada. Gayle Williams-Brett, también de 69, planea empezar un proyecto que lleva meses posponiendo: organizar toda su información financiera. Michael Davis,…
Harnessing AI to Enhance Efficiency In Healthcare Technology Management Healthcare Technology Management (HTM) is evolving rapidly, and artificial intelligence (AI) is at the forefront of this transformation. By integrating AI into our CMMS, we’re exploring new ways to enhance operations, improve efficiency, and deliver better outcomes for healthcare facilities. These advancements reflect our dedication to…
By moving beyond subjective and heterogeneous criteria and embracing objective brain function measures, the field of psychiatry can achieve greater precision and efficacy in addressing complex disorders. The post Precision Psychiatry is Possible — Especially if We Use Evidence-based Neural Measures to Drive Better Mental Health Treatment and Outcomes appeared first on MedCity News.
Greg Herbruck knew 6.5 million of his birds needed to die, and fast. But the CEO of Herbruck’s Poultry Ranch wasn’t sure how the family egg producer (one of the largest in the U.S., in business for over three generations) was going to get through it, financially or emotionally. One staffer broke down in Herbruck’s…
In 2017, the Republicans who controlled Congress tried mightily to slash federal spending on Medicaid, the government-funded health program covering low-income families and individuals. California, like other states, depends heavily on federal dollars to provide care for its poorest residents. Analyses at the time showed the GOP’s proposals would cut Medicaid funds flowing from Washington…
Worried that President-elect Donald Trump will curtail federal efforts to take on the nation’s medical debt problem, patient and consumer advocates are looking to states to help people who can’t afford their medical bills or pay down their debts. “The election simply shifts our focus,” said Eva Stahl, who oversees public policy at Undue Medical…
California’s new initiative to compel treatment for some of the state’s most severely mentally ill residents — many of whom are living on the streets — is falling short of its initial objectives. But with the program expanding from 11 counties to all 58 on Dec. 1, state officials are projecting confidence that they can…