Nightmare fuel: Scientists found an 18-foot-long python in Florida that weighs 215 pounds. Today in health care, Democrats are looking to President Biden for a more forceful response to the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade. Welcome to Overnight Health Care, where we’re following the latest moves on policy and news affecting your health. For The Hill, we’re Peter […]
The myriad of inefficiencies in the U.S. healthcare system continues to contribute to the declining retention rates and burnout crisis affecting its workforce. Startups are eager to step in and create technology to address these inefficiencies, but these efforts often end up producing more hype than meaningful solutions, said David Chou, chief information officer at Legacy Community Health in Houston. […]
The COVID-19 pandemic brought on a lot of changes to the American workforce. One slightly unexpected revelation that both employers and employees discovered was a full scale shift of priorities for many in the labor market. That was especially true in the home-based care space. Seniors Helping Seniors COO Daniel Jan told Home Health Care News that the pandemic gave […]
New York City and Washington D.C. both ran through their supply of vaccines to treat monkeypox within less than a day of launching their local immunization initiatives. New York became the first major city in the U.S. to begin offering vaccines for monkeypox last week, making the two-dose Jynneos smallpox vaccine available to men who have sex with men as […]
Against the backdrop of the pandemic, the preferences and expectations of healthcare consumers have changed significantly over the last two years. One of the most profound changes taking place is that patients are now prioritizing convenience and access to care above all else. As a result, health systems are investing heavily in digital transformation initiatives that enable them to […]
Today there is greater awareness of the social determinants of health in healthcare circles than ever before. But how can we translate this heightened awareness into action? The still-prevalent fee-for-service payment model doesn’t support SDOH initiatives. And good intentions only go so far. The social determinants encompass conditions in the environments where people are born, live, learn, play, worship and […]
mHealth Apps and Medical Devices Create a Comprehensive Approach to Care Smartphones can help providers deliver part of a health intervention to a patient. Additionally, an app can connect patients with doctors via secure video calls. This engagement can be taken a step further by connecting the app with medical devices that collect biometric data. In 2015, a team of […]
Sen. Tina Smith (D-Minn.) warned on Monday that states where abortion remains legal have “no capacity” to absorb an influx of patients from states where it has been banned, after the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade. The former Minnesota Planned Parenthood executive told Washington Post Live’s Leigh Ann Caldwell about her visit to a clinic in Duluth, Minn., two weeks […]
“How do you make a spreadsheet or database with 50,000 rows of highly technical, clinical billing information consumer-friendly?” That is the question Niall Brennan posed in a recent interview following the first stinging fine that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services levied on a health system in Atlanta. Having served as CMS’ chief data officer and as a senior […]
With the Supreme Court ending the constitutional protections for abortion, four Democratic lawmakers are asking federal regulators to investigate Apple and Google for allegedly deceiving millions of mobile phone users by enabling the collection and sale of their personal data to third parties. The decision Friday by the court’s conservative majority to overturn Roe v. Wade is expected to lead […]