[ad_1] A healthcare software company backed by Providence health system will make its debut Wednesday. The venture, dubbed Advata, is an amalgam of several entities that have been […]
California doctors union avoids strike with tentative contract
[ad_1] A union representing 1,300 resident physicians and fellows at three Los Angeles County hospitals reached a tentative contract with the county, averting a potential strike, the labor […]
FDA advisers back Novavax COVID-19 shots as new U.S. option
[ad_1] American adults who haven’t yet gotten vaccinated against COVID-19 may soon get another choice, as advisers to the Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday backed a more […]
2 million affected in year’s largest healthcare cyberattack
[ad_1] Shields, which provides imaging services and outpatient surgical services, said the affected facility partners include Emerson Hospital, Tufts Medical Center and Central Maine Medical Center. Compromised information […]
Dueling Opinions: Grappling with new supply chain bottlenecks
[ad_1] What type of policy approaches could be effective in addressing these product shortages? Nancy Foster: There’s no single policy that will resolve this situation. It will take […]
Health systems’ innovation funds eye behavioral health
[ad_1] Patients with a behavioral health condition cost 2.8 to 6.2 times more to treat in than those without a behavioral health condition in 2017, according to a […]
Healthcare in Action takes primary care to the streets
[ad_1] “I was always struck that the setting wasn’t well-matched for this population,” Hochman said. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has linked homelessness to higher rates […]
Readmissions and rural hospitals | Modern Healthcare
[ad_1] Hospitals in rural settings face a different challenge in controlling readmission rates than urban hospitals do. When rural hospitals don’t have resources available to treat certain cases, […]
California wants to slash insulin prices by becoming a drugmaker. Can it succeed?
[ad_1] “Insulin has long epitomized the market failures that plague the pharmaceutical industry, which have resulted in keeping insulin prices high,” Vishaal Pegany, assistant secretary of the Health […]
Oracle completes $28.4B Cerner acquisition
[ad_1] Oracle said it completed its $28.4 billion acquisition of electronic health records company Cerner. Technology giant Oracle announced plans to buy Cerner late last year through an […]