More than 4,000 nurses at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and roughly 450 home health workers walked off the job Wednesday, launching what union officials call the largest healthcare labor strike …
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A rare autoimmune disease affecting the kidneys has a new FDA approved treatment, a first-in-class Vera Therapeutics drug whose approach of hitting two targets sets it apart from the medicines …
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As the No Surprises Act’s independent dispute resolution (IDR) process has matured, discourse has abounded, with much of the narrative focused on whether providers are overusing the system to maximize …
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Patients across the world are increasingly seeking medical guidance from artificial intelligence systems. In a recent Times of India report, after multiple specialists failed to identify the cause of a …
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This month, the board of trustees for Williamson Health, a county-owned health system in Tennessee, voted unanimously to sell the organization to Ascension Saint Thomas, Ascension‘s Tennessee division. Ascension plans …
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The star ratings battle continues, this time with Elevance Health. Elevance filed a lawsuit last week against the Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Medicare & …
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“We spend more time chasing inventory than taking care of our patients.” Every week, I talk to pharmacy directors and supply chain leaders at health systems across the country, and …
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Novartis is growing in oncology, but its moves to develop targeted cancer therapies had steered clear of antibody drug conjugates, one of the most active areas of cancer research and …
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Many of the healthcare AI tools hitting the market in the past few years have been built to lighten the load on clinicians — with less attention being paid to …
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It’s well known that private equity has drastically increased its presence in the healthcare industry, acquiring hospitals, physician practices and other providers. These acquisitions have received scrutiny following the bankruptcies …