Now that 2023 is underway, key trends are emerging that will shape the healthcare landscape against an uncertain economic backdrop and lingering pandemic-related challenges. For payers and providers, inflation and other economic woes are…
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From electronic health records to perioperative information systems to supply chain and finance, health systems are swimming in data – but using that data to improve care quality and performance remains a significant challenge.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently announced its plans to overhaul the agency to change its culture and restore public trust. CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said the agency will create…
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You might want to reconsider hitting the drive-thru.
In another stunning rebuke of a fast-food diet, researchers find it puts us at increased risk for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)—even among otherwise healthy people. While…
Most new moms experience the “baby blues.” But some struggle with far worse. Peripartum depression (an inclusive term that includes postpartum depression) is defined by Johns Hopkins Guides as a “major depressive episode” that…
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Chronic conditions and ongoing illnesses such as long Covid are on the rise across the United States; they’re being referred to as “silent pandemics” by the CDC. Naturally, to narrow down possible diagnoses, physicians…
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Late last year, the Department of Justice (DOJ) made revisions to its corporate criminal enforcement policies that provide useful insights to corporations and their executives regarding establishing policies and procedures to mitigate criminal liability exposure….
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As we dive right into 2023, medical affairs teams are at a turning point.
MSLs are no longer wasting valuable time waiting in line within the halls of ivory towers, trying to get face-time or…
There have been numerous industry complaints – and a number of lawsuits – about the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) rollout of the No Surprises Act (NSA). Nevertheless, CMS and the other…
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“I didn’t know what to do, so I came back,” said my in-the-dark patient.
He was calling me from the emergency department (ED), 5 days after I had discharged him from the hospital for an…
