A pharmacy error at an Ascension hospital in Nashville left four joint replacement patients injected with potassium phosphate instead of spinal anesthetic. The mix-up paralyzed one patient and harmed the other three. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is now probing the case. The post 4 Patients Injured After Drug Mix-Up at Ascension Hospital in Nashville…
About half of CFOs told the consulting firm they plan to lean on revenue gains in coming years, up from about 30 percent in recent years.
Expressable has joined Amazon’s Health Benefits Connector to help families access virtual speech therapy through their insurance. The post Amazon Taps Expressable for Health Benefits Connector appeared first on MedCity News.
Hanmi Pharmaceutical’s drug is designed to activate a receptor in skeletal muscle to both increase muscle mass and reduce fat. This engineered peptide gives Roche a clinical-stage asset that addresses a different target than the other obesity drugs in its pipeline. The post Roche Gains Rights to Hanmi Obesity Drug That Reduces Fat, Preserves Muscle…
[Sponsored] Discover how payers can shift from costly post-payment recovery to intentional prevention through data-driven oversight, accountability, and partnership. The post A Partnership-driven Approach to Waste and Abuse Prevention appeared first on MedCity News.
California is weighing stiff penalties for hospitals and other healthcare entities that don’t stay under state spending limits, potentially levying hundreds of millions of dollars in fines if these providers don’t take steps to rein in rising healthcare costs. If the state Office of Health Care Affordability adopts the fines next week, hospitals, medical groups,…
Metabolic psychiatry has moved past being a fringe theory. It is a practical, evidence-based necessity for a field that has been stagnant for too long. The post Why Psychiatry Can’t Ignore Metabolic Health Anymore appeared first on MedCity News.
Misinformation and distrust are among the challenges facing public health workers in the Democratic Republic of Congo as they confront the second-deadliest Ebola outbreak on record. Even though the virus has faded from U.S. headlines, key organizations are still at work providing medical care and training to counter the spread of the disease. Since the…
A new paper shows Cleveland Clinic’s AI scribe rollout is paying dividends in clinician satisfaction and retention. These are key metrics for hospitals to track, given they spend millions on recruitment and retention efforts amid an ongoing workforce crisis. The post Ambient Scribes Improve Clinician Retention, Cleveland Clinic Research Shows appeared first on MedCity News.
Abcuro will apply the capital to a study that could support a biologics license application in inclusion body myositis, a rare inflammatory disorder that leads to worsening muscle weakness. A Phase 2/3 study failed earlier this year, but Abcuro saw positive trends in patients with less severe disease. The post Abcuro Adds $66M to Try…