There were roughly 90 first-year medical students that had gathered in the lab. The instructor was about to take them through their first dissection in a human anatomy course. For most students, this was…
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The healthcare industry experiences more data breaches than any other industry. A report from 2021 found that 79% of data breaches affect the healthcare industry alone.
Healthcare records are worth as much as 10X more…
Ryan Royal, CTO at Upfront What You Should Know: Health tech leader Upfront, recognized for its industry-leading patient engagement platform, has announced the appointment of Ryan Royal as its new Chief Technology Officer (CTO)….
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Technology has changed a lot since I was a practicing pharmacist. While clinicians have always focused on using technology to improve patient safety, everything else about technology is constantly evolving.
For example, clinicians have relied…
The majority of college students — more than 60% — meet the criteria for at least one mental health condition. But many colleges don’t have the bandwidth to support these students: the average annual…
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What You Should Know:
– Visory Health, a women-led, patient-first health tech platform, and Kroger, a leading grocery store chain, have joined forces to offer increased access to affordable healthcare for women, families, and underserved…
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Hospitals’ compliance with price transparency laws has increased significantly in the past year, with most hospitals currently displaying the cost data they need to in order to adhere to the regulations. That wasn’t always…
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GLP-1 medications like Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro have ushered in a new era for the weight loss market in 2024 and surfaced several questions that have been festering for quite some time and can…
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Spurred by the pandemic, the movement to decentralize healthcare has taken off in the past few years. Patients now have an array of digital tools to help them manage their chronic conditions at home,…
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Diabetes disproportionately affects Medicaid patients compared to the general public, with Medicaid beneficiaries having higher rates of poor diabetes management, worse glycemic outcomes and more barriers to receiving care, according to the Center for…
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