The FTC Is Flexing Its Muscle in Healthcare
The FTC sent warning letters to 25 health plan marketers over potentially deceptive marketing practices,…
The FTC Is Flexing Its Muscle in Healthcare
The FTC sent warning letters to 25 health plan marketers over potentially deceptive marketing practices, following its earlier letters to healthcare services companies about price transparency. The post The FTC Is Flexing Its Muscle in Healthcare appeared first on MedCity News.
Flagship Merges 3 Startups to Turn Cause and Effect Insights Into Novel Medicines
Flagship Pioneering unveiled Etcelera, a new startup formed by combining three of the firm’s portfolio companies. Etcelera’s approach to drug R&D focuses on “causal intelligence,” which Flagship defines as predicting and understanding cause and effect in biology. The post Flagship Merges 3 Startups to Turn Cause and Effect Insights Into Novel Medicines appeared first on…
Mayo Clinic Platform Develops AI-Enabled Clinical Decision Support Solution
Solution offers specialty-specific chat that can be integrated within the EHR as well as 22 clinical calculators, accessible via chat or voice dictation
Putting the “AI” in “Legal” (and “Health Care”)
By KIM BELLARD I once again have to thank The New York Times for introducing me to a new concept. Sarah Kessler wrote about the rise of “legal engineering” – for which, it turns out, one doesn’t have to be either a lawyer or an engineer. Their role is to help integrate A.I. into the…
A Déjà Vu Moment for Women’s Health Research
In this column for Nature, Alina Salganicoff reviews efforts to improve women’s health research during previous U.S. administrations that fell short of their promise and highlights the recommendations of a congressionally mandated committee aimed at improving women’s health research at the National Institutes of Health.
Healthcare’s Trust Crisis Is an Experience Crisis
Rebuilding trust across a fragmented healthcare landscape demands that payers and providers alike move beyond transactional relationships and prioritize transparency, empathy, and tailored communication. The post Healthcare’s Trust Crisis Is an Experience Crisis appeared first on MedCity News.
Looser Health IT Certification Requirements Shift Oversight to Health Systems
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is rolling back several health IT certification requirements that could reduce certification costs for technology developers. But they may leave hospitals and health systems holding more responsibility for evaluating the safety and performance of the AI tools they purchase. The post Looser Health IT Certification Requirements…
A Few Miles From the US Capitol, Dozens Slept in Their Cars, Waiting for Free Care
TAKOMA PARK, Md. — Friday night lights took on a whole new meaning at a high school here in this suburb of Washington, D.C. Instead of fans packing stadium bleachers to watch football, on this recent October weekend the gymnasium, hallways, and parking areas were jammed with people desperately seeking healthcare at a free pop-up…
Expecting a Baby? Five Tips To Help You Prepare for Pregnancy Costs
(Oona Zenda/KFF Health News) As Grace Griffin and her husband were welcoming their long-awaited baby — a daughter — Griffin found herself worried about looming medical bills and unsure if their family could pay for the care they needed. “This whole experience has me wondering (keeping me up at night, actually): Can we ever afford…
