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Health Care Up as Traders Hedge on Outlook - Health Care Roundup
Health-care companies ticked up as traders hedged their bets on the outlook for growth in the sector. Novartis and partner Ionis Pharmaceuticals are testing a drug to control levels of lipoprotein(a), a fatty particle in the blood known to be one…
HHS Revives Division Focused on Religious Liberty in Health Care
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is restructuring its Office for Civil Rights (OCR) with a renewed focus on protecting religious freedom in health care and social services. As part of the reorganization…
Why AI Is Redistributing Power In Healthcare
Ami B. Bhatt, MD, Chief Innovation Officer, American College of Cardiology. Opinions my own. Not long ago, patients had to wait for a phone call to have their lab results explained. Clinicians who wanted to compare new trial data depended…
How Can We Fix The Healthcare Cost Crisis?
Christine Schuster, RN, MBA, President and CEO, Emerson Health. Every conversation about rising healthcare costs follows the same script. Hospitals blame insurers. Insurers blame hospitals. Pharmacy benefit managers point to manufacturers.
The Important Healthcare Model Most People Have Never Heard Of
Leeba Ruth Lessin was a giant in the healthcare industry prior to her untimely death in January 2021. She was one of the pioneers of the delegated model. American physicians are exhausted. Exhausted by prior authorization. Exhausted by endless…
VHT vs. XBI: Vanguard Health Care ETF Tops SPDR Biotech in Yield and Cost
The Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT +0.21%) offers broad, low-cost exposure to the full healthcare sector, whereas the State Street SPDR S&P Biotech ETF (XBI +0.83%) provides a targeted, more volatile bet on biotechnology firms. Both funds serve as…
National Health Accounts figures indicate high burden of health care costs on people
While India has improved public financing of health care, households and individuals still bear the heaviest burden. As per the latest figures from the National Health Accounts (NHA) Estimates for India 2022-23, out of pocket expenditure (OOPE) is…
Preventing Infections in Health Care Settings
Health care-associated infections, or infections that patients acquire while receiving treatment in a hospital or other setting, remain a persistent challenge, affecting patient outcomes and contributing to significant illness and cost. They can…
Child Mental Healthcare Was Not Built for Children of Color
Providers and health organizations alike encourage children and families to pursue mental healthcare as if it were universally healing. Amidst the ongoing pediatric mental health crisis — characterized by increased rates of anxiety…
Nurses Are the Backbone of US Healthcare-and They're Getting Screwed
Bluesky I unexpectedly found myself in the hospital for six days last week, including a five-hour surgery last Monday. This was, to say the least, unusual. Though I work in public health, I don't typically get anywhere near healthcare itself. Most…
The Hidden Cash-Flow Crisis Inside American Healthcare
For decades, unpaid medical bills have been treated primarily as an income problem. Lower-income patients struggled to pay; higher-income patients generally didn't. These assumptions have shaped modern healthcare collections, revenue cycle systems…
Candidates debate healthcare for Nevada primary
(The Center Square) - Candidates in Nevada's 3rd Congressional District are calling for reforms to healthcare ahead of the June 9 primary election. U.S. Rep. Susie Lee, D-Nevada, is seeking a fifth term representing the district, which consists of…
Healthcare cyber risk grows as visibility gaps expose third-party threats
At first glance, Palantir receiving access to an address book containing up to 1.5 million NHS staff may seem like just one more example of digital transformation on a grand scale in healthcare, or simply a necessary step for a supplier supporting…
Small Biotech Firms Embrace AI Faster Than Industry Giants, Tencent Healthcare President Says
Tencent (OTCMKTS: TCEHY) Healthcare President Alex Ng says smaller biotech companies are quicker to adopt artificial intelligence than their larger counterparts. Ng made the remarks on Thursday as more businesses across the pharmaceutical industry…
Real Chemistry Appoints Healthcare Industry Leaders Frank Clyburn and Chris Fikry to Board of Directors
Real Chemistry, a leader in AI-driven insights and marketing and communications exclusively for the healthcare and life sciences sectors, today announced the appointments of two non-executive board members, Frank Clyburn and Christopher (Chris)…
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