Evolution of orphan drug – Healthcare Economist
A study of Fermaglich and Miller (2023) evaluated trends in orphan drug designations and approvals after the Orphan Drug Act of 1983 was approved in the US. The authors use FDA data to evaluate between 1983 and 2022 and find that: During the 40 years
BREAKING: Evidence of Anti-Managed Care Intent in CEO’s Assassination
A day after a gunman murdered UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside the Hilton Midtown hotel in New York, the first clues about the motivation of the gunman, who remains at large in New York City, point to resentment against the managed healthcare. a factor in the murder. On Wednesday, December
Can we measure this? – Healthcare Economist
an article from Kowal et al. (2023) In fact, it measures disparities in health outcomes. To do this, they use data from the American Community Survey (SCA), the National Vital Statistics System (NVSS) and the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (SVI) to estimate differences in life expectancy (LY), quality-adjusted life expectancy
Staffing Firm Aya Inks $615M Deal For Cross Country Healthcare
Leaders of San Diego-based software and staffing firm Aya Healthcare Inc. agreed to pay $615 million in cash for publicly traded Cross Country Healthcare Inc.. The deal, which needs approval from Cross Country investors, is expected to close by the middle of next year. The proposed acquisition will allow Aya
EHR Startup Targets Mental Health Clinicians With AI Scribe Technology
Major EHR companies, such as Epic and Oracle, are not alone in developing AI writing technology to assist with clinical note taking; Niche EHR startups are also getting in on the action. For example, using Orchid, With an AI-powered mental health EHR, clinicians such as psychiatrists can automate the process
What Did We Learn about AI Progress at RSNA24? A Lot, Actually
The RSNA Conference, the annual conference of the Radiological Society of North America, held each year at the McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago, and still the largest annual medical conference in the world, continues to evolve with the times. As I have noted in previous reports, today’s RSNA Conference
AI-Bolstered Data Abstraction Startups Merging
Carta Healthcare, whose software platform applies artificial intelligence to structured and unstructured data to reduce data extraction time and costs, acquired Realyze Intelligence, which applies similar technology to oncology. Founded in 2019, San Francisco-based Carta Healthcare said it applies artificial intelligence and expert clinical data extractors to serve a wide
BREAKING: Police Apprehend Suspect in Murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO
At noon on Monday, December 9, New York City law enforcement and Mayor Eric Adams held a press conference announcing that they had arrested a man in connection with the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. , in Manhattan on Wednesday, December 4. At the moment, he has been arrested
How many patients are switching to biosimilars? – Healthcare Economist
This is a key question if biologic drug prices are going to fall in the long term. We can decompose this question into 3 subquestions: What proportion of patients who initiate therapy start with a biosimilar? What proportion of patients already using a biological product
Mount Sinai Center to Combine AI, Data Science, Genomics
The Mount Sinai Health System has opened a center that will combine artificial intelligence with data science and genomics in a location in the center of the Mount Sinai Hospital campus in Manhattan. The health system said the Hamilton and Amabel James Center for Artificial Intelligence and Human Health is
On November 18, the United States House of Representatives passed a bipartisan bill with an extensive list of changes to the way the Department of Veterans (VA) provides health care and benefits. Senator Elizabeth Dole 21street Century Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act It brings together several bills that
OIG: Office for Civil Rights Should Enhance Its HIPAA Audit Program
Auditors from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Civil Rights (OCR) recently got a taste of their own medicine, as a audit conducted by the HHS Office of Inspector General found that OCR’s HIPAA audit implementation was too limited in scope to effectively evaluate electronic protected
