Wearables were a huge fad a few years ago but they largely didn’t get sustained adoption once the novelty factor wore off. Many direct-to-consumer wearables soon began to develop programs specifically targeted toward the healthcare industry. But Cala Health never belonged to that genre of healthcare wearables. It was developed by Kate Rosenbluth, a neuroscientist who came up with […]
More than 1 million construction workers across the U.S. won’t have to comply with a federal COVID-19 vaccination requirement, but an appeals court cleared the way for President Joe Biden’s administration to potentially enforce the mandate on some federal contractors. Biden’s Office of Management and Budget said Monday that federal attorneys were still reviewing the ruling issued Friday and that […]
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Monday announced it is providing about $11 million of funding to support domestic production of the Jynneos smallpox vaccine being used to limit the spread of the ongoing monkeypox outbreak. HHS said in a statement that the funds would be used to support manufacturing at Grand River Aseptic Manufacturing (GRAM) in […]
Pick a memory. It could be as recent as breakfast or as distant as your first day of kindergarten. What matters is that you can really visualize it. Hold the image in your mind. Now consider: Do you see the scene through your own eyes, as you did at the time? Or do you see yourself in it, as if […]
The role of chief financial officer at healthcare systems is evolving, as these executives become increasingly involved in operations and help redefine strategies for a post-pandemic era. “The finance/accounting background is in its nature fairly analytical,” said Scott Hawig, CFO at Milwaukee-based Froedtert Health. “I think that’s one of, at least in the beginning, one of the tools and skill […]
Evernorth, the health services business of Cigna, has selected Bicycle Health for virtual opioid use disorder treatment, the companies announced Thursday. San Francisco, California-based Bicycle Health offers medication for addiction treatment, which prescribes FDA-approved medications to help withdrawal symptoms, prevent overdose and support long-term recovery. This is done through its telehealth platform, which also provides access to a team of […]
California regulators placed Kaiser Permanente under investigation last week over reports the Oakland-based integrated health system is failing to accommodate mental health patients during an ongoing strike. “The [Department of Managed Health Care] is concerned about the potential for immediate harm to enrollees based on the very serious nature of allegations that the plan is not providing timely appointments to […]
The most haunting memory of the pandemic for Laura, a doctor who practices internal medicine in New York, is a patient who never got COVID at all. A middle-aged man diagnosed with Stage 3 colon cancer in 2019, he underwent surgery and a round of successful chemotherapy and was due for regular checkups to make sure the tumor wasn’t growing. […]
Sanford Health (Sioux Falls, S.D.) has started construction on a 60,000-square-foot virtual care center in Sioux Falls. The Sanford Virtual Care Center will serve as a hub for a network of virtual clinics and telehealth services for on-demand urgent, behavioral health, and primary care services. The building will also house innovation, education, and research initiatives to advance digital healthcare and […]