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Prisoners with severe medical conditions can be granted compassionate release, but without a long-term care facility willing to accept them, many continue to wait in prison as their conditions worsen.
Read full article →Healthcare decision-makers, especially at pharmaceutical companies, must prioritize patient input. Data collected from social media listening is a significant step in the right direction. The post Why Pharma Companies Should Look To Social Media For Better Patient Insight appeared first on MedCity News .
Read full article →[Sponsored] A five minute survey from MedCity News asks payers what they think of AI and how it is being implemented. Participate today and we will reward you! The post Where Will AI Deployment Benefit Payers the Most? appeared first on MedCity News .
Read full article →As hospitals increasingly use AI to improve patient care, the same technology is being used by hackers and nation-states to launch faster, more sophisticated attacks. Karen Habercoss, chief information security and privacy officer at the University of Chicago Medicine, explained how her health system is building a governance structure to manage that risk. The post The Same AI That Helps Patients Is Being Used to Attack Them, Hospital Exec Says appeared first on MedCity News .
Read full article →A new report from the Peterson Health Technology Institute argues that today’s healthcare payment models are ill-suited for clinical AI and could drive up costs. The post How Should Clinical AI Be Paid For? 3 Takeaways appeared first on MedCity News .
Read full article →Personalis’s liquid biopsy is part of a growing market for minimal residual disease assays, tests that look for any remaining cancer cells after the initial treatment. Tempus AI has been the commercial partner on this Personalis test since 2023. The post Expecting Massive Test Growth in Cancer & More, Tempus AI Strikes $1.5B Deal to Buy Personalis appeared first on MedCity News .
Read full article →Nursing homes and assisted living facilities can be fertile ground for violence between residents with dementia, including fatal assaults. A KFF Health News examination of health reports and court records shows how warning signs are missed and safeguards fall short.
Read full article →Final regulations on Medicaid work requirements say enrollees must regularly obtain documentation — possibly from medical professionals — to prove that they’re too sick to work. Doctors say the rules put them in a tough spot.
Read full article →The deaths of Harmony Ball-Stribling and her unborn daughter five years ago have galvanized local leaders determined to reopen a Mississippi Delta hospital. But once a rural community loses a hospital, bringing it back can be nearly impossible.
Read full article →These three legal regimes are pulling in different directions, and the developers that navigate them well will be the ones that plan for all three from the start. The post The AI Tension in Healthcare: Patent Strategy, FDA Reality, and HIPAA Constraints appeared first on MedCity News .
Read full article →Rural Health Transformation Program funding gives states broad flexibility and may help address longstanding access gaps. The post For Millions in Rural America, Medicine Is Still Far Away appeared first on MedCity News .
Read full article →A new PwC report says the women’s oncology market could reach $110 billion by 2030, though funding and care gaps remain. The post Women’s Oncology Market Could Reach $110B in 2030, but Gaps Remain appeared first on MedCity News .
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