Last year, Baltimore had three mass overdose incidents in the span of three months in its Penn North neighborhood. In one incident, more than two dozen people were hospitalized after many were found unresponsive, lying in the streets or on sidewalks. No one died, but some came close. Follow-up testing found that the street drugs…
A new report from Relatient, A Data-Driven Guide to Patient Access Succes, highlights how focusing on data accuracy and relevance can enhance the performance of healthcare practices. It also shows which types of patient access data to leverage to drive performance improvements in healthcare organizations. The post Using Data to Help Healthcare Practices Succeed appeared…
This analysis examines recent jobs growth in health care and how it compares to the rest of the economy. Health care employment has grown faster than other sectors of the economy, with jobs in physician offices, hospitals, outpatient care centers, home health, and other settings increasing over the past year even as the rest of…
El triunfo electoral del ex presidente Donald Trump y su regreso a la Casa Blanca probablemente traerán cambios que reducirían los programas nacionales de salud públicos, aumentando la tasa de personas sin seguro e imponiendo nuevas barreras al aborto y otros servicios de salud reproductiva. Las repercusiones se sentirán mucho más allá de Washington, DC,…
Less than a year after its launch, microbiome profiling startup Jona has already given its user interface a makeover as a result of the user feedback it received. If you’re running a successful consumer- or patient-facing startup, acting on user feedback in a timely manner is “absolutely essential,” said Jona CEO Leo Grady. The post…
As Kaiser Permanente CEO Greg Adams touted the success of his organization’s value-based care models at the AHA Leadership Summit in Denver, Kaiser nurses outside protested the health system’s AI strategy. They claim they’re being excluded from decisions about the technology. The post Kaiser Nurses Protest CEO’s AHA Appearance Over AI Concerns appeared first on…
With HealthTap’s new direct virtual primary care program, members get ongoing access to a primary care doctor of their choosing through video visits and messaging. The post HealthTap Introduces Direct Virtual Primary Care Program appeared first on MedCity News.
China has become a key piece of Foresite Capital’s investment and company formation strategy. During the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference, Managing Director Michael Rome shared his thoughts on why biotech in China is booming as well as therapeutic areas where he sees promising science. The post VC Firm Foresite Capital Dishes on Biotech Innovation in…
Digital transformation, from a business perspective, must have two objectives: top-line revenue and bottom-line performance. To achieve these objectives, leading organizations consider these three elements. The post Making Bigger Moves for Digital Transformation: 3 Insights appeared first on MedCity News.
AAMC says U. of Chicago Medicine and Pritzker School of Medicine embed community engagement into every aspect of medical education, research, and clinical care