KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner discussed President-elect Donald Trump’s announcement that he will nominate former TV host Mehmet Oz to lead the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on WBUR’s “Here & Now” on Nov. 20. Rovner also discussed what it could mean for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to run the Department…
The U.K. cost-effectiveness standard for drugs will increase by 25% in exchange for zero tariffs on the country’s pharmaceutical exports. The new trade agreement’s parameters could shape deals the Trump administration is pursuing with other countries. The post Higher Drug Prices, No Tariffs: U.K. Trade Pact Shows How Trump Is Coaxing Countries to Pay More…
AI and advanced analytics can help organizations move beyond incremental fixes, streamlining access and improving patient experience, without overburdening staff or budgets. The post Simplifying Patient Access And Building Trust Using AI appeared first on MedCity News.
Every day for nearly 18 years, Alessandra Fabrello has been a medical caregiver for her son, on top of being his mom. “It is almost impossible to explain what it takes to keep a child alive who should be dead,” said Fabrello, whose son, Ysadore Maklakoff, experienced a rare brain condition called acute necrotizing encephalopathy…
A combined bottom-up facility-level approach to integrated data and a top-down national-level effort for connected networks is needed to eliminate data silos and deliver frictionless care. The post Connecting Siloed Data Facilitates Interoperability and Helps Maintain Care Continuity Across the Behavioral Health Patient Journey appeared first on MedCity News.
Sprinter Health’s $55 million Series B round was led by General Catalyst and included participation from Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) Bio + Health, the Regents of the University of California, Google Ventures and Accel. The post Sprinter Health Raises $55M to Expand Home Health Services for Health Plans appeared first on MedCity News.
OMNY Health — a national data ecosystem that facilitates biotech and medical research — launched a data network consisting of EHR data from more than 645,000 GLP-1 users. The data network seeks to give OMNY’s life sciences and health system partners a vast source of GLP-1 data that is related to patient demographics and social…
When the catastrophic Los Angeles fires broke out, John Volckens suspected firefighters and residents were breathing toxic air from the burning homes, buildings, and cars, but it was unclear how much risk the public faced. So, the professor of environmental health at Colorado State University devised a plan to get answers. Volckens shipped 10 air…
Research shows that between 2018 and 2022, industry-sponsored trials enrolled over eight times more patients than federally sponsored trials.
The boutique event, scheduled for May 20-21 in Chicago, offers engaging discussions on emerging trends in healthcare and networking opportunities. The post Join the Healthcare Innovation Conversation at MedCity INVEST appeared first on MedCity News.