Physician Lauren Hughes was heading to see patients at a clinic about 20 miles from her Denver home in February when another driver T-boned her Subaru, totaling it. She was taken by ambulance to the closest hospital, Platte Valley Hospital. A shaken Hughes was examined in the emergency room, where she was diagnosed with bruising,…
This issue brief gives an overview of the main systems used by the federal government to track vaccine safety and adverse events following vaccinations. The brief reviews the history of federal vaccine safety systems, describes the key systems and their strengths and limitations, and also discusses how vaccine safety issues have become the subject of…
Experts from BRG recently discussed the two presidential candidates’ stances on key healthcare issues, including drug pricing, Medicaid and AI. The post Where Trump & Harris Stand on Payers, AI, Drug Pricing and CMS appeared first on MedCity News.
The 24th annual survey of state Medicaid and CHIP program officials conducted by KFF and the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families (CCF) provides a baseline of state Medicaid and CHIP eligibility, enrollment, and renewal policies in place as of January 2026 as they prepare to implement the changes included in the 2025 reconciliation…
OAKLAND, Calif. — Rosa María Carranza leaned forward to hold a 3-year-old’s back as the girl climbed a rock in the forested hills of northeast Oakland. Dressed in hiking gear and beaded necklaces, Carranza, 67, maneuvered between trees and children on a sunny morning in December. “Hold on to that branch,” she said in Spanish….
When you combine clean data with longitudinal patient records and transparent access — that’s when you start seeing real transformation in care delivery. The post Set the Data Free: Break the Chains of Information Silos appeared first on MedCity News.
Penguin Ai raised $29.7 million for its AI platform aimed at automating costly administrative tasks like prior authorization and medical coding. CEO Fawad Butt said the startup’s goal is to move beyond point solutions and create an “Epic of the healthcare back office.” The post Penguin Ai Snags $30M to Simplify Prior Auth, Coding and…
Through a new partnership, Babyscripts members now have access to Withings BPM Pro 2, an FDA-cleared cellular blood pressure monitor. The post Withings, Babyscripts Team Up to Tackle Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy appeared first on MedCity News.
El médico de familia Eric Boose ha estado usando una herramienta de inteligencia artificial (IA) para volver a lo que él llama la “medicina a la antigua”: hablar con los pacientes cara a cara, sin tener que escribir en una computadora al mismo tiempo. “Realmente puedo sentarme, interactuar, concentrarme en ellos y escuchar”, dijo Boose,…