As Health Insurance Costs Soar, Healthcare Workers Also Feel the Pinch
BOISE, Idaho — Joshua and Ashley Durham run a family medicine practice, and for the…
As Health Insurance Costs Soar, Healthcare Workers Also Feel the Pinch
BOISE, Idaho — Joshua and Ashley Durham run a family medicine practice, and for the first time in their lives, they have no health insurance. When the Durhams began their practice at the end of 2023 — he as a primary care physician and she as a pharmacist who handles the billing — the couple…
Insurance Coverage Lags as Cancer Science, Treatment Move Forward
Mason Henderson with his mother, Tabitha Lowe, in November during a visit to New York, where Henderson was participating in a clinical trial to treat his brain cancer. Henderson died in May after a two-year battle with the disease. (Jerry Lowe) Eighteen months after his initial diagnosis, chemotherapy hadn’t slowed 21-year-old Mason Henderson’s rare brain…
AI: To Regulate, or Not to Regulate?
Across the tech industry, many of AI’s own leaders are calling for oversight — self-imposed or from government. That debate is on, but where it will land is anyone’s guess. Joe Grogan takes a different tack: the biggest threat in health care AI may not be too little regulation, but the wrong kind.
Radiopharmaceutical Dealmaking Continues With Telix’s $1.65B ITM Acquisition
Telix Pharmaceuticals is acquiring Isotope Technologies Munich, or ITM, in a $1.65 billion stock deal that will create a radiopharmaceuticals company with greater global scale. ITM’s lead pipeline asset is in late-stage development for a type of gastrointestinal cancer, where it could compete against Novartis and Curium Pharma products. The post Radiopharmaceutical Dealmaking Continues With…
Array Behavioral Care Unveils New Triage Model
Array Behavioral Care launched a new service to help providers assess patients with urgent behavioral health needs and connect them to appropriate care. The post Array Behavioral Care Unveils New Triage Model appeared first on MedCity News.
Crothall Housekeeper Matthew Phillips Takes Center Stage on Andy Garcia’s TV Show
Matthew Phillips doesn’t consider himself a hero. To him, caring for patients and supporting his team are simply part of doing his job. But twice, when patients needed help, Matthew’s quick thinking and willingness to act made all the difference. While cleaning a room at a Pennsylvania hospital, he noticed the patient in medical distress…
How AI Is Transforming Clinical Documentation at Intermountain Health
Since implementing AI clinical documentation improvement (CDI) tools, Intermountain has seen a 22% point increase in inpatient chart completion during or immediately after rounds. The post How AI Is Transforming Clinical Documentation at Intermountain Health appeared first on MedCity News.
CHAI, AIGovOps Foundation to Steward AI Verification Specification
OVERT defines a common format for evidence generated when an AI system acts
Cityblock Buys Homeward Health, Lands $116M Series E Funding
CEO Toyin Ajayi, M.D., says Homeward’s rural expertise complements Cityblock’s urban focus
Five Rural Kansas Health Systems Form Shared Services Organization
Initially, Astra Health’s participating hospitals will exchange information and resources to create shared quality metrics and enhanced tools to support care
