Policy
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3D printers have proved their value to hospitals for limb-saving surgery, Covid-19 supply chain issues, and more
A recent webinar sponsored by Formlabs underscored the value of 3D printing from a clinical perspective and offered insight on how commercial and regulatory players are thinking about this space.
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BioPharma, Devices & Diagnostics, Health Tech, Policy, SYN
Healthcare hires of note
Here is a selection of recent executive hires and departures across healthcare and life sciences.
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Navigating Healthcare’s Data Revolution: Priorities, Opportunities, and Challenges for Health Systems
Arcadia recently partnered with HIMSS Market Insights to survey executives, IT, technology, and clinical leaders. Here’s what we found.
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Exploring the next chapter of interoperability
A webinar, sponsored by Surescripts on April 28, will include: Surescripts CEO Tom Skelton, Epic CEO Judy Faulkner, Healthcare Leadership Council President Mary Grealy, and UC San Francisco Assistant Professor of Medicine A. Jay Holmgren. Register today!
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Connecting the healthcare data dots: How a harmonized healthcare data strategy can create efficiencies
When the healthcare industry talks about data, the conversation usually focuses on interoperability and data standards. While these are certainly important, the most effective way to connect the dots and gain a complete view of a patient is through data normalization.
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MedCity Influencers, Legal, Physicians
Why CMS is giving chronic care management reimbursements a boost in 2022
Six years in, the subtext of the scheduled reimbursements increase for 2022 is that CCM has proven to be an essential part of the care continuum, particularly in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, and has real value for patients, providers, and payers.
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Supreme Court allows health worker vaccine mandate to proceed while blocking it for other workers
Te justices blocked a key Biden administration Covid-19 initiative — putting a stop, for now, to a rule requiring businesses with more than 100 workers to either mandate that employees be vaccinated against covid or wear masks and undergo weekly testing. But said that a
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CMS proposes limited coverage of Biogen Alzheimer’s drug, only in clinical trials
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services proposes covering Biogen Alzheimer’s disease drug Aduhelm only for people enrolled in a clinical trial. In explaining this proposal, the agency cited the unclear benefit to patients as well as the documented safety risks associated with the drug, which can be best monitored within the context of a clinical trial.
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BrightInsight CEO Kal Patel M.D. discusses the future of regulated digital health for biopharma and medtech
In order to benefit from the Virtual1Care trend, pharma and medtech companies must ensure that their digital health tools, wrapped around a drug or device, comply with evolving regulations.
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StartUPDATES: New developments for healthcare startups
Read about news from DermBiont, Janus Health, Embold Health, digital health draft guidance from the FDA, and more.
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Applying Remote Patient Monitoring to Surgery Prep and Recovery, Oncology and Women’s Health
Join us to learn about the latest trends in remote monitoring and how to extend its benefits beyond chronic conditions to more patients – all while using fewer staff resources.
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Insurers paid out $2B in rebates for last year’s claims
Insurers that didn’t meet medical loss ratio requirements have paid out a total of $2 billion in rebates to nearly 10 million people, split between people who received their insurance through individual market plans and group plans.
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Appeals court declines to reinstate CMS’ vaccine mandate
A panel of judges on the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals declined to reinstate a vaccine mandate for healthcare workers that was set to go into effect in January. A federal judge had blocked the mandate last month from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services after 10 states filed suit.
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Provider groups sue as surprise billing enforcement nears
The American Medical Association, American Hospital Association and other provider groups are suing the Department of Health and Human Services over a small but important detail of how it is implementing surprise billing legislation. They argue that the arbitration process for unresolved disputes currently favors insurers.
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Telehealth visits increased 63-fold for Medicare patients, according to HHS study
A study by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services found that telehealth use increased 63-fold during the pandemic. But it also found significant disparities in telehealth use between urban and rural residents.
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Medicare Part B premiums to see big hike next year
CMS cited rising drug costs and the Covid-19 pandemic as the reason for the premium increases, which will rise to $170 in 2022 for people who make $91,000 or less.
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Survey: Large employers revisited telehealth, mental health benefits during the pandemic
According to the Kaiser Family Foundation’s annual employer health benefits survey, a significant portion of mid- to large- companies revisited their telehealth and mental health benefits during the pandemic. Despite patients using less health services last year, average premiums for family plans still rose 4%.