Intermountain to Expand Cardiac Program With Story Health
Patients enrolled in a pilot program experienced a significant clinical improvement, including an increase in achieving medication optimization, health system says
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What are the Trends in Health Utilization and Spending in Early 2024?
Recent trends in healthcare utilization and spending suggest that most spending on health services exceeds pre-pandemic levels and health costs are growing at a faster rate than in recent years. However, utilization of care has been uneven by setting and market. For example, some measures of hospital utilization remain lower than pre-pandemic levels, which could…More
How HHS, FDA, and CDC Can Influence U.S. Vaccine Policy
This policy brief highlights areas in which HHS, FDA, and CDC have authority to shape U.S. vaccine policy with a specific focus on vaccine approvals and recommendations for the public. Ultimately, while there are limits, federal officials have significant authority to influence and alter vaccine policy, which could affect vaccine availability, views about vaccines, and…
Q&A: Christopher Stanley, M.D., M.B.A., of Henry Ford Subsidiary Populance
Nonprofit population health services company starts with internal customers but plans to expand
Lantern Unveils Savings Methodology to Increase Transparency for Specialty Care Pricing
Lantern has publicly released its methodology for calculating surgical savings, and is inviting others to do the same. The post Lantern Unveils Savings Methodology to Increase Transparency for Specialty Care Pricing appeared first on MedCity News.
Kaiser Permanente Back in the Hot Seat Over Mental Health Care, but It’s Not Only a KP Issue
For more than a decade, Kaiser Permanente has been under the microscope for shortcomings in mental health care, even as it is held in high esteem on the medical side. In 2013, California regulators fined the insurer $4 million for failing to reduce wait times, giving patients inaccurate information, and improperly tracking appointment data. And…
The USAID List of Terminated Global Health Awards – What Does it Tell Us?
This policy watch examines the USAID list of terminated awards, recently sent Congress, to examine the implications for global health programs and outstanding questions.
What Issues Do Healthcare Leaders Want Dr. Oz to Tackle as CMS Administrator?
Healthcare leaders hope Dr. Oz supports Medicare Advantage, nutrition and telehealth as CMS administrator. The post What Issues Do Healthcare Leaders Want Dr. Oz to Tackle as CMS Administrator? appeared first on MedCity News.
I’m Moving Forward and Facing the Uncertainty of Aging
It takes a lot of courage to grow old. I’ve come to appreciate this after conversations with hundreds of older adults over the past eight years for nearly 200 “Navigating Aging” columns. Time and again, people have described what it’s like to let go of certainties they once lived with and adjust to new circumstances….
Congress Faces Year-End Deadline to Extend Medicare Telehealth Flexibilities
Telehealth Modernization Act would also extend Acute Hospital Care at Home waiver flexibilities