The pandemic has spawned seriously negative mental health implications for people of all ages, especially children and teens. Brightline, a telehealth company that provides pediatric mental health care, was working to increase access to mental health services for children and teens before the pandemic took hold, but now the startup is gaining more attention from health systems as their emergency […]
Health Tech I was at the AHIP conference in Vegas late last month and caught up with a number of CEOs & execs for some quick bite interviews — around 5 mins getting (I hope) to the gist of what they & their companies are up to. I am dribbling them out–Matthew Holt Next is Julia Kastner, CPO & Chris […]
You don’t know what you don’t know. And for home-based care providers working toward accreditation from The Joint Commission, manually pulling, organizing and analyzing your own data makes it very difficult to gain a complete picture of your organization. Also missing is a clear and complete picture of your peers and competitors. The Joint Commission, which offers home-based care providers […]
The Biden administration on Wednesday said retail pharmacies and pharmacists must provide patients with the medication they were legally prescribed even if it could be used in an abortion. The guidance to about 60,000 retail pharmacies from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) comes amid reports of pharmacists turning away women seeking abortion medication, or even medication used […]
Skyrocketing medical bills and a lack of understanding in the healthcare system is putting financial stress on Americans in 2022, several recent reports have found. Despite the No Surprises Act, which protects consumers from surprise billing, many Americans said they’re still receiving unexpected bills, and a low healthcare literacy is making it difficult for them to know how to […]
Nonprofit healthcare organization Orlando Health (Orlando, Fla.) is planning a new hospital and wellness campus in the Wiregrass Ranch master-planned community in Wesley Chapel, Fla. The 300-bed multistory Orlando Health Wiregrass Ranch Hospital will include an emergency department (ED), observation unit, and intensive care unit (ICU), according to the website tampabay.com. The facility is scheduled to open in 2024.
Whether you’re doing it on accident because of a busy schedule or on purpose because of a bulging waistline, skipping meals is not the best way to lose weight and stay healthy. The truth is, this strategy can backfire. People think that by skipping food intake, they’ll lose weight. But what you really need to be concerned about overall is […]
The 10 largest Catholic systems operate about 860 urgent cares, 385 ambulatory surgery centers and about 280 physician groups, according to the report. Catholic facilities must follow ethical and religious directives that say they can’t provide abortion or sterilization services and may not “promote or condone” contraceptives. The directives, approved by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, dictate how care […]
New York City’s monkeypox vaccine appointment website crashed on Tuesday “due to overwhelming traffic,” the city announced as the nation sees an uptick in cases. “All available monkeypox vaccine appointment slots have been booked. Due to overwhelming traffic, as soon as appointments went online this afternoon, the site delivered error messages for many people who were unable to make appointments,” […]
As part of his company’s efforts to develop a treatment for Alzheimer’s disease, Memory Health CEO Edward Shehab is convinced that prevention is the best approach. Shehab talked about the company’s strategy for developing treatments for neurodegenerative conditions and the company’s outlook, in response to emailed questions. Why did you start this company?I watched a lifetime of shared memories evaporate […]