Listen as senior producer Zach Dyer reports on the public health concerns over online sports betting and a fund in Missouri that might help with addiction treatment and prevention. The parking lot at the Super One Stop in Granite City, Illinois, is full. The convenience store just across the Mississippi River from Missouri sells liquor,…
The best healthcare technology emerges from collaborative efforts. Here’s why working alongside physicians, nurses, and home health caregivers builds a stronger foundation. The post Centering Caregiver and Provider Feedback in Home-Based Care Innovation appeared first on MedCity News.
Microsoft launched Copilot Health, an AI model that pulls together users’ medical records, wearable data and trusted health information. The move comes amid a wave of other tech companies announcing healthcare-focused large language models for consumers, including Anthropic, OpenAI and Amazon. The post Microsoft Enters Healthcare Chatbot Race with Copilot Health appeared first on MedCity…
[Sponsored] Small practices play a critical role in healthcare delivery, but they cannot continue to absorb ever-increasing administrative demands without consequences. The post The Hidden Administrative Tasks Draining Small Practices appeared first on MedCity News.
[Sponsored] In a webinar sponsored by Jotform, scheduled for Wednesday March 5 at 1pm ET, panelists will discuss how health tech vendors and healthcare practices approach data automation and how they can collaborate effectively. The post Using Automation to Streamline Healthcare Practice Workflows and Maximize Staff Effectiveness appeared first on MedCity News.
This brief examines the implications of rising prescriptions for costly GLP-1 drugs for state Medicaid programs as more states consider covering the drugs for weight loss. It examines recent trends in Medicaid prescriptions and gross spending on GLP-1s, and explores the potential implications of expanding coverage obesity drugs for Medicaid programs.
[Sponsored] A webinar, sponsored by Verato, offered a robust discussion with executives from Providence, Yale New Haven Health System and Verato on navigating an increasingly complex landscape of sharing electronic patient data. The post Preventing Medical Errors in Patient Identity Through Data Matching, VBC, and Interoperability Standards appeared first on MedCity News.
Personalis’s liquid biopsy is part of a growing market for minimal residual disease assays, tests that look for any remaining cancer cells after the initial treatment. Tempus AI has been the commercial partner on this Personalis test since 2023. The post Expecting Massive Test Growth in Cancer & More, Tempus AI Strikes $1.5B Deal to…
KFF Health News contributor Andy Miller discussed the Trump presidency and health care on WUGA’s “The Georgia Health Report” on Nov. 8. Click here to hear Miller on “The Georgia Health Report” Read Stephanie Armour’s “Trump’s White House Return Poised To Tangle Health Care Safety Net” KFF Health News correspondent Brett Kelman discussed dental implants…
AbbVie schizophrenia drug candidate emraclidine failed to beat a placebo in two Phase 2 clinical trials. The drug, once projected to compete with Bristol Myers Squibb’s Cobenfy, is from AbbVie’s $8.7 billion acquisition of Cerevel Therapeutics. The post AbbVie Drug Expected to Rival Bristol Myers’s New Schizophrenia Med Flunks Phase 2 Test appeared first on…