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How a ‘Costco Model’ for Health Care Supply Chain Presents a Best Bet for Value
By reimagining health care supply chain as a centralized, high-value distribution and product selection and procurement model, hospitals and health systems can more effectively reach their goals for expense reduction while driving substantial improvements for patients and team members alike.
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Peterson Center on Healthcare Launches $50M Institute To Assess Digital Health Solutions
The Peterson Health Technology Institute will function as an “independent evaluator” of digital health solutions. It will analyze solutions’ clinical effectiveness, how they’re affecting healthcare costs, their ability to improve health equity, and their privacy and security capabilities.
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Payer’s Place: Dr. Anil Singh
Dr. Anil Singh shares his insights into the strategies employed by the organization to identify the most effective digital solutions for their members.
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Why the Pandemic Was a Turning Point for Nurses Flexing Union Power
Nurse unions and labor experts agree that the pandemic was a turning point that catalyzed nurses to fight for improved working conditions and overall better treatment from their employers. By negotiating new contracts with their employers, unions are working hard to both uphold patient safety and mitigate the nursing field’s debilitating workforce shortage.
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Sanofi Puts Up $125M to Partner on Oral Drug That Could Be Dupixent’s Successor
Sanofi is interested in Recludix Pharma’s approach to treating inflammation with an oral small molecule that targets a protein thought to be undruggable. If it works, the drug could have safety and dosing advantages over currently available biologic drugs, including blockbuster Sanofi drug Dupixent.
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Consumer / Employer, Health Tech
Startup Launches Out of Redesign Health To Combat Loneliness Among Older Adults
Peppermint is an “online clubhouse community” for adults aged 55 and older that allows them to connect with others through online clubs (like for traveling or gardening), workshops (like for nutrition or photography) and collaboration (where members can work together on activities like creating a recipe book). It aims to reduce loneliness by creating a sense of community and purpose for older adults, Peppermint’s CEO said.
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Amarin Restructures, Charting Course That Braces for Generic Competition
The restructuring of cardiovascular drugmaker Amarin means the layoff of about 30% of staff. Sales of Vascepa, the company’s only commercialized product, have suffered as generic versions gain traction in the market.
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Here’s Why Novartis Is Paying $500M to Acquire a Preclinical RNA Startup
Novartis’s acquisition of DTx Pharma brings a lead program for a rare disease with no FDA-approved therapies. But the deal could also help the pharma giant bring new RNA therapies to new places in the body, a top Novartis executive explained.
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MedCity Influencers, Devices & Diagnostics
Right Now: ‘Insourcing’ Dialysis Can Deliver Big Cost Savings, Better Outcomes
When facilities operate their own acute dialysis operations and no longer enlist third parties to provide treatment, they save hundreds of dollars per session. Insourcing also enables hospitals to keep trained dialysis staff on hand full-time to actively ensure quality kidney care to their patients.
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Discover the Next-Gen Platform for Integrated Collaborative Care
Beyond EHRs and digital front doors, reducing the gaps in patient care journeys.
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Consumer / Employer, Health Tech
Survey: 85% of Employees Don’t Use Their Mental Health Benefits
More than half of employees said they don’t have mental health benefits in their benefit package or aren’t sure if they do, according to a new survey. About two-thirds of respondents said they would use a digital mental health benefit if it was offered to them.
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Herself Health Secures $26M To Bring Primary Care to Women Ages 65+
Herself Health’s $26 million Series A funding round was led by Michael Cline, founding managing partner of Accretive, and included participation from Juxtapose. It comes six months after Herself Health raised $7 million in seed funding. In total, the company has raised $33 million.
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64% of Clinicians Feel Physically Unsafe at Work, Report Says
A new survey revealed that 64% of clinicians feel physically unsafe at work. The perceived risk of violence was especially high among women, clinicians under age 40, emergency department physicians and employees who work with patients struggling with addiction or other mental health conditions.
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Pfizer, Flagship Team Up in $100M R&D Pact: 10 New Drugs for Unmet Needs
Pfizer and Flagship Pioneering are partnering in a drug research alliance leveraging the capabilities of the more than 40 biotech startups in the venture capital firm’s portfolio. The new partners aim to develop drugs for unmet needs, including those in broad patient populations.
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An AI-Enabled Approach to Improve Access to Physical Therapy for Self-Insured Employers
Quantum Health has bolstered its collaboration with Sword Health by integrating MSK services to members to track home exercise, avoid unnecessary surgery and support treatment of pelvic conditions.
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Advice Given by ChatGPT Vs. Human Providers Is Nearly Indistinguishable, NYU Study Says
NYU researchers conducted a study this year in which nearly 400 people were asked to identify whether responses to patient questions were produced by human providers or ChatGPT. Participants had a limited ability to tell the source of the responses apart, so the study authors concluded that the use of LLMs like ChatGPT could be an effective way to streamline healthcare providers’ communication with patients.
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Prominence Health Plan Taps Strive Health for Kidney Care
Prominence Health Medicare Advantage enrollees will have 24/7 access to Strive Health’s specialized care team through a new partnership. Strive Health is also teaming up with Sierra Nevada Specialty Care, a local nephrology clinic in Nevada.
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FDA Approval of RSV Drug Gives Infants and Toddlers Long-Lasting Protection
AstraZeneca and Sanofi drug Beyfortus is now FDA approved for preventing respiratory problems from RSV infection in infants and toddlers. Antibody engineering enables the drug to last longer in the body, providing protective effects for potentially the entire RSV season.
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What Misconceptions Does the Healthcare Industry Still Have About Home-Based Care?
The at-home care field holds significant market potential. As the subsector continues to grow, some leaders of home healthcare startups are challenging misconceptions that some other industry stakeholders may still have, including the misbelief that at-home care is only for senior citizens and that this care model lacks scalability.