Health Care / Medicine
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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. - Sponsored
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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.
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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. -
Health Care / Medicine
Despite Price Transparency Laws, Americans Are Nowhere Near Able To Shop For Care. How Can This Change?
Most hospitals and payers have publicly posted their pricing information, but experts think that data will remain mostly useless for consumers for at least another five years. Now that the data is available, healthcare software companies must step in and build tools that are personalized and easy to use. That way, consumers can eventually use price transparency data to shop for care. -
Health Care / Medicine
AI Biotech Exscientia Fires CEO Hopkins For Relationships With Two Employees
Exscientia’s termination of CEO Andrew Hopkins is for cause and effective immediately. Grounds for termination include misconduct or behavior that brings Hopkins or the company into disrepute, according to his employment agreement. -
Health Care / Medicine
Why One Google Cloud Exec Thinks HHS’ New Cybersecurity Guidelines Are A Step In The Right Direction
HHS recently published guidance outlining voluntary cybersecurity performance goals for the healthcare sector. Taylor Lehmann, a cybersecurity executive at Google Cloud, noted that ‘what is on HHS paper will most likely become what is in the actual final rulemaking or new regulatory requirements that become law.’ - Sponsored
Law Firms Now Have A Choice In Their Document Comparison Software
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Health Care / Medicine
Who Needs To File With OHCA Under California’s New Healthcare Transaction Regulations?
Who do the California Office of Healthcare Affordability's cost and market impact review regulations apply to? That depends on three questions, according to a recent webinar. -
Health Care / Medicine
Why Experts Saw Cano Health’s Bankruptcy Coming From A Mile Away
Cano Health filed for bankruptcy last week — about three years after going public $4.4 billion SPAC merger. The industry reacted without surprise, with experts calling the bankruptcy a direct result of mismanagement, a quixotic growth strategy and poor market selection. -
Health Care / Medicine
Why Are Hospitals Fighting Site-Neutral Payments So Fervently?
Establishing site-neutral payments for outpatient services is a hot issue in Capitol Hill right now. Advocates say that such policy would lower healthcare costs, saving both patients and taxpayers money. Opponents say that it would put hospitals’ financial security at risk and jeopardize access to care. -
Health Care / Medicine
Growing Awareness Of Mental Health Importance Fuels New Initiatives, Research
Several recent developments signal increased support for psychological assessments and treatments. -
Finance, Health Care / Medicine
We’ll See More Exits & Reduced Valuations Among Digital Health Startups This Year, Experts Say
This year, industry experts think that some digital health startups will have to confront their challenges more head-on than they did in 2023. Some companies may need to do things like fundraise at a lower valuation, explore opportunities for an acquisition or exit or, in some cases, consider the possibility of shutting down operations.
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AI’s Impact On Law Firms Of Every Size
How solo lawyers, midsize firms, and global large law firms have an opportunity to adjust the way they work.
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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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Health Care / Medicine
Mayo Clinic Is Helping Develop A Tool Providers Can Use To Curb Clinical Bias
The health system said it chose to collaborate with TruLite because of the platform’s potential to mitigate health inequities and enhance patient outcomes at the point of care. -
Health Care / Medicine
Cigna MA Sale To HCSC Could Still Clear Way For Humana Acquisition, Expert Says
Despite Cigna and Humana ditching their pursuits to combine in December, one industry expert believes there's still a chance after Cigna announced its plan to sell its Medicare Advantage business to Health Care Service Corp. -
Health Care / Medicine
Healthcare Moves: A Monthly Summary Of Hires And Layoffs
Here is a selection of recent executive hires, promotions and layoffs occurring across the healthcare industry. -
Health Care / Medicine
Biosimilar Insulins Promise Patients New Choices, But Competition Is Still Lacking
Insulin prices have long been a pain point for diabetics. The big three insulin manufacturers have cut prices across their product lineups, but potential competition from other biosimilar insulins is still in earlier stages of development. -
Health Care / Medicine, Technology
How Are Healthcare AI Developers Responding To WHO’s New Guidance On LLMs?
This month, the World Health Organization released new guidelines on the ethics and governance of LLMs in healthcare. Reactions from the leaders of healthcare AI companies have been mainly positive. However, one leader pointed out that fear of the risks associated with LLMs shouldn't hinder innovation, and another noted that the guidance may have failed to mention a major topic. -
Finance, Health Care / Medicine
ArriVent’s Nasdaq Debut Nabs $175M As Signs Indicate An Opening IPO Window
ArriVent BioPharma will apply the IPO cash toward furmonertinib, which the biotech says could offer advantages over Takeda Pharmaceutical and Johnson & Johnson drugs that address the same lung cancer target. It’s the second biotech IPO of this week, following CG Oncology. -
Health Care / Medicine
Breaking The Cycle: Telehealth Treatment For People In Custody Is Key To Recidivism Disruption
Expanding access to telehealth-based treatment programs that include medications for OUD, like buprenorphine or Sublocade, to patients as they leave custody can upend this cycle of incarceration through seamlessly following patients wherever they go next. The TREATS Act creates a legal pathway for this care to continue.