Ahead of the annual enrollment period Medicare Advantage (MA) organizations have been offering a peek into what benefits they’re offering seniors in 2023. Notably, many will give their beneficiaries access to home-based care services. Now, ATI Advisory is sharing exactly how many have made these services available to seniors. The number plans offering in-home support services has grown exponentially over […]
Eimer and many healthcare IT leaders across the country showed great resilience during the pandemic. The steps taken should be examined and built upon so that health systems can be proactive should more crises arrive, whether in the form of a pandemic surge, a cyberattack or a catastrophic weather event. As healthcare organizations look to improve their IT resilience, they […]
The co-founder and former co-CEO of insurer Oscar Health has identified a provider to take public through the special purpose acquisition company he leads. American Oncology Network plans to go public through a combination with Digital Transformation Opportunities Corp., a blank-check company formed in early 2021 by CEO Kevin Nazemi and other executives in the healthcare and tech industries. The oncology provider […]
A new study from Europe has found that the benefits of regular colonoscopies in helping reduce the risk of colorectal cancer and death may have been overestimated due to gaps in evidence. The Nordic-European Initiative on Colorectal Cancer (NordICC) conducted a trial involving nearly 85,000 people between ages 55 and 64. The study sample included people from countries including Poland, […]
Healthcare Design magazine, in partnership with The Center for Health Design, announced the winners of the 2022 Nightingale Awards at the he Healthcare Design Conference + Expo in San Antonio. The annual Nightingale Awards, which recognizes products related to the healthcare built environment, are named for Florence Nightingale, a tireless advocate for the improvement of care and conditions in military and civilian hospitals in […]
Telemedicine exploded in popularity after COVID-19 hit, but limits are returning for care delivered across state lines. That complicates follow-up treatments for some cancer patients. It also can affect other types of care, including mental health therapy and routine doctor check-ins. Over the past year, nearly 40 states and Washington, D.C., have ended emergency declarations that made it easier for […]
Interesting graphic from the Visual Capitalist. Unsurprisingly health care spending increases on both a relative and absolute scale as people age. HT: The Browser.
Chief White House medical adviser Anthony Fauci on Monday warned that the U.S. should not ease up on its COVID-19 response as variants continue to circulate and as the country heads into the winter flu season. “We have a ways to go, particularly as we enter the winter, which will be complicated by the influenza season. So there’s no time, ma’am, to […]
Ochre Bio co-founders Quin Wills, chief scientific officer (left), and Jack O’Meara, CEO (right). Photo by Business Wire. A biotech startup developing RNA therapies for liver disease by running tests in live human livers has raised $30 million to identify a drug candidate to test in real live humans. Ochre Bio conducts its research with donor livers. These livers […]
Occasional aches and pains in your hip can be normal, but what about hip pain that doesn’t improve or continues to get worse? Have you tried resting and doing the exercises and stretches Dr. Google recommended, but nothing is helping? Have normal activities like putting on your socks and shoes become difficult? Hip problems are often confusing, as the symptoms […]