My Search for a Psychiatric Bed in an Overburdened Health System
If you or someone you know may be experiencing a mental health crisis, contact the…
My Search for a Psychiatric Bed in an Overburdened Health System
If you or someone you know may be experiencing a mental health crisis, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by dialing or texting “988.” Eight days before my 33rd birthday in April, a social worker at a crisis clinic near Denver determined I was an imminent danger to myself. She placed me on an…
MGB Nurses, Home Health Staff Launch Strike Over Wages, Benefits
More than 4,000 Brigham and Women’s Hospital nurses and 450 home health workers launched Massachusetts’ largest-ever healthcare strike this week over stalled contract talks on wages and benefits. The strike quickly prompted Governor Maura Healey to step in and convene both sides at the State House, but it remains unclear whether a deal is near….
Vera Therapeutics’ First-in-Class Kidney Disease Drug Lands Speedy FDA Approval
FDA approval of Vera Therapeutics’ Trutakna makes it first in a new class of medicines designed to block two targets to treat immunoglobulin A nephropathy, an autoimmune disease that can progress to end-stage renal failure. Competition looms from Vertex Pharmaceuticals, on track to receive a November regulatory decision for a drug designed to block the…
Pearl Health Lands $110M to Support Value-Based Care for Medicare Patients
Pearl’s $110 million raise includes a $50 million equity investment led by Andreessen Horowitz with participation from Viking Global Investors, AlleyCorp and Ulysses Capital, as well as a $60 million debt facility led by Trinity Capital. The post Pearl Health Lands $110M to Support Value-Based Care for Medicare Patients appeared first on MedCity News.
Organ-on-a-chip, Organoids, but Drug Testing on Whole Organs? This Startup is Betting On It
Many startups and established companies focused on drug testing on human data in preclinical studies have been boosted by FDA’s move away from reliance on animal testing towards organoid, organ-on-a-chip, and other in silico technologies. A Connecticut startup believes whole-organ testing should be an essential part of this mix. The post Organ-on-a-chip, Organoids, but Drug…
What Can Payers Do to Improve AI Readiness?
[Sponsored] A webinar by Verato and MedCity News on July 22 will explore how building a trusted data foundation that connects the healthcare ecosystem can improve how payers deploy AI. The post What Can Payers Do to Improve AI Readiness? appeared first on MedCity News.
Financial Impact of Treatment Choice in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
That is the title of a recent paper out in ClinicoEconomics and Outcomes Research with co-authors Jennifer Vaughn, Nadine Zawadzki, Shurui Zhang, Paul Pinkston, and David Wei. The subtitle is A Comparison of Later Generation TKIs versus Imatinib from Patient and Payer Perspectives. The abstract is below: Purpose: To evaluate the financial impact of treating CML…
Contraceptive Implants: Access and Coverage in the U.S.
The contraceptive implant is the most effective method of birth control available, and while it’s use is still low compared to other methods, its provision and use are increasing.
Why the Future of IDR Depends on Smarter Technology
Focusing on fringe cases of abuse misses a more immediate and arguably more pervasive problem: many provider organizations are not getting the access to IDR they’re entitled to because the process is too difficult to navigate effectively at scale. The post Why the Future of IDR Depends on Smarter Technology appeared first on MedCity News.
What Health Systems Miss When Building National Service Lines
Clinical integration is not achieved through governance structures alone. It depends on whether the organization has developed the operational capabilities required to execute consistently across markets that historically functioned independently. The post What Health Systems Miss When Building National Service Lines appeared first on MedCity News.
