In the wake of January’s deadly wildfires, Los Angeles County leaders are weighing a disaster registry intended to help disabled and senior residents get connected to emergency responders to bring them to safety during disasters. County supervisors approved a feasibility study this spring for such a voluntary database. Supporters applauded the effort to give more…
The U.S territories – American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) – have faced longstanding fiscal and health challenges exacerbated by recent emergencies. This issue brief provides background on how Medicaid financing differs between U.S. territories and states and what these differences mean…
Adding more agents or buying more leads are just pieces of the puzzle, but they don’t address the multifaceted challenge of open enrollment. Teams must be aligned around meaningful metrics rather than vanity measures like total dials. The post Health Insurance Enrollment: Winning OEP With a Tech-Driven Call Center appeared first on MedCity News.
Switching to a new transportation management vendor can bring much-needed relief to member populations and plan staff managing the programs. Here are few tips to help make the transition easier. The post Three Critical Steps to Ensure Health Plans’ Smooth Transition of Transportation Management Services appeared first on MedCity News.
Owen Tripp is CEO of Included Health. It started way back in the 2010s as a second opinion service but now has added telehealth, continuous primary care, behavioral health and guidance for its populations. He’s taken to calling what they do in one personalized healthcare. Underlying all this is a data integration and analytics platform…
Leaders across healthcare, technology, and policy circles agree that cybersecurity isn’t just a technical necessity — it’s foundational to patient safety The post Stronger Cybersecurity in Healthcare Starts with Smart Policy appeared first on MedCity News.
That is the title of my paper out today in the Journal of Comparative Effectiveness Research written with co-authors Adam Kittai, Dipen Patel, Nadine Zawadzki, Vikram Shetty, Yazan Barqawi, and Joanna Rhodes. The abstract is below. Aim: To estimate cost savings associated with covalent Bruton’s tyrosine kinase inhibitor (cBTKi) choice in patients with treatment-naive (TN) and…
EHR vendors says Claude synthesizes complex, longitudinal patient data — including problem lists, medications, visit notes, labs, and vitals — into concise summaries
WARRENTON, Mo. — Distributing food stamps soon could get even harder for Missouri’s food aid system, which a federal judge has already called “broken and inaccessible.” States depend heavily on federal funds to operate their food stamp programs, which help feed about 42 million people nationwide. But a new federal law has restructured the nation’s…
Zarminali’s Series A round was led by Healthier Capital and included participation from General Catalyst and K2 HealthVentures. The post Zarminali Pediatrics Lands $110M to Reshape Pediatric Care appeared first on MedCity News.