Key Facts on Abortion in the United States
This issue brief answers some key questions about abortion in the United States and presents data collected before and new data that has been published since the overturn of Roe v. Wade.
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Providers’ Contracts with AI Companies Should Share Risk, This Hospital Exec Says
AI tools very rarely work as out-of-the box solutions, noted Zafar Chaudry, chief digital officer and chief AI and information officer at Seattle Children’s. When hospitals enter into contracts with AI developers to build tools that are the right fit, he thinks the two parties should share risk. That way, hospitals won’t be stuck paying…
Market Acceptance: Key Considerations for Health Tech
This first of a two-part article examines key challenges healthcare technology companies must address to survive the “Death Valley” curve and increase their chances for success when moving from technology development to market acceptance. The post Market Acceptance: Key Considerations for Health Tech appeared first on MedCity News.
HHS’s Independence: If Not Now, When?
By DAVID INTROCASO After having worked in DC for sixteen years, in 2013 I created The Healthcare Policy Podcast. The title was in part intended to be sarcastic because healthcare policymaking in DC is very narrowly drawn. Consequently, healthcare delivery is excessively commodified, reductionistic and financialized or in sum anachronistic and ironically lacking purchase. If the…
How does hospital participation in a Medicare Advantage preferred network impact commercial reimbursement?
How does a hospital’s participation in a health plan’s Medicare Advantage (MA) provider network impact their commercial rates? Since many insurers offer both MA plans and commercial plans, there could be spillovers with respect to negotiating. How would MA network participation impact commercial rates? Marr et al. (2025) offers some hypotheses: On the one hand,…
An AI Assistant Can Interpret Those Lab Results for You
When Judith Miller had routine blood work done in July, she got a phone alert the same day that her lab results were posted online. So, when her doctor messaged her the next day that her overall tests were fine, Miller wrote back to ask about the elevated carbon dioxide and low anion gap listed…
The Top 5 Home Care Franchise Opportunities in the U.S.
[Sponsored] The home care industry is booming. As Baby Boomers age and more families seek in-home solutions for loved ones, demand for home care services is at an all-time high. The post The Top 5 Home Care Franchise Opportunities in the U.S. appeared first on MedCity News.
Increasing Efficiency and Reimbursements with Clearinghouses
Clearinghouses are just one great example of how the enhanced exchange of healthcare data can increase efficiency for healthcare providers and the greater healthcare community. The post Increasing Efficiency and Reimbursements with Clearinghouses appeared first on MedCity News.
The Potential for AI to Impact Dental Care
In an interview, VideaHealth CEO Florian Hillen says a new funding round will focus on enhancing customer service, expanding partnerships, and developing new AI-driven administrative tools
“Me siento mal”: científicos dicen que Trump distorsiona datos sobre el autismo, el Tylenol y las vacunas
Ann Bauer, una investigadora que estudia la relación entre el Tylenol y el autismo, se sintió mareada de la ansiedad en las semanas previas al tan anticipado anuncio sobre autismo de la Casa Blanca. En agosto, Bauer y sus colegas publicaron un análisis de 46 estudios previos sobre Tylenol, autismo y trastorno por déficit de…