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Strategy
Medicare's Push To Improve Chronic Care Attracts Businesses, but Not Many Doctors
Only 4% of potentially eligible Medicare enrollees participate in Chronic Care Management.
Marketing
FDA Announces Recall of Heart Pumps Linked to Deaths and Injuries
This week's alert is the second Class 1 recall of a HeartMate device this year.
Marketing
10 Doctors on FDA Panel Reviewing Abbott Heart Device Had Financial Ties With Company
The money, paid from 2016 through 2022, adds up to about $650,000.
Nursing
Attacks on ER Workers Prompt Debate Over Tougher Penalties
Critics say stiffer penalties would be levied disproportionately on patients of color or those with developmental disabilities.
Strategy
Contributed Content: 4 Ways Forward in The Aftermath of The Change Healthcare Attack
The Change Healthcare attack has rocked the healthcare industry, and as CEO of a health system that has come out...
Four Years After Shelter-in-Place, COVID-19 Misinformation Persists
Even before the first case of COVID-19 was detected in the U.S., fears and uncertainties helped spur misinformation's rapid spread.
Technology
Infographic: Two New Smartphone Health Solutions
These two new smartphone apps may have a big impact on pediatric care.
Technology
Infographic: Two New Smartphone Health Solutions
These two new smartphone apps may have a big impact on pediatric care.
Pharma
Indiana AG Sues Drugmakers, PBMs Over High Insulin Prices
The suit says diabetes care costs the Hoosier State $5 billion annually.
Clinical Care
Overdosing on Chemo: A Common Gene Test Could Save Hundreds of Lives Each Year
For patients who are deficient in an enzyme that metabolizes flourouracil, the treatment can be torturous or deadly.
Strategy
At Stake in Mifepristone Case: Abortion, FDA's Authority, and Return to 1873 Obscenity Law
A victory for the plaintiffs would lay the groundwork for a de facto nationwide abortion ban.
Technology
Healthcare Execs Lobby for Federal Patient Identification Standards
The Match IT Act of 2024, now before Congress, would create a federal definition for 'patient match rate' that providers...