Health insurers are beginning to adopt AI to support prior authorization decisions. But is this a good thing? Experts weighed in during a panel discussion held by KFF on Thursday.
One panelist said she has…
Pharmacy chains across the country are facing disruptions due to a cyberattack on Change Healthcare, a Nashville-based company that processes patient payments for healthcare organizations.
Change Healthcare is owned by Optum, a subsidiary of insurance…
Perelel, an OB/GYN-founded vitamin company, pledged $10 million to support women’s health research and close gaps in maternal health, the company announced Tuesday.
Los Angeles-based Perelel offers targeted vitamin and supplement packs to support women…
Like many physician specialties, radiology is experiencing a labor shortage driven by burnout and an aging workforce. That is manifesting in various ways across the world — either as higher cost for reading images, long…
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Medicare’s April 2023 decision to increase coverage for continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) was a major development for diabetes management. Now, with over a million new eligible beneficiaries and many more to follow this year,…
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Are you a healthcare startup in health tech, diagnostics, medtech, or biotech? If so, you should consider applying to the MedCity News startup pitch contest at the MedCity INVEST conference at the Ritz Carlton…
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Elektra Health, a digital health company for women going through menopause, has secured $3.3 million in extended seed funding, which it will use to expand its care to more patients, it announced Wednesday.
New York…
The country’s treatment modalities for chronic conditions are “completely backwards,” according to HealthSnap CEO Samson Magid. Four million Americans age into the Medicare program every year, and most of them have two or more…
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The uptick in malevolent data breaches at hospitals has been a worrying trend for the U.S. health system. From 2018-2022, there has been a 93% increase in large breaches reported to the Department of…
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Patients often don’t know who the right doctor is for their specific medical needs, leading to them sometimes booking appointments with the incorrect provider. To fix this issue, healthcare marketplace Zocdoc launched a new…
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