North Immunology is going public in a reverse merger with Aethlon Medical. With eczema as the lead indication, the inflammation and immunology biotech aims to show its bispecific antibody offers efficacy and tolerability advantages over Sanofi’s immune disorder juggernaut, Dupixent. The post North Immunology Reverse Merger Comes With $180M for Next-Gen Inflammation Drug appeared first…
[Sponsored] MedCity News Editor in Chief Arundhati Parmar moderated a webinar with Elation Health executives Dr Sara Pastoor, head of primary care advancement, and Meaghan Sullivan, senior sales engineer. The post How Can EHRs Support the Shift to Value-Based Care and Reduce Clinician Burnout? appeared first on MedCity News.
SAN FRANCISCO, California — Organizaciones de salud sin fines de lucro e intérpretes médicos advierten que los recortes federales han eliminado docenas de puestos de trabajadores comunitarios en California, que ayudan a quienes no hablan inglés a obtener cobertura médica y a navegar el sistema de salud. Al mismo tiempo, las personas con dominio limitado…
If you or someone you know may be experiencing a mental health crisis, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by dialing or texting “988.” Overcome by worries, Lynette Isbell dialed a mental health hotline in April 2022. She wanted to talk to someone about her midlife troubles: divorce, an empty nest, and the demands…
When staff are overextended and patients face delays or abandon care, the issue is no longer a narrow administrative burden. It becomes a business, financial, and access challenge that demands a different operating model. The post Prior Authorization Is Draining Revenue: Why Automation Has Become a Strategic Imperative appeared first on MedCity News.
Biologist Grant Hokit came to this small meadow in the mountains outside Condon, Montana, to look for ticks. A hiking path crossed the expanse of long grasses and berry bushes. As Hokit walked the path, he carried a handmade tool made of plastic pipes taped together to hold a large rectangle of white flannel cloth….
Health payers created the prior authorization system as a cost and quality control strategy, ensuring patients receive only the most necessary, evidence-based, cost-effective and quality care. Nevertheless, real-life implementation has shown that prior authorizations often backfire on their original intents, increasing overall care costs beyond what is necessary. It also delays patient care, contributes to…
KFF Health News contributor Sarah Boden discussed cats and bird flu on KVPR’s “Central Valley Daily” on Feb. 12. Click here to hear Boden on “Central Valley Daily” Read Boden’s “House Cats With Bird Flu Could Pose a Risk to Public Health” KFF Health News South Carolina correspondent Lauren Sausser juxtaposed the increasing trendiness of…
PASADENA, Calif. — As Fernando Ramirez drove to work the day after the Eaton Fire erupted, smoke darkened the sky, ash and embers rained onto his windshield, and the air smelled of melting rubber and plastic. He pulled to the side of the road and cried at the sight of residents trying to save their…
As we confront the sobering statistics and growing impact of colorectal cancer, it’s clear that more education about the various options for testing is needed to increase screening rates across the U.S. The post A Closer Look at FIT Tests – A Primer on the Various Options for Colorectal Cancer Screening appeared first on MedCity News.