Innovating in Community Hospitals: AI Adoption and Digital Transformation with Sam Ash, M.D.
The CIO at South Shore Health in Massachusetts is looking forward to implementing Epic’s new generative AI suite in 2026
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Startup Crystalys Therapeutics Emerges With $205M to Fill a Growing Gap in Gout Treatment
Crystalys Therapeutics’ gout drug, dotinurad, inhibits a known and validated target for treating the chronic disorder, but in a way that could be safer than other drugs. The oral small molecule was discovered and developed in Japan, where it is approved and has a safety record spanning more than 1 million gout patients. The post…
I’m Moving Forward and Facing the Uncertainty of Aging
It takes a lot of courage to grow old. I’ve come to appreciate this after conversations with hundreds of older adults over the past eight years for nearly 200 “Navigating Aging” columns. Time and again, people have described what it’s like to let go of certainties they once lived with and adjust to new circumstances….
Is Medtronic On the Cusp of Rewriting the Story of Renal Denervation?
More than a decade ago, Medtronic announced that a pivotal trial testing its renal denervation system had failed. Though it got approved later, reimbursement has been elusive. All that might change this year. The post Is Medtronic On the Cusp of Rewriting the Story of Renal Denervation? appeared first on MedCity News.
CalPERS Selects CVS Caremark as PBM, Replacing OptumRx
CalPERS has entered into a five-year agreement with CVS Caremark, who will provide outpatient prescription drug benefits for about 587,000 members enrolled in basic or Medicare HMO or PPO plans. The post CalPERS Selects CVS Caremark as PBM, Replacing OptumRx appeared first on MedCity News.
What the Health? From KFF Health News: The GOP Still Can’t Agree on a Health Plan
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…
How Is Robotic Process Automation Evolving in Healthcare?
Baker Tilly’s David Hickey says that with health systems under financial pressure, the use of ‘digital workers’ is going to make more sense moving forward
EHRs Are Overloading Mental Health Clinicians — Can AI Save the Day?
When AI is directly integrated into the EHR it not only improves efficiency but also ensures that patient data remains secure within the same trusted system. The post EHRs Are Overloading Mental Health Clinicians — Can AI Save the Day? appeared first on MedCity News.
CommonWell: Addition of Labcorp Is Spurring FHIR Adoption
Labcorp’s addition to the network has become a driver for deploying FHIR data exchange at scale for testing among members
Metabolic Meds Biotech Kailera Launches With $400M for Next-Generation Weight-Loss Drugs
Kailera Therapeutics licensed its portfolio of metabolic disorder drugs from Hengrui. The most advanced program has results from a Phase 2 test in China suggesting it could be competitive with other medications that target the GLP-1 and GIP receptors to trigger weight loss. The post Metabolic Meds Biotech Kailera Launches With $400M for Next-Generation Weight-Loss…