Study: Online Dashboard Improves Safety of Anticoagulant Prescribing
Dashboard was developed by the VA in 2016 to highlight and optimize the treatment of patients with direct oral anticoagulants
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From Silos to Synergy: Integrating Clinical Teams into Agile Product Workflows
Whether creating a health application or platform-based solutions, the effectiveness of innovation in healthtech relies not only on scientifically backed up technology, but more on consumer-driven design, highlighting the need for precision and efficiency. The post From Silos to Synergy: Integrating Clinical Teams into Agile Product Workflows appeared first on MedCity News.
Providers and Payers Are Increasing Their Tech Spend — Where Are They Investing the Most?
Three-quarters of U.S. providers and payers say they have increased their IT spending over the past year, according to a new report from Bain & Company and KLAS Research. Both providers and payers are investing in cybersecurity technology, as well as AI tools. The post Providers and Payers Are Increasing Their Tech Spend — Where…
Five Health Plans Earn Five-Star Ratings From NCQA
Of the plans winning five stars, three were commercial and two were Medicare plans; two were Kaiser Permanente’s
Survey: Payers, Providers Boosting IT Investments
Bain & Co./KLAS Research survey finds 75% of providers and payers have increased IT investments
Doubling Down on Falls: How Technology is Redefining Fall Prevention
Integrating comprehensive risk assessment tools that identify fall risks early can enable healthcare providers to implement personalized preventive measures, such as tailored exercise and physical therapy programs that strengthen mobility and balance among at-risk individuals. The post Doubling Down on Falls: How Technology is Redefining Fall Prevention appeared first on MedCity News.
Neuro Startup Nura Bio Adds $68M to Spare Axons With Its Brain-Penetrating Drug
Nura Bio aims to treat neurodegeneration with a small molecule designed to block SARM1, a novel target involved in axon degeneration. Following positive Phase 1 results in healthy volunteers, the startup is now preparing for mid-stage clinical testing. The post Neuro Startup Nura Bio Adds $68M to Spare Axons With Its Brain-Penetrating Drug appeared first…
Historic Numbers of Americans Live by Themselves as They Age
Gerri Norington, 78, never wanted to be on her own as she grew old. But her first marriage ended in divorce, and her second husband died more than 30 years ago. When a five-year relationship came to a close in 2006, she found herself alone — a situation that has lasted since. “I miss having…
Silence in Sikeston: Hush, Fix Your Face
SIKESTON, Mo. — For residents of Sikeston, as for Black Americans around the country, speaking openly about experiences with racial violence can be taboo and, in some cases, forbidden. As a child, Larry McClellon’s mother told him not to ask too many questions about the 1942 lynching of Cleo Wright in their hometown of Sikeston….
Watch: New Documentary Film Explores a Lynching and a Police Killing 78 Years Apart
In 1942, a young Black man named Cleo Wright was removed from a Sikeston, Missouri, jail and lynched by a white mob. Nearly 80 years later, another young Black man, Denzel Taylor, was shot at least 18 times by police in the same small community. In the hourlong “Silence in Sikeston” documentary film broadcast on…