We are currently experiencing an inflection point for progress in interoperability. Without meaningful reform to reflect the real world, the system risks repeating and even accelerating historical patterns of exclusion — leaving vulnerable patients behind. The post Making Interoperability Privacy Standards Work for the Real World appeared first on MedCity News.
By ALISTER MARTIN and TARA MENON If a friend were to ask you which state, Massachusetts or Texas, has a more streamlined federal benefits enrollment program, what would your guess be? Having screened over 17,000 families and helped them obtain more than $1.8M in federal and state aid through our work in both Massachusetts and…
Digital health M&A, 340B challenges and federal funding cuts are top healthcare trends to watch in 2026, according to LRVHealth. The post One VC Firm’s 6 Predictions for the Future of Healthcare in 2026 appeared first on MedCity News.
Startups will take part in four different competitions at HLTH. There will also be plenty of opportunities to network. The post Which Startups Will Present at HLTH? appeared first on MedCity News.
Wearables don’t just tell us what a patient is doing — they can help us understand the context, the when and why. By linking behavior with context, we gain insights that self-reporting could never reveal. The post A New Dawn in Patient Empowerment is Upon Us appeared first on MedCity News.
For more than a year, Diane Hunter, now 72, had been experiencing vague symptoms — pain in her spine and hips, nausea, exhaustion, thirst, and frequent urination. Her primary care physician had ruled out diabetes before finally chalking up her ailments to getting older. But months of intense back pain eventually landed her in the…
There is no singular cause to pediatrician burnout. Rather, it’s a web of interconnected issues, compounded and feeding upon each other. And if we want to truly support pediatricians and the children they care for, we need to stop treating symptoms and start untangling the root causes. The post From Burnout to Breakthrough: Reinventing Pediatric…
KFF Health News senior correspondent Aneri Pattani discussed opioid settlements and the Supreme Court’s overturning of a bankruptcy deal involving Purdue Pharma on the “Front Porch Book Club” podcast on Sept. 17. Pattani, joined by journalist Ed Mahon, also discussed how much opioid settlement money Pennsylvania is receiving, who makes the spending decisions, and how…
By MIKE MAGEE The incoming Trump Administration nominees for positions in Health and Human Services (like RFK Jr. to direct the department and Mehmet Oz to head Medicare and Medicaid Services) are names you know and apparently many trust? In this morning’s New York Times, Dr. Ashish Jha, President Biden’s Covid lead, thinks he knows why….
In a Q&A Jenni Le, a principal and investor with Venture Investors Health Fund, and INVEST Pitch Perfect judge, talked about early-stage medtech startups. The post Building Solid Relationships with Universities Critical for Early Stage Medtech Investors appeared first on MedCity News.