Despite years of patient complaints and quality-of-care concerns, Ballad Health — the nation’s largest state-sanctioned hospital monopoly — will now be held to a lower standard by the Tennessee government, and state data that holds the monopoly accountable will be kept from the public for two years. Ballad is the only option for hospital care…
Investing in nurses — by reimbursing them based on the value of their work — can improve job satisfaction thus reducing the churn rate and attracting more to the profession. The post Who Wins When Nurses Are Reimbursed for Care Delivery? appeared first on MedCity News.
[Sponsored] Medical billing is a tedious administrative task, but outsourcing it may be the key to increased revenue. Explore the top medical billing outsourcing companies and the benefits of partnering with one. The post The 5 Best Medical Billing Outsourcing Companies appeared first on MedCity News.
With recent federal actions to curtail vaccine access, many states have announced actions intended to maintain broader access. This issue brief provides a snapshot of this rapidly changing landscape, tracking which states have instituted changes in response to or in anticipation of administration policy changes.
At age 66, South Carolina physician Paul Rousseau decided to retire after tending for decades to the suffering of people who were seriously ill or dying. It was a difficult and emotionally fraught transition. “I didn’t know what I was going to do, where I was going to go,” he told me, describing a period…
AbbVie has acquired rights to a multispecific antibody that IGI Therapeutics designed to bind to three targets to treat multiple myeloma. Early Phase 1 results showed encouraging responses in a heavily pretreated patient population and a favorable safety profile. The post AbbVie Pays $700M for Drug Engineered to Overcome Resistance in Multiple Myeloma appeared first…
Colby Takeda is CEO of Pear Suite which has developed a system that helps organizations employing community health workers to track and pay for their work. These community health workers are in multiple social and health organizations. Increasingly states Medicaid and health plans are paying directly to community organizations and Pear Suite is building the…
Corxel Pharmaceuticals has acquired an oral small molecule GLP-1 agonist with potential applications in obesity and diabetes. The Phase 2-ready pill could compete with oral metabolic meds in development by companies such as Roche, AstraZeneca, and Structure Therapeutics. The post The Chase for Novel Oral GLP-1 Obesity Meds Adds a New Contender appeared first on…
En una sofocante tarde de julio de 2020, Belinda Ramones recibió una llamada informándole que su hermano estaba en el hospital. La llamada fue de una mujer de la empresa de jardinería en Florida en donde había comenzado a trabajar esa semana, la empresa Davey Tree Expert Co. Cuando llegó, “mi hermano estaba hinchado de…
To celebrate Tom Racobaldo’s upcoming retirement, Compass One Healthcare leaders who have worked closely with Tom over the years were asked to describe his impact on operations, culture and their lives. Their responses show the gratitude, respect and admiration each person has for Tom: Bobby Kutteh, CEO, Compass One Healthcare Tom has been the complete leader for our organization. His capability, steadiness, and character are unmatched. He’s a great business leader who always achieved outstanding results, but he did it by…