GAO Makes Recommendations to VHA to Improve Oversight
It has been nearly a decade since the U.S. Government Accountability Office added the Veterans Health Administration to its List of High-Risk Programs and Operations That Are Vulnerable to Waste, Fraud, Abuse or Mismanagement , or that need a transformation. GAO’s recent analysis makes several recommendations for improvement and leaves
ASTP Finalizes Scaled-Back HTI-2 Rule
The HTI-2 rule proposed by the Under Secretary for Technology Policy had several ambitious components related to public health, imaging interoperability, USCDI version 4, updated minimum standards code sets, big data, prior authorization, API capabilities, and other topics. But the abbreviated final rule announced on December 11 contained only elements
Employer Group Launches Primary Care-Driven Network in Puget Sound Area
Washington’s Puget Sound region is the first to offer the Purchaser Business Group on Health’s Advanced Primary Care-powered healthcare network to eligible employee and family members. PBGH is a nonprofit coalition representing 40 private employers and public entities across the United States. The network is a “system of excellence” driven
Ascend Learning’s New CEO on the Evolution of Medical Education, Training
Lissy Hu, MD, MBA, was recently named CEO of Ascend Learning, which delivers educational content, software, simulation and analytics, serving hundreds of thousands of nursing and medical students, fitness professionals, first responders and professionals. of allied health. She recently spoke with Healthcare innovation about his new role and how medical
Kaufman Hall’s Swanson on This Current Moment of Hospital Financial Stability
As reported here on December 10, “hospitals’ financial and operational performance remained stable in October, with key indicators including revenue, operating margins and average patient length of stay overall remaining stable, according to the most recent ‘National Hospital Flash Report’ of Chicago-based consulting and advisory firm Kaufman Halla Vizient company.”
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
