How Lifepoint Health Is Addressing Incidental Findings at Enterprise Scale
Using Eon’s AI platform. Lifepoint says it has identified more than 100,000 high-risk abnormalities and delivered a 36% improvement in early-stage cancer diagnoses
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Why I Stopped Accepting Workarounds in Perioperative Care
Workarounds are evidence of broken systems that we’ve normalized because we’ve run out of bandwidth to fix them
Behavior Changes Happen Outside the Exam Room, But Validation of Lifestyle Medicine Programs Cannot
If CMS and private payers are serious about whole-person health, reimbursement structures must align with the workforce actually delivering that care. Payment pathways should recognize the value of the broader care team and enable the seamless integration of their expertise with the objective data generated through connected devices and programs like RPM. The post Behavior…
When Oral Health Joins the Care Team
By strengthening the connection between dentists and physicians, we can enable real-time care coordination, ensure patients get follow-up when needed and help teams spot risk factors earlier. The post When Oral Health Joins the Care Team appeared first on MedCity News.
5 Key Companies Hiring Scientific Sales Reps
[Sponsored] As a medical or clinical professional, you possess a highly valuable skill set. The post 5 Key Companies Hiring Scientific Sales Reps appeared first on MedCity News.
Many ACA Customers Are Paying Higher Premiums. Most Blame Trump and Republicans, Poll Finds.
Most people who get their health coverage through the Affordable Care Act say they face sharply higher costs, with many worried they will have to pare back other expenses to cover them, according to a poll released Thursday. Some are uncertain whether they will be able to continue paying their premiums all year. Still, 69%…
Lawmakers Seek To Protect Crisis Pregnancy Centers as Abortion Clinic Numbers Shrink
Conservative lawmakers in multiple states are pushing legislation drafted by an anti-abortion advocacy group to increase protections for crisis pregnancy centers, organizations that provide some health-related services but also work to dissuade women from having abortions. The legislation would prohibit state and local governments from requiring crisis pregnancy centers to perform abortions, provide referrals for…
Watch: Affordability Plagues Health Care in Its Shift From Nonprofit to Profit Machine
On What the Health? From KFF Health News, distributed by WAMU, chief Washington correspondent and host Julie Rovner sat down with Drew Altman, president and CEO of KFF, to talk about the likelihood of a national health care debate to rein in costs. As the midterm elections approach, the cost of health care is the…
Oz Says California’s Not Fighting Health Care Fraud, but Data Shows It’s Part of a Larger Battle
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — For weeks, Mehmet Oz has been waging a public feud with California leaders over health care fraud, accusing the blue state of failing to adequately combat such abuse. Oz, who heads the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, alleged that there was approximately $3.5 billion of fraud in the hospice and…
KFF Follow-Up Survey of Marketplace Enrollees: Following End of Enhanced Credits, Half of Marketplace Enrollees Now Say Costs Are a Lot Higher, Most Expect to Cut Back on Basic Household Expenses to Afford Coverage
Following the expiration of the enhanced premium tax credits for people with Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace plans, a new KFF follow-up survey of the same Marketplace enrollees KFF surveyed in 2025 finds half (51%) of returning enrollees say their health care costs are “a lot higher” this year compared to last year, including four…