Soon after a series of state laws left a Planned Parenthood clinic in Columbia, Missouri, unable to provide abortions in 2018, it shipped some of its equipment to states where abortion remained accessible. Recovery chairs, surgical equipment, and lighting from the Missouri clinic — all expensive and perfectly good — could still be useful to…
Little Otter’s $9.5 million fundraise included participation from Pivotal Ventures, Torch Capital, Springbank, CRV, Next Legacy, G9, Gratitude Railroad and Carrie Walton Penner’s Fiore Ventures. The company has raised more than $36 million to date. The post Little Otter Raises $9.5M for Family Mental Health appeared first on MedCity News.
The DEA recently announced the third extension of Covid-19 flexibilities for the virtual prescribing of controlled substances. Telehealth advocates applaud this move but remain hopeful for a more permanent solution in the future. The post Telehealth Advocates Praise DEA’s 3rd Extension of Telemedicine Flexibilities, but Call for Further Action appeared first on MedCity News.
President Donald Trump has nominated Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an environmental lawyer with no formal medical or public health expertise, as secretary of Health and Human Sciences. Two Senate committees will question Kennedy this week on how his disproven views of science and medicine qualify him to run the $1.7 trillion, 80,000-employee federal health system….
Through a new partnership, Zocdoc’s technology has been embedded within Blue Shield of California’s “Find a Doctor” feature. Members can now log in and find real-time availability of providers in their network and book appointments within a 90-day window directly through the insurer’s website. The post Blue Shield of California, Zocdoc Partner To Help Members…
To improve patient outcomes, hospitals must enable collaboration across disciplines, engage frontline staff in decision making, and make changes based on patient feedback, according to a panel of health system executives. The post 3 Things Hospitals Must Remember to Drive Better Quality & Safety appeared first on MedCity News.
Goal is to deliver Mayo Clinic’s clinical and operational expertise to other healthcare organizations
Seen Health emerged from stealth on Monday. The company builds on the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly model and focuses on Asian and Pacific Islander communities. The post Twin Brothers Launch Seen Health with $22M to Provide Culturally-Focused Care for Seniors appeared first on MedCity News.
Intercept Pharmaceuticals is voluntarily withdrawing from the market Ocaliva, a drug for the rare liver disease primary biliary cholangitis. While Ocaliva became an important new treatment option when it won accelerated FDA approval in 2016, PBC patients now have new FDA-approved medicines from Ipsen and Gilead Sciences that don’t pose the same safety risks. The…
It was supposed to be easier than this. When the Affordable Care Act was passed in March 2010, the goal was to help more Americans get health insurance. And, indeed, the establishment of online marketplaces and a broadening of the eligibility guidelines for Medicaid accomplished that. Fifteen years later, however, that system is anything but…