What Do We Do with All of This Data? – MedCity News
I once wanted to be a doctor. And then I watched one work.
I was pre-med when I had the opportunity to shadow a physician in a hospital setting. I showed up that morning excited…
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FarmboxRx Unveils Maternal Health Program – MedCity News
FarmboxRx, a healthy food company, has launched a program that provides nutritious food and tailored education to those going through their maternal health journey, the company announced Tuesday.
Boston-based FarmboxRx contracts with payers (primarily Medicaid…
These 3 Changes Must Occur for Hospitals to See Greater ROI from Their AI Investments – MedCity News
The hype surrounding AI might have you believe the technology is rapidly transforming the healthcare industry for the better. But in reality, most health systems aren’t seeing a huge ROI from their AI investments…
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Reducing Burnout Requires Giving Health Care Workers More Control Over Their Time – MedCity News
When a surgeon leaves for work in the morning, and their family asks when they expect to be back home, too often, the answer is simply, “I don’t know.”
Health care providers across the industry…
How Food-as-Medicine Execs Are Responding to Kellogg CEO’s ‘Let Them Eat Flakes’ Remarks – MedCity News
Food-as-medicine companies are none too thrilled about recent comments made by Kellogg CEO Gary Pilnick.
In a CNBC interview, the multimillionaire executive encouraged families struggling to put food on the table to turn to cereal…
9 ViVE Announcements You Don’t Want to Miss – MedCity News
Healthcare conferences give executives the opportunity to convene and share ideas. They also give them the opportunity to announce news from their companies, oftentimes about new products, research or partnerships.
Below are nine noteworthy announcements…
WebMD Bolsters Patient Engagement Offerings Through New Acquisition – MedCity News
WebMD has acquired the assets of Healthwise, an Idaho-based nonprofit provider of health education content and patient engagement tools. The New Jersey-based company announced the deal on Thursday and did not disclose financial details.
Healthwise’s…
Healthcare Docket: A Near Doubling of Hospital System Cyberattacks Triggers Bipartisan Bill – MedCity News
While the world frets over legal and clinical perils of the growing use of artificial intelligence in healthcare, cybersecurity may have become the IT genie already out of the bottle.
Attacks on healthcare information systems…
Hims & Hers CMO: The Healthcare Industry’s Strengths and Weaknesses Regarding Telehealth – MedCity News
Telehealth has emerged as an important way to receive care, especially after Covid-19 when many providers were forced to provide care virtually. San Francisco-based Hims & Hers, however, has always been telemedicine-based, even before…
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Veteran Suicide Statistics Are Horrifying — What Is the VA Doing to Help? – MedCity News
From left to right: Shereef Elnahal, the VA’s under secretary for health; and Arundhati Parmar, MedCity News’ editor-in-chief
In the U.S., veterans are 1.5 times more likely to die by suicide than nonveteran adults. Research…
