During Covid-19, American healthcare rallied under extraordinary pressure, adapting quickly and finding new ways to collaborate. With the worst of the pandemic apparently behind us, it is time for the industry to turn to…
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ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered chatbot capable of mirroring intuitive human conversation, has taken the digital world by storm. Since its launch in November, ChatGPT has accomplished several impressive feats— passing graduate-level exams for…
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Mail order pharmacies like Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company and Amazon’s RxPass are making prescription drugs more accessible and affordable. But there’s one thing these companies are missing: in-depth consultations with pharmacists, a…
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In the first year of Covid-19, Medicare paid providers $1 billion for psychotherapy services, and $580 million were improper payments, including $348 million that were for telehealth services, a recent audit by the Office…
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The U.S. healthcare system’s shift from volume to value has been a trudging fifteen-year journey. Despite its potential to reduce costs and improve quality of care, the national movement toward value-based care has been…
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At the MedCity INVEST conference, scheduled for May 22-24 at the Ritz Carlton in Chicago, healthcare and life science startups have the opportunity to network and engage in salon-style discussions with investors. These Ask the Investor sessions will…
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After Bright Health Group announced last week that it plans to sell its California Medicare Advantage business — essentially ending its insurance business altogether — industry experts are saying it is likely because the…
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Virtual care has come a long way since its contemporary evolution as a way to support urgent care. In an interview, Rob Bressler, general manager for Primary360, Teladoc Health’s virtual primary care solution, talked…
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Race and Hispanic ethnicity factor into emergency department (ED) visits for people with mental health disorders, concludes a recent study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Among the findings: Black adults…
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The unprecedented expansion of telehealth and mental health care during the pandemic was a monumental shift for behavioral health care in more ways than one.
The flexibilities for behavioral health visits that resulted from the…
