AHRQ to Fund State-Based Healthcare Extension Cooperatives
With an initial focus on behavioral health, up to 15 cooperatives will use the funding to build their capacity to implement patient-centered, evidence-based healthcare delivery improvements
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Cash Shortages and Complex Rules Impede Native American Health-Care Access
Each year, the Indian Health Service rejects tens of thousands of requests to fund outside care that it doesn’t provide, forcing patients to go without treatment or pay big medical bills themselves. The IHS is supposed to provide free care to Native Americans, but it does so only at scattered clinics and hospitals the agency funds and then manages…
Treating Uncertainty: How Successful Pharma Leaders Can Protect Employee Wellbeing and the Bottom Line
With employee anxiety at an all-time high, reducing fear and stress is increasingly important to organizational performance. While leaders cannot control external events, they can help mitigate their impacts on their organizations and people. The post Treating Uncertainty: How Successful Pharma Leaders Can Protect Employee Wellbeing and the Bottom Line appeared first on MedCity News.
A Possible Downside to Limits on Teens’ Access to Social Media
In 1982, then-Surgeon General C. Everett Koop warned that video games might be hazardous to young people’s health, a statement he later walked back, acknowledging it had no basis in science. These days, state and federal policymakers are sounding alarms about the need to protect children from the harmful effects of social media platforms such…
Imaging Utilization and Treatment Patterns of Brain Metastases in Patients with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
That is the title of my most recent paper published in Clinical Lung Cancer with co-authors Mark Danese, Melissa Laurie, Beata Korytowsky, Shane Jordan, Debbie Ryan and Sukhmani K. Padda. The study abstract is below. ObjectiveThis study examined brain metastases among patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (mNSCLC), characterizing prevalence, use of brain imaging,…
Strategies to Reduce Diagnostic Errors in Patient Care Settings
Reducing diagnostic error is a significant part of healthcare organizations’ efforts to improve patient outcomes. By using data to recognize vulnerabilities in the diagnostic process, empowering their diagnostic teams and fostering an environment where every team player understands their vital role organizations can proactively correct the potential root causes of diagnostic errors. The post Strategies…
Father Christmas Reminds Us We Can Do Better Than This
By MIKE MAGEE The Ghost of Christmas Past, in the form of Surgeon General C. Everett Koop, has returned this season to torture one RFK Jr who refuses to fully share life saving vaccines with children. In the encounter, the ghostly Koop reviews a time 37 years ago when citizens came together to celebrate separating…
Iris Telehealth Acquires innovaTel to Enhance Telepsychiatry Services
Iris Telehealth has acquired telepsychiatry provider innovaTel, the companies announced Tuesday. It’s a deal that Andy Flanagan, CEO of Iris Telehealth, has been interested in for years. The post Iris Telehealth Acquires innovaTel to Enhance Telepsychiatry Services appeared first on MedCity News.
The Role of RWD in Revolutionizing Clinical Trial Design
[Sponsored] Using RWD to understand SDOH factors faced by patients with non-small cell lung cancer paves the way for improving health equity and more effective treatments for more people. The post The Role of RWD in Revolutionizing Clinical Trial Design appeared first on MedCity News.
Exact Sciences Teams Up With Freenome to Take on Guardant Health in Colorectal Cancer Screening
Exact Sciences is paying $75 million up front for U.S. rights to a colorectal cancer blood test developed by rival Freenome. If approved, Freenome’s liquid biopsy will compete with a blood test from Guardant Health. The post Exact Sciences Teams Up With Freenome to Take on Guardant Health in Colorectal Cancer Screening appeared first on…