The director of California’s mental health commission traveled to London this summer courtesy of a state vendor while he was helping to prevent a $360 million budget cut that would have defunded the company’s contract. Emails and calendars reviewed by KFF Health News show Toby Ewing, executive director of the Mental Health Services Oversight and…
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This issue brief provides an update on the status of the Trump administration’s actions to eliminate DEI-related initiatives and the impact on racial health disparities.
A private equity firm announced the merger of three assets that can reduce payers’s headaches when it comes to making sure that provider-submitted claims are accurate. In turn providers can get paid quickly. The post New Entity Aims to Help Payers Improve Payment Integrity appeared first on MedCity News.
As Gov. Gavin Newsom spars with President Donald Trump and courts national attention for a potential presidential bid, at home he’s catching flak from the left and the right on health care. The California Democrat came into office promising to fight for “guaranteed health care for all,” and he came close to achieving it. Really close. But as it turns out, that’s easier said than done when you’re juggling chronic budget deficits, rising health care costs, and shrinking federal support. Now he’s walking…
Dr. Maria Pulido, chief medical officer, of Ascension St. Vincents, explains why he believes tools like Wellsheet makes the hospital care team’s job so much easier. The post Why the CMO of an Ascension Regional Hospital Likes Wellsheet appeared first on MedCity News.
Novartis, which already has experience with RNA interference therapies, is now turning to this modality as a potential way to treat Parkinson’s disease. The pharmaceutical giant is licensing rights to an Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals RNAi therapy designed to inhibit production of alpha synuclein, a protein associated with Parkinson’s progression. The post Novartis Tries Again in Parkinson’s,…
Solutions like AI-powered patient intake offer a tangible ROI by streamlining administrative tasks, reducing errors, and improving care quality. The post Let’s Rethink AI — Patient Intake Is the Perfect Place to Start appeared first on MedCity News.
When Raven Kinser walked into a Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles office two summers ago, she completed a driver’s license application that included the option to register as an organ donor. The form provides a checkbox to opt in, but not one to opt out. Kinser left the donor registration box unchecked, reflecting her decision…
Leaders from West Virginia-based Hawse Health report progress after implementing AI‑assisted documentation