Línea de ayuda nacional para casos de violencia doméstica: Las personas que han sufrido abuso doméstico pueden recibir ayuda confidencial en thehotline.org o llamando al 800-799-7233. La inmigrante originaria de India le creyó a su esposo cuando le dijo por teléfono que la mataría, si todavía estaba en su casa de Georgia para cuando él…
From Charlie Bilello: Healthcare and Social Assistance have added nearly 1.8 million private-sector jobs in the US since the end of 2023 while all of other industries combined have lost 127,800 jobs.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. plans to investigate climate and weather control, an idea gaining traction as an updated twist on a fringe theory linking airplane vapor trails, or contrails, to toxic substances that poison people. Kennedy is expected to create a task force to recommend possible federal action, according to…
This tracker provides a listing of global health-related legislation introduced in the current Congress.
Eli Lilly’s AtaiBeckley acquisition marks a dozen M&A deals for the pharma company so far this year. AtaiBeckley’s lead program is an intranasally administered psychedelic drug in pivotal testing for treatment-resistant depression. The post Lilly Expands Its Mind to Psychedelics With $2.8B AtaiBeckley Acquisition appeared first on MedCity News.
Health insurance is often complicated, but understanding the basics helps you make better decisions about your coverage and care. This 10-question quiz touches on some terms you may encounter.
Improving no-show rates is not just about perfecting our reminders — it’s about redesigning the member experience from the ground up and creating systems that reflect and accommodate the realities of members’ lives. The post Turning Missed Appointments into Meaningful Member Action appeared first on MedCity News.
Less than 36 hours before his wife was scheduled to undergo major surgery, New York Times personal finance columnist Ron Lieber got an unwelcome letter from his family’s insurance plan: It was denying prior authorization for the procedure. With no time to lodge an appeal, Lieber and his wife decided to proceed and bet on…
David Dyke is the Chief Product Officer of Relatient, which is one of the biggest players in the up and coming area of direct patient scheduling. As anyone who has been stuck in a phone tree or tried to reach a live human just to get an appointment at a doctor’s office knows, scheduling in…
Revenue cycle vendor Unlimited Technology Systems disclosed a ransomware attack affecting 3.8 million patients — the second-largest healthcare data breach reported to HHS this year. The post Health IT Vendor’s Data Breach Exposes Nearly 4M Patient Records appeared first on MedCity News.