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(MedPage Today) -- Years ago, a practice operations leader told me that every patient encounter -- no matter how urgent -- was an opportunity to capture a quality metric. She referred to this as "in-reach," complimenting outreach to patients...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- LONDON -- Baricitinib (Olumiant) failed to show noninferiority to tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors for venous thromboembolism (VTE) risk in FDA-required postmarketing studies, a researcher reported here. In two large...
Read full article →The adversaries targeting critical infrastructure today are not always chasing a ransom. Sometimes, they are chasing chaos. That distinction matters, and most healthcare organizations are not yet prepared for it. The post When Geopolitics Becomes a Patient Safety Issue: Protecting Healthcare in an Era of Targeted Cyberattacks appeared first on MedCity News .
Read full article →Improving maternal safety will not come from adding more data or more devices. It will come from building systems that help clinicians recognize risk earlier and communicate and act with confidence in the moment. The post It’s Time for Technology to Lift Maternal Care appeared first on MedCity News .
Read full article →If hospitals are going to stay ahead, revenue cycle leaders must shift from reaction to strategy. Here are some key areas of focus. The post When AI Becomes a Payer Advantage, Hospitals Cannot Afford to Stay Reactive appeared first on MedCity News .
Read full article →Texas officials announced they have detected the New World screwworm in livestock, the first evidence of the parasite in that state in decades.
Read full article →The Indian government is spending $9 billion to create a megaport, airport and city on this remote island. Critics fear the impact on pristine forests and the lives of indigenous inhabitants.
Read full article →In South Africa and Mozambique, health care providers say cancellation or redirection of U.S. PEPFAR funding under the Trump administration have already endangered vulnerable people and cost lives.
Read full article →The intoxicating hemp industry and its allies are quickly running out of time to convince Congress to delay or stop a looming ban on their products. Without action, a ban on hemp-derived intoxicants will take effect in November. There's bipartisan interest in disrupting the ban — which was championed by Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and included the last fall's government funding...
Read full article →You're reading the web edition of STAT's ADA in 30 Seconds, from the American Diabetes Association's annual conference in New Orleans.
Read full article →Public-health officials are trying to use a Covid-era playbook without pandemic-era funding.
Read full article →Eli Lilly presented new safety and tolerability data on retatrutide at the annual meeting of the American Diabetes Association on Saturday.
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