When coordinators are buried in documentation, scheduling, and data reconciliation, patient engagement is the first thing to go. And when engagement drops, retention drops with it. The post Clinical Operations Burnout Is Undermining Patient Enrollment appeared first on MedCity News.
When Gov. Gavin Newsom, using his executive power, refused to extradite a physician accused of prescribing and mailing abortion pills to a Louisiana woman, he said California would “not ever” allow “extremist politicians” to punish its doctors. Newsom, who is considering a run for president, has long championed reproductive rights, but state lawmakers in the…
Conventional wisdom holds that it takes 17 years from medical innovation to adoption in the real-world. However, with advances in information technology, perhaps adoption timelines have shortened. A paper by DiCicca et al. (2024) examines how new clinical trial evidence on breech births impact practice patterns. Specifically, they note that: Using the United States Birth…
Underscoring the massive scale of America’s medical debt problem, a New York-based nonprofit has struck a deal to pay off old medical bills for an estimated 20 million people. Undue Medical Debt, which buys patient debt, is retiring $30 billion worth of unpaid bills in a single transaction with Pendrick Capital Partners, a Virginia-based debt…
Agency looking to deploy artificial intelligence across both digital and voice channels
Inaccuracies don’t just erode trust — they lead directly to surprise billing events, missed appointments, care delays, and in some cases, enforcement action. The post Beyond Broken Links: The High Stakes of Provider Directory Accuracy in the No Surprises Era appeared first on MedCity News.
This issue brief presents data from the most recent tracking poll asking if people have ever visited a Planned Parenthood clinic for health care services and looks at the funding cuts Planned Parenthood is currently facing including Medicaid, Title X, and Teen Pregnancy Prevention funds.
Tech partners play an important role in scaling AI effectively and responsibly – without compromising patient trust. The post Building Smarter, Safer Healthcare: The Role of Tech Partners in AI Adoption appeared first on MedCity News.
This brief offers a close examination of women’s experiences with contraception, insurance coverage, contraceptive preferences, and interactions with the health care system. We also explore the influence and reach of contraceptive information on social media.
Twin Health CMO Lisa Shah, M.D., describes how her company makes highly personalized recommendations to help users reach goals such as a lower A1C