Whooping Cough Cases Rise Across Europe, Asia And Parts Of U.S.
Forbes Healthcare
APRIL 17, 2024
Whooping cough outbreaks are expanding across Europe, Asia and parts of the United States, including Northern California.
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Unproven healthcare will bankrupt America
Sensible Medicine
APRIL 14, 2024
Last week, the US FDA held a meeting to decide if a new surrogate endpoint (Minimal Residual Disease or MRD negativity) could be used to give more & faster drug approvals for patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma. Multiple myeloma drugs can cost $600,000 per year of treatment, but if MRD is permitted for drug approval, I suspect we will see a deluge of uncertain drugs added to the roster, and the costs per year per patient will swell to a million dollars or more.
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Preschool Teachers Provide Hands-On Learning for Future Innovators
Athena Career Academy
APRIL 16, 2024
When deciding on a career, few are more fulfilling than early childhood education. When working with young children, you know you are setting a generation of students up for future success. Preschoolers learn best when actively involved in their learning, making hands-on activities one of the best ways to engage their minds and allow concepts to sink in fully.
No appointments available: America’s escalating primary care shortage
Healthcare Dive - Practice Management
APRIL 15, 2024
Chronic disinvestment and inadequate training have created a shortage of primary care workers. Leaders at the Milbank Memorial Fund, National Association of Community Health Centers and the American Academy of Family Physicians argue for solutions.
How A Decades-Old Medical Records Company Made A Huge AI Bet To Save Itself
Forbes Healthcare
APRIL 18, 2024
Veradigm's interim CEO Yin Ho has an audacious plan to reinvent what was formerly Allscripts with the $140 million acquisition of AI startup ScienceIO.
Is It OK for Internists to Wear Masks Forever?
Sensible Medicine
APRIL 17, 2024
If you can’t believe we are still talking about this, that is sort of the point of the post. Personally, I could not wait to put mask wearing behind me, but I still find the issue of masking in healthcare facilities interesting. I have written my own essays about it on Sensible Medicine on September 28 th , 2022 , and January 11 th , 2024. The parallels to universal precautions, the balance of comfort, communication, and patient safety, and the issues of power in the doctor patient relatio
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ACOs led by independent physicians save Medicare ‘substantially’ more money, CBO says
Healthcare Dive - Practice Management
APRIL 17, 2024
Independent practices have clearer financial incentives to lower medical spending than hospitals participating in accountable care organizations, according to the Congressional Budget Office.
New ‘One-And-Done’ Vaccine Method Could Protect Infants With Just A Single Shot, Study Suggests
Forbes Healthcare
APRIL 15, 2024
Researchers are pitching a new vaccine strategy that’s effective at protecting against viruses, even when they mutate and create new strains.
Masking in 2024: A Response
Sensible Medicine
APRIL 18, 2024
Yesterday, we published a piece by Catherine Sarkisian about her experience with, and reaction to, masking during a recent stint on an inpatient service. It would be an understatement to say that the piece stimulated a lot of discussion — in its first 12 hours, there were 186 comments on Sensible Medicine and my tweet about the article had been viewed 16,000 times.
FTC to vote on banning noncompete clauses for physicians, other clinicians and in general
Medical Economics
APRIL 17, 2024
Federal regulators announce public meeting next week on issue that is divisive in health care.
Steward bankruptcy likely as massive debt remains, with few options left
Healthcare Dive - Practice Management
APRIL 16, 2024
Steward Health Care’s forbearance period ends in less than 15 days. Analysts say this time, creditors are unlikely to extend the embattled company another lifeline.
5 Ways Artificial Intelligence Is Changing Healthcare
Forbes Healthcare
APRIL 17, 2024
While the artificial intelligence revolution has just being, it is transforming healthcare, speeding drug discovery, improving both diagnosis and patient communication.
GLP-1 medications like Wegovy are effective metabolic health tools for teens with insulin resistance
KevinMD.com
APRIL 17, 2024
Lizzie is a 13-year-old with a great sense of humor. She tells it like it is, especially to her Mom, Jackie, who admits to being a bit of an Almond Mom (the parent who is stuck in a weight-focused diet culture). Jackie leads a very healthy lifestyle and has never had to deal with being Read more… GLP-1 medications like Wegovy are effective metabolic health tools for teens with insulin resistance originally appeared in KevinMD.com.
Physician-led ACOs are the most effective at reducing care costs: report
Medical Economics
APRIL 19, 2024
By managing chronic conditions and offering preventive screenings, they are able to keep patients out of high-cost care settings
UnitedHealth expects up to $1.6B hit from Change cyberattack this year
Healthcare Dive - Practice Management
APRIL 16, 2024
Investors on Tuesday got a clearer picture of the cyberattack's financial fallout on the healthcare juggernaut. Some said it wasn't as bad as they'd feared.
Alarming Measles Outbreaks Surge Across Europe And Central Asia
Forbes Healthcare
APRIL 14, 2024
While focus in the U.S. has been on rising numbers of measles cases domestically, it’s Europe and Central Asia where the situation is at crisis level.
Elite access vs. public scrutiny: Medication disparities exposed
KevinMD.com
APRIL 16, 2024
A recent New York Times opinion piece detailed a lack of available pain medications. While the DEA claims that it is not purposefully restricting legitimate medication availability, even the names of its own operations belie this statement. On Halloween 2023, the DEA launched Operation “Bottleneck,” serving immediate suspension orders to six large pharmaceutical supply companies.
It’s time to address the needs of primary care
Medical Economics
APRIL 16, 2024
As the backbone of the health care system, primary care doctors need more resources and greater support from policymakers
Florida issues Medicaid managed care awards booting out UnitedHealth, CVS and Molina
Healthcare Dive - Practice Management
APRIL 15, 2024
Meanwhile, Centene, Elevance and Humana held onto statewide contracts. The reprocurement was especially positive for Centene, which had been expected to lose market share, analysts said.
Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty Tops Ozempic On Cost, Weight Loss
Forbes Healthcare
APRIL 17, 2024
A new study in JAMA shows the cost of semaglutide would need to drop 3-fold to equal ESG, a quick procedure that helps patients lose up to 18-20% of their weight.
And Now For Something Completely Different
The Healthcare Blog
APRIL 15, 2024
By KIM BELLARD The most interesting story I read in the past week doesn’t come from the more usual worlds of health and/or technology, but from sports. It’s not even really news, since it was announced last fall; it’s just that it wasn’t until last week that a U.S. publication ( The New York Times ) reported on it. In a nutshell, a Paris football (a.k.a. soccer) club is not charging its fans admission during the current season.
ACO leaders share methods for building successful programs
Medical Economics
APRIL 15, 2024
Culture, data, clinical change and patients all are essential to operating accountable care organizations, experts say.
Cybersecurity takes center stage at AHA annual meeting
Healthcare Dive - Practice Management
APRIL 16, 2024
In the wake of the Change Healthcare attack, experts advised hospital leaders to increase their cyber defenses. Change will not be the last sector-wide attack, they warned.
The Inconvenient Truth About Medical Debt Relief
Forbes Healthcare
APRIL 15, 2024
More than 40% of American adults have medical debt. It’s tempting to provide medical debt relief. Has medical debt relief actually helped individuals who received it?
Too many older adults are taking risky sedative medications
KevinMD.com
APRIL 14, 2024
A recent investigation in Quebec uncovered a concerning trend: benzodiazepines — medications commonly used for sleep or anxiety — are being overprescribed. This investigation has prompted the Quebec College of Physicians to closely examine the usage of these medications. But this issue extends beyond Quebec’s borders; across Canada, these medications are being prescribed at alarming rates.
Doctors suggest ways to improve Medicare for physician payments, patient care
Medical Economics
APRIL 15, 2024
Senators hear possibilities about nation’s single largest health care payer.
Elevance partners with private equity firm on primary care
Healthcare Dive - Practice Management
APRIL 16, 2024
The payer has inked a deal with Clayton, Dubilier and Rice to join their primary care assets as Elevance looks to catch up with peers like UnitedHealth and CVS in care delivery.
WHO Warns Threat Of Bird Flu Spreading To Humans Is ‘Great Concern’
Forbes Healthcare
APRIL 18, 2024
The World Health Organization’s chief scientist warned bird flu may evolve and transmit from human to human after an outbreak among cattle and goats in the U.S. led to the infection of a Texas man.
10 Suggestions to be an on-time physician
Physicians Practice
APRIL 19, 2024
There are opportunities for doctors to become more productive, to see more patients, and to avoid the erosion of their incomes.
Maximizing impact and growth: the power of PrEP for HIV in primary care
Medical Economics
APRIL 19, 2024
Primary care physicians are essential in combating the HIV epidemic by normalizing HIV testing and prescribing preventive medications. This approach not only enhances health equity and literacy among particularly underserved populations, but also expands their practice by attracting and retaining a broader patient base.
The aftermath of Change: Two experts on how healthcare organizations can prevent the next cyberattack
Healthcare Dive - Practice Management
APRIL 18, 2024
Healthcare organizations can create an effective cybersecurity strategy that involves an incident response plan, testing, multifactor authentication and automating mundane tasks using artificial intelligence.
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