Nudges, Not Information, For Engagement And Adoption
Successful healthcare innovators harness behavioral science to achieve adoption and behavior change. The post Nudges, Not Information, For Engagement And Adoption appeared first on MedCity News.
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In Crowded Market for a Rare Disease, Ionis Bets Patients Will Switch to Its New First-in-Class Drug
The FDA approved Ionis Pharmaceuticals’ Dawnzera for preventing swelling attacks caused by the rare disease hereditary angioedema. A Takeda Pharmaceutical product dominates this market, but Ionis has clinical data showing patients had better outcomes after switching to Dawnzera from Takeda’s drug and other currently available HAE medications. The post In Crowded Market for a Rare…
In Settling Fraud Case, New York Medicare Advantage Insurer, CEO Will Pay up to $100M
A western New York health insurance provider for seniors and the CEO of its medical analytics arm have agreed to pay a total of up to $100 million to settle Justice Department allegations of fraudulent billing for health conditions that were exaggerated or didn’t exist. Independent Health Association of Buffalo, which operates two Medicare Advantage…
Trump’s Idea for Health Accounts Has Been Tried. Millions of Patients Have Ended Up in Debt.
Sarah Monroe once had a relatively comfortable middle-class life. She and her family lived in a neatly landscaped neighborhood near Cleveland. They had a six-figure income and health insurance. Then, four years ago, when Monroe was pregnant with twin girls, something started to feel off. “I kept having to come into the emergency room for…
Hospital Execs Share Infrastructure, Quality Measure Issues in Value-Based Care
Payment models often require the same information, but have different definitions, exclusion criteria, and time frames, execs say
Médicos estadounidenses se mudan a Canadá para escapar de la administración Trump
A principios de este año, cuando el presidente Donald Trump comenzaba a remodelar el gobierno, Michael, un médico de emergencias nacido, criado y formado en Estados Unidos, hizo las maletas y se marchó con su familia. Michael trabaja ahora en un pequeño hospital de un pueblo de Canadá. KFF Health News y NPR le han…
The Best Options for Diagnostic Imaging Covered by Medicare
[Sponsored] Health care professionals can refer patients to the best options for diagnostic imaging covered by Medicare to give more people the medical assistance they need without extra financial stress. The post The Best Options for Diagnostic Imaging Covered by Medicare appeared first on MedCity News.
Poll: The Cost of Health Care Remains at the Top of the Public’s List of Economic Concerns, Even as Concerns About Gas Prices Climb
Health care costs continue to top the public’s list of economic anxieties, even as fuel prices and economic uncertainty rose following the start of the Iran war, a new KFF Health Tracking poll finds. Nearly two-thirds (64%) of U.S. adults are worried about being able to afford health care costs, including three in ten who…
The Best 3 Spine Specialists in Hershey, PA
[Sponsored] Selecting a specialist in spine care requires careful evaluation. If you are looking for an experienced spine specialist in Hershey or the surrounding area, consider these top three practices. The post The Best 3 Spine Specialists in Hershey, PA appeared first on MedCity News.
One Year Post-Change Healthcare Cyber Attack: What Keeps This Healthcare CTO Awake at Night
In this game of 3D chess, our opponent is becoming more sophisticated, and healthcare organizations must constantly focus on protecting their most valued pieces, their data. The possible ramifications across healthcare are too valuable to let our guard down. The post One Year Post-Change Healthcare Cyber Attack: What Keeps This Healthcare CTO Awake at Night…