How to Build Effective Referral Networks and Improve Patient Navigation [Video]
[Sponsored] Healthcare executives spoke with MedCity News on how their businesses are using tech to…
How to Build Effective Referral Networks and Improve Patient Navigation [Video]
[Sponsored] Healthcare executives spoke with MedCity News on how their businesses are using tech to shape the clinician and patient experience. The post How to Build Effective Referral Networks and Improve Patient Navigation [Video] appeared first on MedCity News.
Protected: Myth vs. Fact: The Operational Realities Shaping Sterile Processing Performance
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Why Hospital Outpatient Isn’t the Default for Long-Term Infusion Anymore
The move toward infusion centers as the preferred site of care is not a short-term response. It aligns with broader industry trends, including specialty drug pipelines that continue to favor infused biologics and a sustained rise in infusion demand. The post Why Hospital Outpatient Isn’t the Default for Long-Term Infusion Anymore appeared first on MedCity…
The Kaiser Settlement Should End the Guesswork in Medicare Advantage Oversight
The settlement demonstrates that enforcement risk is real and substantial, but it also highlights an opportunity. Medicare Advantage oversight does not require years of new rulemaking or experimental pilots because the technical capability to validate documentation at scale already exists and can be deployed today. The post The Kaiser Settlement Should End the Guesswork in…
Using Real World Data from the Patient Experience to Improve Drug Development
[Sponsored] A new eBook published by MedCity News for PurpleLab highlights how RWD and SDOH can lead to more inclusive clinical trials and drugs that improve the quality of life for larger, diverse patient populations not only for NSCLC, but other conditions as well. The post Using Real World Data from the Patient Experience to…
As ICE Moved In, Minnesotans Set Up a Shadow Medical System. It’s a Lesson for Other Cities.
MINNEAPOLIS — Gabi has big brown eyes, pigtails, and a genetic condition that makes her bones brittle. They fracture easily, leaving the 2-year-old in such pain that her mother quit her job cleaning offices to stay home and cradle her in the one-bedroom apartment they share with six relatives. When federal immigration agents descended on…
Con la presencia del ICE, habitantes de Minnesota crearon un sistema médico en las sombras. Un aprendizaje para otras ciudades
MINNEAPOLIS. — Gabi tiene grandes ojos color café, trenzas y una afección genética que hace que sus huesos sean frágiles. Se fracturan con facilidad, lo que le provoca a la niña de 2 años tanto dolor que su madre dejó su trabajo limpiando oficinas para quedarse en casa y cargarla por el apartamento de una…
Trump’s Cuts to Medicaid Threaten Services That Help Disabled People Live at Home
OTTUMWA, Iowa — Leisa and Kent Walker recently received a disturbing notice: The private company managing their son’s Medicaid coverage intends to cut nearly 40% of what it spends for caregivers who help him live at home instead of in a nursing home. Sam Walker, 35, has severe autism and other disabilities. He is deaf…
Listen: What To Do When Health Insurance Slips Out of Reach
LISTEN: Can’t afford health insurance this year? Don’t be afraid to talk to your doctor about money and the cost of care. On WAMU’s “Health Hub” on March 4, KFF Health News correspondent Sam Whitehead shared tips for people seeking affordable options without skipping care. Health insurance could be out of reach for many Americans…
On the importance of treating mental illness and the cost of psychedelics
Treating serious mental illness is not just a good thing to do for altruistic reasons. It also can improve health outcomes and reduce cost for those with comorbid physical conditions as well. Vincent Joralemon writes in Health Affairs Forefront regarding this issue. The article quotes Sherry Rais, CEO of Enthea: Ten percent of patients drive…
