The healthcare industry’ movement away from fee-for-service care models and toward value-based care has been an incredibly gradual process. Contracting in these arrangements remains difficult for providers and payers, and clinicians continue to struggle…
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Just a few decades ago, for a patient to gain insight into their current health prognosis, they would have to set up an appointment with their provider. They would then get lab tests, wait…
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This week, President-elect Donald Trump announced celebrity physician Dr. Mehmet Oz as his pick to lead the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
Dr. Oz is a surgeon who hosted a syndicated daytime television show…
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A Utah-based healthcare startup named Orion Innovations has released two studies this month demonstrating that its product helps nurses access medication lines faster and with less mental effort than standard labeling.
The product, called MedLite…
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At a time when self-insured employers are searching for ways to address escalating healthcare costs, the rise of GLP-1 drugs for weight loss poses some interesting questions for employers. Could investment in these pricey…
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Several telehealth advocates are coming out in support of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) third extension of Covid-19 telehealth flexibilities for the prescribing of controlled substances. However, they argue that more work needs to…
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A Silicon Valley-based startup formerly known as Ciitizen relaunched as Citizen Health on Tuesday — as well as announced a $14.5 million seed funding round led by Transformation Capital and a new partnership with…
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Providers across the nation are continuing their work to make value-based care at scale a reality. One of the most recent examples of this comes from Emory Healthcare in Atlanta — on Monday, the…
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Vaginal discomfort is one of the most common reasons women seek healthcare advice, but standard care isn’t always meeting patients’ needs. That’s why Evvy, a vaginal microbiome startup, has launched a new prescription product…
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The rise of AI changes many spheres of life, with a projected growth rate of nearly 37% by 2030 — while healthcare is expected to see the most impact from AI use with a…
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