The conversation between MedCity News Editor-in-Chief Arundhati Parmar and Samir Batra, managing partner of Health Innovation Pitch, highlighted news from the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference, particularly how technology and biopharma companies are shaping AI in healthcare. The post Debunked Episode 23: Companies Vie for Healthcare AI Dominance appeared first on MedCity News.
Just a month away from the midterm elections, affordability worries continue to top the public’s list of midterm election issues, with health care costs and gas costs tying as the top economic concern, KFF’s new Health Tracking Poll finds. Voters overall trust Democrats more than Republicans to handle the cost of health care and the…
California public school teacher Mollie Blustein planned her pregnancy so that her daughter would arrive during summer break. But when the elementary school teacher went into premature labor and delivered her baby two weeks before the end of school, she faced another stressor: a huge pay cut. The majority of California’s roughly 300,000 teachers don’t…
The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner @julierovner.bsky.social Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of KFF Health News’ weekly health policy news podcast, “What the Health?” A noted expert on health policy issues, Julie is the author of the critically praised reference book “Health Care Politics and Policy A…
Options abound for hospitals looking to capitalize on these new data transfer technologies, but so do potential pitfalls. For any hospital considering adopting these new solutions, here are some of the key questions and considerations that should be top of mind. The post New Technology is Revolutionizing Clinical Trial Data Management — Here’s How Research…
Providers stand to gain a lot by making smart AI and automation decisions, but that value depends on investing in the right places. It may be tempting to plug in a single-point solution to fix an immediate challenge, but a more strategic, long-term approach will unlock greater value. The post Making AI Count: 3 Ways…
The public health community can circle the wagons and complain about the attacking forces outside. Alternatively, public health advocates can take a hard look in the mirror, get outside of their bubble, frankly identify failures and missteps, and determine how to regain the trust of an increasingly skeptical public. The post Public Health’s Proudest Moment…
The latest episode of Debunked, with MedCity News Editor in Chief Arundhati Parmar and Samir Batra, managing partner of Health Innovation Pitch, talked about the many iterations of AI, NIH funding cuts, and a deal to sell Walgreens. The post Debunked Episode 13: Will the Real AI Please Stand Up? appeared first on MedCity News.
The Growing Threat of Cyberattacks in Healthcare Healthcare systems face an unprecedented wave of cyberattacks, from ransomware that locks critical systems to data breaches exposing patients’ private information. The stakes in these attacks extend beyond financial losses; they threaten patient safety and the continuity of care. Why is healthcare targeted? Valuable Data: Protected Health Information…
Mass firings at the FDA have decimated divisions tasked with releasing public records generated by the agency’s regulatory activities in sectors including tobacco, food, medical devices, and veterinary medicine. But as the dust settled on the layoff melee, a notable exception emerged among the agency’s staff charged with responding to Freedom of Information Act requests….