Epic’s lawsuit against Health Gorilla is less about one alleged data misuse scheme and more about a deeper fault line in healthcare interoperability: data can move faster than the rules governing it. Experts say this problem could force the industry to redefine the boundaries of access, accountability and trust in data sharing. The post Epic…
President Trump’s May 12 Executive Order around Most-Favored-Nation drug pricing argues that countries outside the US need to raise their prices on pharmaceuticals saying that many other countries are “freeloading” and paying less than their share for pharmaceuticals. In response, pharmaceutical companies have increased prices in the UK and even threatened to “walk away” from…
Sutter Health is rolling out Hyro’s AI agents, which give patients 24/7 support for things like scheduling, prescription refills and billing questions. These agents aim to make routine healthcare interactions faster and easier, while also freeing up staff to handle more complex cases and providing data insights to improve the overall patient experience. The post…
The Northeast Valley Health Corp. in Los Angeles County could be a poster child for the benefits of sharing health data electronically. Through a data network connecting its records system with other providers, the health center receives not just X-ray and lab results but real-time alerts when hospitals on the network admit or discharge its…
[Sponsored] A Data-Driven Guide to Patient Access Success highlights how focusing on data accuracy and relevance can enhance healthcare practice performance. The post A Guide to Boosting Healthcare Practice Performance appeared first on MedCity News.
This is one of the fundamental questions in health policy in recent years. Quality can be measured in two parts. First, does quality improved for targeted patients? Second, does quality improve for non-targeted patients. The first question is relatively clear. One would think that quality would improve for the patients targeted by a pay-for-performance (P4P)…
GoodRx launched Community Link, a new cost-plus pricing program that allows independent pharmacies to contract directly with GoodRx. The post GoodRx Unveils Cost-Plus Model for Independent Pharmacies appeared first on MedCity News.
Petrelintide posted Phase 2 results showing tolerability comparable to a placebo, but average weight loss that was less than what analysts expected. The Zealand Pharma drug, in development under a partnership with Roche, is a peptide engineered to activate the amylin receptor. The post Roche, Zealand Pharma Obesity Drug Meets Clinical Trial’s Weight Loss Goals,…
A paper by Campbell et al. (2024) provides some guidance. The authors developed a series of recommendations based on literature review, expert interviews and an expert workshop in order to support consistent and transparent evaluation and use of validated family spillover effects in health technology assessments (HTA) and cost-effectiveness analyses (CEA). The expert panel consisted…
Leaders from the VA and the ONC discussed how the future of U.S. healthcare will rely on both technology and creative problem-solving during a panel at DiMe’s Healthcare 2030 Summit. The post Inside the VA and ONC’s Vision for a More Connected Healthcare System appeared first on MedCity News.