Health Care / Medicine
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Finance, Health Care / Medicine
Healthcare Docket: Feds And States Move To Curb Private Equity’s Takeover Of Healthcare
Will American healthcare go the way of the banking sector’s consolidation into a handful of all-powerful titans? -
Health Care / Medicine
Should The DOJ Break Up UnitedHealth Group?
The U.S. Department of Justice has reportedly recently launched an antitrust investigation of UnitedHealth Group, which begs the question of whether the healthcare giant should be broken up. Experts have varying opinions. - Sponsored
Generative AI In Legal Work — What’s Fact And What’s Fiction?
Zach Warren from the Thomson Reuters Institute discusses the potential and the pitfalls. -
Health Care / Medicine
Novartis Pays $90M For Molecules That Could Take STING Out Of Inflammation
Placing research in the hands of a large pharmaceutical company is a goal of many biotech companies. IFM Therapeutics has now done it three times and its latest deal is the second time Novartis is the acquirer.
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Health Care / Medicine
How Marketing Fueled The Opioid Overdose Crisis And What We Can Learn From It
Given the link established across studies between marketing practices and the opioid overdose crisis, a few strategic steps can form a path forward for clinicians and policymakers. -
Health Care / Medicine, Technology
Mount Sinai CEO: Hospitals Will Start Seeing ROI From Their AI Investments In A Couple Years
Health systems aren’t seeing a ton of ROI when it comes to their AI investments quite yet, as use of the technology is still in an iterative stage. However, Mount Sinai CEO Brendan Carr thinks that is likely to change in the next couple years. -
Health Care / Medicine
4 Healthcare Takeaways From Biden’s State Of The Union Address
President Joe Biden discussed several healthcare concerns during his State of the Union address, including reproductive rights, prescription drug costs, the Affordable Care Act, and women's health research. -
Health Care / Medicine, Technology
Answering 7 Key Questions About Change Healthcare’s Cyberattack
The aftermath the cyberattack on Change Healthcare remains messy, with patients across the country still struggling to obtain their prescriptions. The federal government has even stepped in to help address the fallout of the attack, urging payers to quickly alleviate the digital bottlenecks that providers and pharmacies are facing. -
Finance, Health Care / Medicine
6 Mistakes Digital Health Startups Make When Seeking Funding Or Customers
At ViVE, investors and health system executives shared their biggest pet peeves when it comes to pitches from digital health startups. - Sponsored
Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
If 2023 introduced legal professionals to generative AI, then 2024 will be when law firms start adapting to utilize it. Things are moving fast, so… -
Health Care / Medicine
These 3 Changes Must Occur For Hospitals To See Greater ROI From Their AI Investments
Most health systems aren’t seeing a huge ROI from their AI investments yet. There are three changes that must happen in order for health systems to start seeing a greater ROI when it comes to AI deployments, according to Michael Kalishman, chief venture officer at Virginia-based Sentara Health. -
Health Care / Medicine
Report: Few Large Employers Have Changed Abortion Coverage Following Dobbs v. Jackson
Only 8% of large employers have reduced or expanded their coverage for abortion after the Dobbs v. Jackson decision, a new report from KFF found. -
Courts, Health Care / Medicine
AstraZeneca Loses Lawsuit Challenging Drug Price Negotiation By Medicare
A federal judge disagreed with AstraZeneca’s claims that the Inflation Reduction Act causes harm by disincentivizing innovation and violates its constitutional rights to due process. Blockbuster AstraZeneca drug Farxiga is one of 10 medications selected for the Medicare drug price negotiation program created by the law. -
Health Care / Medicine
Healthcare Docket: A Near Doubling Of Hospital System Cyberattacks Triggers Bipartisan Bill
Increasing costs and healthcare cybersecurity worries have sparked calls for new laws. The bipartisan ‘Strengthening Cybersecurity in Health Care Act’ by four senators would require the HHS to perform routine evaluations of its systems and deliver biannual reports on practices and progress. -
Health Care / Medicine
What Are The Biggest Misconceptions In The Mental Health Space? One Exec Weighs In
There are several misconceptions when it comes to mental healthcare, including that AI means fully automated therapy chatbots and that mental health and physical health are separated, according to Dr. Mimi Winsberg, chief medical officer of Brightside Health.
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Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
If 2023 introduced legal professionals to generative AI, then 2024 will be when law firms start adapting to utilize it. Things are moving fast, so…
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Generative AI In Legal Work — What’s Fact And What’s Fiction?
Zach Warren from the Thomson Reuters Institute discusses the potential and the pitfalls.
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Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
The rise of remote work has dramatically reshaped the relationship between Lawyers and Law Firms, see how Scale LLP has taken the steps to get…
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Finance, Health Care / Medicine
Growth Or Profitability: Which One Do Investors Care More About?
In the venture capital community, there’s a bit of a debate about what matters more to digital health investors in today's fundraising environment — growth or profitability. Cathy Gao, a partner at Sapphire Ventures, thinks VCs are still putting a premium on growth, but she noted that the conversation is very nuanced. -
Health Care / Medicine, In-House Counsel
Tampa General Hospital CEO On Change Healthcare Breach: They Are Going To Have To Give An Update Soon
In an interview at the Vive conference in Los Angeles, John Couris said that while he is sympathetic toward Change Healthcare's current woes, he wants definitive answers soon. -
Health Care / Medicine
‘Nation-State’ Cyberattack Hits Change Healthcare, Disrupting Pharmacy Services Across The Country
Pharmacies across the country are facing disruptions following a cyberattack on Change Healthcare — which is owned by Optum, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group. In a filing with the SEC, UnitedHealth stated that the unauthorized party that gained access to Change Healthcare's systems was a ‘suspected nation-state associated cyber security threat actor.’ -
Health Care / Medicine
Novavax And Gavi Settle Dispute Over Covid Vaccines Pact, Avoiding Arbitration
By settling now and agreeing to deferred payments over the next five years, Novavax avoids the risk of being responsible for a much bigger payout all at once. The arbitration hearing over the disputed vaccine purchase agreement with Gavi was scheduled for this summer. -
Health Care / Medicine
Tools For Better Data Interoperability Are Here — But Providers Aren’t Adopting Them
There are plenty tools and data sharing standards available to foster a more cohesive and integrated approach to healthcare interoperability. However, providers aren't really adopting these tools, experts said during a recent panel. -
Health Care / Medicine
Zocdoc Launches Tool To Help Connect Patients To The Right Providers
About 57% of patients have gone to a doctor’s appointment to discover that the provider was not the right one for their condition, according to new research from Zocdoc. Because of this, the company launched a new tool called Guided Search that helps pair patients with the correct provider. -
Health Care / Medicine
Cigna, HelloFresh Team Up To Improve Access to Healthy Food
Through a new partnership, up to 12 million members of Cigna’s employer customers will gain access to HelloFresh’s meals at a discounted rate. Cigna and HelloFresh are also partnering to provide free meal kits to those battling food insecurity in local communities.