Nursing Home Beds Are Becoming More Scarce
The San Vicente de Paúl Nursing Home in the South Bronx hasn’t admitted a patient…
Nursing Home Beds Are Becoming More Scarce
The San Vicente de Paúl Nursing Home in the South Bronx hasn’t admitted a patient since December 2024. ArchCare, which operates the facility, has reduced its capacity from 120 available beds to 53 and plans to shrink it further. Another ArchCare nursing home, on Staten Island, has shut down a full floor. North of the…
Know Thyselves
By KIM BELLARD With all the fuss about A.I. I was pleased to find some studies that illustrate that we don’t even fully understand the human brain yet. The ancient Greeks had a maxim “Know Thyself,” but the current research suggests they should have advised that we should “Know Thyselves.” A new study from Stanford…
Pelago Unveils New Behavioral Health Platform for Substance Use, Mental Health and Behavioral Addiction Care
Pelago launched a behavioral health platform that integrates substance use, mental health and behavioral addiction care, using AI-powered triage to connect patients with appropriate treatment. The post Pelago Unveils New Behavioral Health Platform for Substance Use, Mental Health and Behavioral Addiction Care appeared first on MedCity News.
How is Oracle Health’s Nurse AI Agent Different?
The Oracle Health Clinical AI Agent is unique in the way it’s embedded directly in the Oracle Health Foundation EHR, making it easier for nurses who don’t have to shift between tools used for separate tasks. The post How is Oracle Health’s Nurse AI Agent Different? appeared first on MedCity News.
Amgen Drug Meets Goals of Key Test in Common Autoimmune Disease With No Approved Meds
Amgen’s dazodalibep led to statistically significant and clinically meaningful results, according to preliminary Phase 3 results in Sjögren’s disease. This fusion protein could compete against a Novartis antibody under an FDA review that could make it the first Sjögren’s therapy. The post Amgen Drug Meets Goals of Key Test in Common Autoimmune Disease With No…
Medicaid MCO Survey Highlights Persistent Behavioral Health Barriers
Managed care plans say access to data continues to be a major barrier to behavioral and physical health integration
Implementation of Medicaid Immigrant Eligibility Restrictions Under the 2025 Reconciliation Law: Issues to Consider
The 2025 reconciliation law includes new eligibility restrictions for many lawfully present immigrants for Medicaid and CHIP that become effective October 1, 2026. This brief provides an overview of implementation of the immigrant eligibility changes based on CMS guidance and issues to consider for affected individuals and states.
AI Workers Need a Probation Period, Not Just a Pilot
Healthcare leaders know how to test software. We don’t yet have a shared playbook for onboarding agents expected to do a job end to end. That is the gap a probation period is meant to fill. The post AI Workers Need a Probation Period, Not Just a Pilot appeared first on MedCity News.
As Health Insurance Costs Soar, Healthcare Workers Also Feel the Pinch
BOISE, Idaho — Joshua and Ashley Durham run a family medicine practice, and for the first time in their lives, they have no health insurance. When the Durhams began their practice at the end of 2023 — he as a primary care physician and she as a pharmacist who handles the billing — the couple…
Insurance Coverage Lags as Cancer Science, Treatment Move Forward
Mason Henderson with his mother, Tabitha Lowe, in November during a visit to New York, where Henderson was participating in a clinical trial to treat his brain cancer. Henderson died in May after a two-year battle with the disease. (Jerry Lowe) Eighteen months after his initial diagnosis, chemotherapy hadn’t slowed 21-year-old Mason Henderson’s rare brain…
