Stanford Health Care Focuses on Fair, Useful, and Reliable AI Models
CMIO Christopher “Topher” Sharp, M.D., describes the mission of bringing AI into clinical use safely, ethically and cost-effectively
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Top Gyms in Philadelphia for Total Health and Wellness
[Sponsored] Philadelphia’s fitness scene extends beyond basic workouts to support total health and wellness. The post Top Gyms in Philadelphia for Total Health and Wellness appeared first on MedCity News.
Serious Illness Care Runs on Caregivers — It’s Time to Act Like It
Caregivers are a backbone of serious illness care, but they cannot carry the system alone. We have reached a point where failing to support them is indistinguishable from failing patients. The post Serious Illness Care Runs on Caregivers — It’s Time to Act Like It appeared first on MedCity News.
Medicare Is Covering GLP-1s – It’s Time to Cover the Care That Makes Them Sustainable
We have to cover medical nutrition therapy for those who need it most, including Medicare beneficiaries. Almost all commercial payers are already doing this – the government needs to catch up. The post Medicare Is Covering GLP-1s – It’s Time to Cover the Care That Makes Them Sustainable appeared first on MedCity News.
Trump Policies at Odds With Emerging Understanding of Covid’s Long-Term Harm
Possible risk of autism in children. Dormant cancer cells awakening. Accelerating aging of the brain. Federal officials in May 2023 declared an end to the national covid pandemic. But more than two years later, a growing body of research continues to reveal information about the virus and its ability to cause harm long after initial…
Doctors Increasingly See AI Scribes in a Positive Light. But Hiccups Persist.
When Jeannine Urban went in for a checkup in November, she had her doctor’s full attention. Instead of typing on her computer keyboard during the exam, Urban’s primary care physician at the Penn Internal Medicine practice in Media, Pennsylvania, had an ambient artificial intelligence scribe take notes. At the end of the 30-minute visit, Urban’s…
Watch: A Strange Checkup Bill Revealed a Firefighter’s Kids Were Mistakenly Uninsured
After Susannah Reed-McCullough’s husband died in 2018, she and their young daughters continued to receive health insurance through his job as a firefighter in Maryland. Then, in 2024, she got an unexpected medical bill: $377 for a checkup for one of her children the previous fall. Reed-McCullough said she called the doctor’s billing department and…
PHTI: How Purchasers Can Implement Performance-Based Contracting with Digital Health Solutions
PHTI released a playbook guiding purchasers on how to implement performance-based contracts for digital health solutions, focusing on payment models, outcomes and accountability. The post PHTI: How Purchasers Can Implement Performance-Based Contracting with Digital Health Solutions appeared first on MedCity News.
Can Hospitals Use Blood Tests to Catch Cancer Earlier? Endeavor Health Is Trying to Find Out
Endeavor Health is studying Exact Sciences’ Cancerguard blood test to help see if multi-cancer detection should be deployed widely across hospitals. The five-year study aims to fill gaps in real-world evidence on how these tests perform and how they fit into routine healthcare. The post Can Hospitals Use Blood Tests to Catch Cancer Earlier? Endeavor…
The Hidden Impact of Sterile Processing on Patient Outcomes
Sterile processing work happens out of sight, yet its influence is felt in every operating room, procedural suite, and patient outcome. While often viewed as a technical function, sterile processing sits upstream from nearly every clinical decision surgeons and care teams make. Reliability in this environment does not simply support the surgical schedule—it protects patients, stabilizes operations, and preserves trust. Today’s…