New Report: How Consolidation Fuels the Healthcare Affordability Crisis
A handful of corporate hospital systems now dominate most U.S. hospital care, leading to higher prices for consumers
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5 Interesting Companies I Saw at HLTH
I met a mix of biotech and healthtech companies at HLTH affecting everything from drug development, drug efficacy to controlling specialty care costs and managing chronic diseases. The post 5 Interesting Companies I Saw at HLTH appeared first on MedCity News.
The Celiac Care Gap Begins After Diagnosis
Portable gluten detection tools are not a substitute for standard care. Used carefully, they may help clinicians support patients when hidden gluten exposure remains a problem. The post The Celiac Care Gap Begins After Diagnosis appeared first on MedCity News.
Accelerated FDA Approval Makes Verastem Drug the First Therapy for Rare Type of Ovarian Cancer
Verastem Oncology developed its drug combination for low-grade serous ovarian cancer (LGSOC) driven by KRAS mutations. As the first treatment specifically approved for this rare cancer, clinicians expect it will become the new standard of care. The post Accelerated FDA Approval Makes Verastem Drug the First Therapy for Rare Type of Ovarian Cancer appeared first…
RFK Jr. Gives First Speech to HHS Staff, Focusing on His Priorities
Five days after taking the oath of his office, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. addressed HHS staffers
What A Digital Health Doc Learned Recertifying His Boards
By JEAN LUC NEPTUNE I recently got the good news that I passed the board recertification exam for the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM). As a bit of background, ABIM is a national physician evaluation organization that certifies physicians practicing internal medicine and its subspecialties (every other specialty has its own board certification body…
Intermountain Exec: AI Tools Bolster Efficiency of Appeals Workflows
Written appeals that used to take up to two hours now take about 33 minutes, says Utah-based health system’s Beau Bailey, M.D.
Tribal Health Leaders Say Feds Haven’t Treated Syphilis Outbreak as a Public Health Emergency
Natalie Holt sees reminders nearly everywhere of the serious toll a years-long syphilis outbreak has taken in South Dakota. Scrambling to tamp down the spread of the devastating disease, public health officials are blasting messages to South Dakotans on billboards and television, urging people to get tested. Holt works in Aberdeen, a city of about…
HRSA Announces $135 Million Funding Boost for Rural Health and Nutrition Services
The recent funding includes $125 million to expand nutrition services in primary care settings
Five Rural Kansas Health Systems Form Shared Services Organization
Initially, Astra Health’s participating hospitals will exchange information and resources to create shared quality metrics and enhanced tools to support care