WINDER, Ga. — About an hour after gunfire erupted at Apalachee High School, ambulances started arriving at nearby Northeast Georgia Medical Center Barrow with two students and two adults suffering from panic attacks and extreme anxiety, not bullet wounds. A fifth patient with similar symptoms later arrived at another local facility, according to a health…
By MIKE MAGEE Funny think about that Project 2025’s “Mandate for Leadership.” Trump declared in this week’s debate, “I know nothing about it.” But in addition to the vast majority of authors and editors of the document having served in the prior Trump administration, the former President’s name is mentioned in the 887 page document…
By KIM BELLARD For several years now, my North Star for thinking about innovation has been Steven Johnson’s great quote (in his delightful Wonderland: How Play Made the Modern World): “You will find the future where people are having the most fun.” No, no, no, naysayers argue, inventing the future is serious business, and certainly…
A private equity firm announced the merger of three assets that can reduce payers’s headaches when it comes to making sure that provider-submitted claims are accurate. In turn providers can get paid quickly. The post New Entity Aims to Help Payers Improve Payment Integrity appeared first on MedCity News.
New research was published this week analyzing how AI can be used to better manage medications for senior patients who use multiple medications simultaneously. It analyzed FeelBetter’s AI platform, which pinpoints patients at high risk of deterioration and preventable hospitalization due to suboptimal medication management. The post AI Can Help Better Manage Polypharmacy Patients, Study…
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump have largely different healthcare policies. However, there are some areas where they have similarities, like healthcare costs. The post On Healthcare, Trump and Harris Actually Have Some Similarities appeared first on MedCity News.
Sanofi is licensing a RadioMedix radiopharmaceutical in development for neuroendocrine tumors. The French pharmaceutical giant is responsible for global commercialization of the therapy, a potential competitor to the Novartis radiopharmaceutical Lutathera. The post Sanofi Jumps Into Radiopharmaceuticals, Paying €100M for Therapy That Could Rival a Novartis Drug appeared first on MedCity News.
The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of KFF Health News’ weekly health policy news podcast, “What the Health?” A noted expert on health policy issues, Julie is the author of the critically praised reference book “Health Care Politics and Policy A to…
While AI continues to advance, the healthcare industry requires a level of accuracy, understanding, and confidentiality that only well-trained human transcriptionists can consistently provide. The post The Human Touch: Why Human Transcriptionists Still Outperform AI in Healthcare appeared first on MedCity News.