What is a Dandelion?
From the very interesting book Why Fish Don’t Exit by Lulu Miller. To some people,…
What is a Dandelion?
From the very interesting book Why Fish Don’t Exit by Lulu Miller. To some people, a dandelion might look like a weed, but to others that same plant can be so much more. To an herbalist, it’s a medicine–a way of detoxifying the liver, clearing the skin, and strengthening the eyes. To a painter, it’s…
The 5 Areas Where Dr. Oz Says CMS Can Make Healthcare More Affordable
CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz outlined the agency’s strategy for making healthcare more affordable during a Tuesday address at the HFMA Annual Conference, touching on everything from Medicare fraud to drug pricing to nutrition. The post The 5 Areas Where Dr. Oz Says CMS Can Make Healthcare More Affordable appeared first on MedCity News.
GSK Gets a Pair of Near-Commercial Lung Cancer Drugs via $10.6B Nuvalent Acquisition
GSK’s Nuvalent acquisition brings two lead programs, each addressing different targets for non-small cell lung cancer. The Nuvalent lung cancer drugs are under FDA review and if they’re approved, GSK plans to launch both this year. The post GSK Gets a Pair of Near-Commercial Lung Cancer Drugs via $10.6B Nuvalent Acquisition appeared first on MedCity…
Healthcare’s Assurance Infrastructure Is Broken. The Compliance Industry Built It That Way
SOC 2, HITRUST, and BAAs should be treated as starting points, not trust signals. They tell you what a vendor claims about its controls. They do not tell you whether those controls are actually working today or whether the evidence behind the attestation was real. The post Healthcare’s Assurance Infrastructure Is Broken. The Compliance Industry…
Bridging Movement and Machine Learning: How Clinicians Can Harness AI in Practice
The true promise of AI lies not in autonomy of either the clinician or machine, but in a balanced collaboration that bolsters the strengths of each. The post Bridging Movement and Machine Learning: How Clinicians Can Harness AI in Practice appeared first on MedCity News.
GLP-1s Are a $70 Billion Market — So Why Are Patients Still Getting Medical Advice From TikTok Influencers?
It’s not hard to understand why patients turn to social media for GLP-1 guidance. The healthcare system leaves a huge gap between getting a prescription and actually understanding how to use it well. The post GLP-1s Are a $70 Billion Market — So Why Are Patients Still Getting Medical Advice From TikTok Influencers? appeared first…
What to Know About Recent Federal Actions Involving State Medicaid Program Integrity
This brief describes recent HHS actions (state-specific and nationwide) related to Medicaid program integrity and outlines some open questions about the future of Medicaid program integrity, including which states might become a focus of administration effort.
Trivia Nights, Valentine’s Cards: Overlooked Social Connections Can Prevent Suicide
If you or someone you know may be experiencing a mental health crisis, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by dialing or texting “988.” Nearly every Tuesday for a decade, Steve Siple attended a bar trivia night with friends in Birmingham, Alabama. After moving to North Carolina, he developed a new ritual — joining…
Could Your Kid Benefit From Counseling? Experts Offer 3 Questions To Help You Decide
0:00 0:00 Produced in partnership with: Embed Download Volume Speed 0.5x 1x 1.25x 1.5x 2x Embed this player × <iframe src=”https://kffhealthnews.org/mental-health/healthq-children-therapy-experts-help-parents-decide/embed/” width=”600″ height=”200″ frameborder=”0″ scrolling=”no” title=”Could Your Kid Benefit From Counseling? Experts Offer 3 Questions To Help You Decide”></iframe> Copy HealthQ’s Cara Anthony and Blake Farmer share know-how for parents navigating the decision to seek…
Can AI Break the “Measurement Paradigm?”
How do we know if AI use in health care actually makes patients better? Chip talks with Dr. David Bates — a veteran physician leader at Mass General Brigham and the Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Co-director of the Center for Artificial Intelligence and Bioinformatics Learning Systems — about measuring patient outcomes reliably and in…
