Forbes Healthcare
JULY 30, 2024
An older drug in the same GLP-1 class as Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro and Zepbound appeared to protect the brain from shrinking and stave off dementia and Alzheimer’s, researchers found.
Sensible Medicine
JULY 28, 2024
In a recent post on Sensible Medicine, written on my phone while traveling, I criticized a randomized trial of masking in the BMJ that found Norweigans told to wear masks for 2 weeks had a lower self-reported rate of cold symptoms from 12% to 9%. A reduction of 3%. In a follow up post , Adam Cifu, my friend and colleague, took me to task. Let me highlight his criticism, and why he is wrong both about the trial, and my Kurt Cobain shirt.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Healthcare Dive - Practice Management
JULY 31, 2024
The insurer shrank its plan footprint for 2025 in a bid to improve margins. Now, Humana is giving market watchers loose guidance into how that reduction could affect its enrollment along with second quarter results.
Medical Economics
JULY 31, 2024
Teresa A. Hubka, DO, outlines her goals as leader of national organization.
Forbes Healthcare
JULY 29, 2024
A variety of backyard wildlife, such as rabbits, mice and bats, had SARS-CoV-2 infections, potentially making evolution of this virus more unpredictable.
Sensible Medicine
JULY 29, 2024
Let’s think today about one of evidence-based medicine’s biggest blind spots: the study of policies. Drugs, devices and treatment strategies often face the challenge of randomized trials. Yet policies mostly escape this challenge. It seems all a policy needs is a strong champion and plausibility. Yet the failure of the hospital readmission penalty policy and sepsis protocols expose the risks of implementing a policy because it sounds good.
Healthcare Support Central brings together the best content for healthcare support professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Medical Economics
JULY 29, 2024
Getting to know Teresa A. Hubka, DO, new president of the American Osteopathic Association.
Forbes Healthcare
AUGUST 1, 2024
Participants with the highest BMI scores and those who regularly smoked cigarettes saw the largest decreases in colorectal cancer risk.
Sensible Medicine
AUGUST 2, 2024
At risk of sounding like a broken record (and sounding old by using this cliché), little about Sensible Medicine makes me happier than when a reader disagrees with one of us and writes a cogent retort. It is best when the reader disagrees with Vinay or John rather than me. Adam Cifu On July 14 th , Dr. Vinay Prasad published an opinion piece titled “ When the Patient is in the Room, Stop Typing Your Note ” He argued that it disconnects the doctor from the visit, and keeps the do
Healthcare Dive - Practice Management
JULY 30, 2024
The research, which found socially vulnerable counties were more likely to have MA plans rated under 3.5 stars, is the latest highlighting the importance of location in healthcare access.
Medical Economics
AUGUST 2, 2024
Connected medical devices will be essential to help monitor and manage chronic diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cardiac arrhythmia, and respiratory diseases, as well as other conditions like sleep apnea, obesity and diabetes.
Forbes Healthcare
JULY 30, 2024
The findings add to reports popular weight loss like Wegovy and Zepbound could help curb behaviors like drinking, cannabis use and gambling.
KevinMD.com
JULY 30, 2024
Have you ever heard of a drug called Ozempic? Just kidding. As we all know, this medicine and numerous related drugs are the rage. It is classified as a GLP-1 drug. The percentage of my patients who are taking these drugs is steadily rising. Of course, initially, Ozempic’s purpose was in diabetic management. Once it Read more… Are Ozempic patients on a slow-moving runaway train?
Healthcare Dive - Practice Management
AUGUST 1, 2024
David Cordani’s comments to investors Thursday come as the payer blew past Wall Street’s expectations for the second quarter, helped by significant growth in its health services division — including PBM Express Scripts.
Medical Economics
AUGUST 1, 2024
What's driving consolidation in health care and what it means for the future of your practice
Forbes Healthcare
JULY 27, 2024
While this sounds esoteric—why should anyone care about these vials? —there is no question that this shortage will seriously hurt patients.
Physicians Practice
JULY 29, 2024
Your weekly dose of wisdom from the Physicians Practice experts.
Healthcare Dive - Practice Management
JULY 30, 2024
The JAMA study comes as lawmakers debate whether to permanently expand telehealth flexibilities to providers this year.
Medical Economics
AUGUST 2, 2024
The top news stories in medicine today.
Forbes Healthcare
JULY 29, 2024
To safeguard the health of our nation and manage Medicare costs effectively, Congress must take decisive action.
KevinMD.com
AUGUST 1, 2024
As private equity (PE) plays a larger role in health care, we likely have a patient-centric image of who these individuals are and what these institutions do. But what does health care look like to PE, and what does health care do from their perch? While attending a housewarming party of an acquaintance who works Read more… Private equity’s takeover of health care: a patient’s nightmare originally appeared in KevinMD.com.
Healthcare Dive - Practice Management
AUGUST 2, 2024
Hospitals still weren’t happy with the final rule despite the bump from the CMS’ proposed rates, citing cuts to long-term and disproportionate share facilities.
Medical Economics
JULY 31, 2024
The world of cybersecurity is growing more complex.
Forbes Healthcare
JULY 31, 2024
A common treatable cause of dementia can be detected with simple blood tests.
Physicians Practice
AUGUST 2, 2024
Marketing can be more than fancy campaigns and social media strategies.
Healthcare Dive - Practice Management
JULY 30, 2024
Ben Shahshahani, who previously worked at SiriusXM, will lead the health system’s AI strategy, including managing safety, ethics and data security concerns.
Medical Economics
JULY 30, 2024
Doctors once again left behind as Medicare prepares to pay other health care entities more next year.
Forbes Healthcare
JULY 30, 2024
If this bill becomes law, the CDC Injury Center and other valuable public health programs will cease to exist. Healthcare costs will continue to rise and our nation's health will decline.
Performance Health
JULY 31, 2024
Root cause analysis (RCA) is a crucial component of incident management and helps to identify the underlying causes of problems to prevent recurrence. However, conducting a healthcare root cause analysis efficiently and effectively can be challenging without the right approach. In this blog post, we’ll explore five best practices to enhance the efficiency of the RCA process, ensuring organizations can learn from incidents and improve their systems and processes.
Healthcare Dive - Practice Management
JULY 30, 2024
The health benefits administrator said a vendor’s user accounts were compromised, and information like contact details, Social Security numbers and medical information could be exposed.
Medical Economics
AUGUST 1, 2024
American Academy of Physician Associates says patients face health care shortages as American Medical Association suppresses modernization efforts.
Expert insights. Personalized for you.
363 
Let's personalize your content