Who won the ISPOR’s 2024 HEOR awards? The list is below. Avedis Donabedian Lifetime Achievement Award: C. Daniel Mullins, PhD; Professor of Practice, Sciences, and Health Outcomes Research and Executive Director of The PATIENTS Program; University of Maryland School of Pharmacy; Baltimore, MD, USAMarilyn Dix Smith Leadership Award: Deborah Marshall, PhD; Professor and Svare Chair…
The DEA recently announced the third extension of Covid-19 flexibilities for the virtual prescribing of controlled substances. Telehealth advocates applaud this move but remain hopeful for a more permanent solution in the future. The post Telehealth Advocates Praise DEA’s 3rd Extension of Telemedicine Flexibilities, but Call for Further Action appeared first on MedCity News.
This year’s HIMSS conference featured many news announcements — from advanced partnerships to product launches to new research. In this list, MedCity News compiled short summaries for six of the conference’s most notable announcements. The post 6 HIMSS Announcements You Don’t Want to Miss appeared first on MedCity News.
People who work in real-life emergency rooms have raved about how the new TV drama “The Pitt” accurately captures the complex dynamics of their workplaces and the medical details of their cases. Host Dan Weissmann talks with Alex Janke, an emergency medicine doctor and health policy researcher, about how the show stacks up against his…
Exactech, a Florida device manufacturer that faces more than 2,000 state and federal lawsuits from patients who allege the company sold defective hip and knee implants, filed for bankruptcy protection Tuesday. The Gainesville-based company said in a statement it was restructuring and would be sold to an investor group of private equity and “alternative asset”…
Future Family launched a nationwide IVF insurance product on Wednesday. If families don’t achieve a live birth after two cycles of IVF, they can get their money back. The post Future Family Guarantees ‘Baby or Your Money Back’ with New Nationwide IVF Insurance appeared first on MedCity News.
By reducing the time spent on administrative tasks, AI scribes allow physicians to focus more on what truly matters — patient care. As the technology continues to evolve and improve, its adoption will likely become more widespread, further enhancing its benefits. The post Evidence-Based Medicine: AI Scribes Actually Work appeared first on MedCity News.
“I’d like to see Generalized Cost Effectiveness Analysis become the norm for how we assess value.” – Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-MA 4th District) See the full interview here. To learn more about GCEA, check out the GCEA User Guide published last year.
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Ballad Health, an Appalachian company with the nation’s largest state-sanctioned hospital monopoly, may soon be required to improve its quality of care or face the possibility of being broken up. Government documents obtained by KFF Health News reveal that Tennessee officials, in closed-door negotiations, are attempting to hold the monopoly more accountable after years of…