What Health Equity Champions Can Learn from Pharmaceutical Sales
The same mechanics can now help people meet new Medicaid work requirements or exemptions, increase…
What Health Equity Champions Can Learn from Pharmaceutical Sales
The same mechanics can now help people meet new Medicaid work requirements or exemptions, increase referrals to evidence-based health interventions, and dramatically increase enrollment in vital programs that improve health outcomes and reduce inequities. The post What Health Equity Champions Can Learn from Pharmaceutical Sales appeared first on MedCity News.
Healthcare Executives Weigh In: AI Readiness and the Growing Risk of Cybersecurity Threats
[Sponsored] A webinar scheduled for September 30 from 1pm to 2pm ET will review the 2026 Healthcare AI Readiness Index and highlight some of the report’s takeaways, exploring the operational, regulatory and security challenges accompanying AI deployment. The post Healthcare Executives Weigh In: AI Readiness and the Growing Risk of Cybersecurity Threats appeared first on…
Innovator Awards Winning Team: Reducing Surgical Cancellations in Rural Hospitals Through Innovative Preoperative Optimization
The Healthcare Innovation Innovator Awards recognize organizations that are using innovative, practical approaches to solve real-world challenges in healthcare. This is the second in a three-part series profiling our 2026 award winners and the work behind their innovations.
Rural Americans Wait After Judge Delivers Mixed Ruling on Digital Equity Dollars
A federal judge in July gave digital equity advocates a partial victory against President Donald Trump, stopping his attempt to unilaterally kill a multibillion-dollar grant program Congress created. But U.S. District Judge John D. Bates, in a 35-page opinion, also agreed with the administration that it was unconstitutional for the government to use race or…
When a Friend Becomes a Caregiver
For several years, Nicole Straight and Patricia Wood, who lived across the street from each other in Sausalito, California, were more neighbors than friends, exchanging sociable greetings and occasionally having coffee. Then, last October, Wood took a fall, broke her neck, and spent three months in rehabilitation. When she returned to the house she shares…
Virtual CKD Solutions Don’t Slow Disease Progression or Reduce Costs, Report Finds
A PHTI analysis found that virtual CKD management programs have little impact on disease progression or healthcare spending and recommends shifting the focus toward earlier diagnosis and treatment. The post Virtual CKD Solutions Don’t Slow Disease Progression or Reduce Costs, Report Finds appeared first on MedCity News.
How Lifepoint Health Is Using AI to Give Nurses Their Time Back
Michelle Watson, Lifepoint Health’s chief nurse executive, believes ambient listening and AI-powered patient prioritization are helping nurses reclaim time on tasks that don’t require clinical judgment. The goal is to free nurses up for the work that actually requires their expertise. The post How Lifepoint Health Is Using AI to Give Nurses Their Time Back…
ARPA-H Selects Teams for Cardiovascular Agentic AI System Development
Teams will develop a patient-facing clinical AI agentic system capable of autonomously supporting patients with heart failure between healthcare visits
Peterson Report: Virtual CKD Solutions Proving Ineffective
Evaluation finds that virtual chronic kidney disease management solutions fail to slow disease progression or reduce overall healthcare spending
Ethics Isn’t a Pharma Value — It’s a Competitive Moat
Patient trust, physician credibility, and payer goodwill are not soft considerations alongside the balance sheet; they are the mechanism by which a pharmaceutical product generates revenue over time. The post Ethics Isn’t a Pharma Value — It’s a Competitive Moat appeared first on MedCity News.
