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Coalition for Health AI envisions assurance labs that would evaluate AI in healthcare to assure that it is adherent to standards and performing approp...
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This article is a part of your HHCN+ Membership HouseWorks acquires Care and Help Home Care, Amedisys’ personal care division The Massachusetts-based...
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If you spend hours on the toilet or go to the bathroom less than three times a week—then you might be suffering from constipation. Constipation is a ...
A Florida woman tried to dispute an emergency room bill, but the hospital and collection agency refused to talk to her — because it was her child's n...
A Boston hospital gets daily, home blood pressure checks for moms at risk for the pregnancy complication, pre-eclampsia. The effort is a response to ...
It can be a lifeline for patients who can't afford the time or costs of driving or flying commercially. It's an example of the unconventional tactics...
By KIM BELLARD I feel like I’ve written about AI a lot lately, but there’s so much happening in the field. I can’t keep up with the various leading e...
That is the summary takeaway I had form reviewing the 91 page CMS guidance on the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) maximum fair price (MFP) negotiation ...
Understanding the biology or function of an organ requires a detailed assessment of various cells and structures in the intact tissue environment –to...
According to research published online in the Annals of Rheumatic Diseases, people who suffer from atopic (allergic) diseases like asthma or eczema m...
It’s true to say that not all great companies last in the business, and even more true when talking about the beauty industry. It is almost unheard o...
By Oluwasola Samuel There are numerous weight-loss tips available on the internet, some of which have not been clinically validated. We will discuss ...
A subset of white blood cells, known as myeloid cells, can harbor HIV in people who have been virally suppressed for years on antiretroviral therapy, ...
Some of the things that are holding us back the most are the things we're holding onto the the tightest. The post 5 Things You Need To Let Go of To A...
The leaders of the Tennessee Legislature aim to ban Medicaid contracts with health insurance companies that cover gender-affirming care, not just in ...
As it rapidly spreads across the United States, Candida Auris poses a severe threat to global health as a deadly fungal infection resistant to antibi...
Ending the epidemic of violence against caregivers requires a zero-tolerance approach, and it starts with leadership, Drs. Bruce Meyer and Tom Campbe...
States can't use Medicaid to pay directly for rent, but Gov. Gavin Newsom is asking the Biden administration to authorize a program called "transiti...
Home-based care is arguably getting more attention from the U.S. president now than it ever has before. So much so, in fact, that home health provide...
A new species of mosquito from South America has been discovered in Florida. This new species of mosquito could cause problems. According to NPR, the...
A bill that passed Wednesday on the state level is being touted as a potential blueprint to mitigating home-based care workforce shortages nationwide...
PurposeCare – a relatively new and quickly growing home-based care provider – has acquired the St. Joseph Michigan-based Home Sweet Home In-Home Care...
This article is a part of your HHCN+ Membership Under the Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP) Model, more reimbursement has to be earned. With...
Scientists have sequenced the genome of Ludwig van Beethoven from two-century-old locks of hair, and found clues about the ailments that plagued him ...
After nearly four years as an American expat parent in Germany, here are my takeaways. The post American Parenting vs German Parenting: 5 Surprising ...
Joining Matthew Holt (@boltyboy) on #THCBGang on Thursday March 16 at 1PM PT 4PM ET are futurist Ian Morrison (@seccurve); writer Kim Bellard (@kimbb...
I’ve been friends with Roberto Ascione for many years. Roberto is a keen Napoli fan who on the side runs the Healthware Group and also the Frontiers ...
Analyzing genomic data from more than 1 million people, researchers have identified genes that are commonly inherited across substance use disorders, ...
GOOD Meat, which grows chicken and other meat from animal cells in a production facility, is the second company to cross this hurdle. The move brings...
Mora Leeb was 9 months old when surgeons removed half her brain. Now 15, she plays soccer and tells jokes. Scientists say Mora is an extreme example ...
Giving Home Health Care has secured a $300 million credit facility led by Brightwood Capital Advisors. With that backing, GHCC plans to grow its pati...
Ogi Kavazovic, CEO of House Rx joined Matthew Holt to explain how his company is trying to ungum the specialty pharmacy market. Its a huge market wit...
The Michigan Academy of Family Physicians is asking the state for more financial support for medical students doing their residency in an underserved...
While many providers in the larger home-based care space have struggled with collecting data, MD at Home considers data utilization one of the pillar...
While many providers in the larger home-based care space have struggled with collecting data, MD at Home considers data utilization one of the pillar...
Health care professionals working in acute settings are often in the line of fire when it comes to workplace violence. That is well documented. Yet, ...
Humans have an evolutionary instinct to be lazy. We will always choose the path of least resistance. Take the remote control, for example. Years ago,...
The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted mental health struggles among healthcare workers. Health systems such as Oschner Health and CommonSpirit are sustai...
With a pandemic-era rule expiring this month, people on Medicaid will have to re-qualify to keep their coverage. Language barriers, housing instabili...
Following the U.S. Senate’s request for information (RFI) regarding solutions to the national health care workforce crisis, the Partnership for Quali...
In less than two weeks, there may be far fewer eligible Medicaid beneficiaries. Medicaid membership ballooned during the pandemic. Millions of people...
That is the question posed in paper by Baker, Larcker and Wang (2022). I summarize their key arguments below. The validity of……approach rests on the ...
Medicare Advantage enrollment grew 7% between February 2022 and February 2023, the slowest rate in at least five years. Here's who won and lost the r...
Maintaining a healthy lifestyle is essential for well-being. Making simple changes in your daily routine can lead to a healthier lifestyle. Exercise ...
Health care vans that provided COVID testing and vaccines in the pandemic are now providing a range of health services in hard-to-reach communities. ...
Pay for travel nurses rose during the COVID-19 pandemic, but some hospitals have accused staffing agencies of price gouging. They're asking states to...
BrightStar Care names new chief marketing officer BrightStar Care has promoted Teresa Celmer to chief marketing officer. Prior to her appointment, sh...
This article is a part of your HHCN+ Membership Heading into 2020 — the first year of the Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM) — many believed there...
Regulators are unjustly withholding tens of millions of dollars in adjusted Medicare disproportionate share hospital payments, more than 40 hospitals...
Babesiosis is a tick-borne disease that can be fatal in a small number of cases. According to a report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevent...
It is normal for pregnant women to gain weight. Experts The post How to Lose Pregnancy Weight Gained appeared first on Natural Way of Excellent Healt...
BY HANS DUVEFELT I have written many times about how I have made a better diagnosis than the doctor who saw my patient in the emergency room. That do...
Many of Ricardo Nuila's patients at Houston's Ben Taub Hospital are dealing with serious illnesses as a result of not being able to access basic prev...
The fund manager knew there would be trouble after he read a Wall Street Journal story that accused the startup of overbilling and misleading drug co...
Your lifestyle completely transforms when you welcome a baby into your life. You must head out with a bunch of baby products and supplies; when we sa...
Some troubling statistics published recently by Woolf et al. (2023) using CDC WONDER data: Between 2019 and 2020, the all-cause mortality rate for ag...
Amedisys Inc. (Nasdaq: AMED) has its new CEO. After a four-month-long search, the company’s board has named Richard Ashworth to the role. He will als...
BY ANISH KOKA If there was any doubt the academic research enterprise is completely broken, we have an absolute train wreck of a study in one of the ...
Researchers investigated whether home delivery of ART for a modest fee could help improve ART access and use, finding it resulted in increased viral s...
BY HANS DUVEFELT You don’t really need a medical degree to know how to follow an immunization schedule, to recommend a colonoscopy, or order a screen...
A bipartisan group of senators wants to make daylight saving time permanent. But sleep experts say standard time is better, because it saves morning ...
Walgreens finds itself in a somewhat unique position regarding decisions about the dispensing of mifepristone because of its strategic push into valu...
Under new FDA regulations, mammogram amenities would be bound to inform patients about the intensity of their breasts. Women with dense breast tissue...
A number of lawmakers – including Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) and Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) – introduced a bill Thursday that would expand coverage of...
BY MIKE MAGEE Medicine does not exist in a vacuum. The trusting relationships that underpin it function within an ever-changing environment of shifti...
(NewsNation) — A common asthma drug is in short supply after one of the last major manufacturers shut down operations. Albuterol is used to treat ast...
When the covid-19 pandemic swept the country in early 2020 and emptied doctors’ offices nationwide, telemedicine was suddenly thrust into the spotlig...
Just off the historic U.S. Route 66 in eastern New Mexico, a 10-bed hospital has for decades provided emergency care for a steady flow of people inju...
For years, the FDA has defended its efforts to intercept prescription drugs coming from abroad by mail as necessary to keep out dangerous opioids, in...
Mairéad McInerney, corporate director of population health-wellness coordination and member experience at AmeriHealth Caritas, sought a purposeful jo...
The 45,000-square-foot floor provides a music room, sacred space, sleeping nooks and classrooms with the aim of injecting normalcy into the hospital ...
The National Institutes of Health’s All of Us Research Program collects data by performing whole-genome sequencing on a diverse cohort of participant...
Dr. Kimberly Togliatti-Trickett of University Hospitals and ACHE's Deborah Bowen weigh in on economic and operational challenges at healthcare organi...
Dr. Tiffany Kung, researcher at virtual pulmonary rehab treatment center AnsibleHealth, discusses how ChatGPT could be used in the healthcare industr...
Out recently is an interesting AEA paper by Okeke 2023, who examines a policy experiment by the Nigerian government that aimed determine whether expa...
The U.S. spends billions on healthcare every year, but areas that rank worst on the CDC's social vulnerability index suffer from the system's many sh...
The New York City borough's plight is forcing low-income residents to delay care. But when they need them, appointments with providers can be hard to...
A prominent group of nurses in California slammed a state plan to rollback masking and COVID-19 vaccine requirements in health care settings starting...
Midwest KHN correspondent Bram Sable-Smith discussed the Eli Lilly news on insulin prices on “PBS NewsHour” and insulin prices on Slate’s “What Next”...