A new McKinsey report indicates consumers see telehealth as an important modality for their future needs: Around 40% of surveyed consumers said they would continue to use telehealth going forward, up from 11% using telehealth prior to COVID-19.
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FDA warns of an increased risk of Guillain-Barré Syndrome following vaccination with the J & J vaccine
The Food and Drug Administration today revised the Janssen COVID-19 vaccine fact sheet for healthcare providers to include a warning of an observed increased risk of Guillain-Barré Syndrome following vaccination with the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, acco…
UC Davis Health uses AI to ensure compliance on patient privacy, drug diversion
Ensuring compliance on a number of initiatives can be a tricky proposition for a hospital or health system.
Hospital groups criticize Biden executive order on consolidation
Hospital groups are responding to President Biden’s executive order last week cracking down on hospital and health insurance consolidations, saying integration and scale can be beneficial in responding to community needs, particularly during a pandemic.
Biden executive order targets healthcare consolidation
An executive order issued by President Joe Biden today cracks down on hospital and health insurance consolidations and other actions it said decreases competition and drives up prices.
HHS updates interoperability standards to support sexual orientation, SDOH
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology has updated the United States Core Data for Interoperability — a standardized set of health data classes and constituent data elemen…
House Oversight Committee criticizes drugmaker stock buybacks; says Medicare should have negotiating power
The House Oversight Committee released a report this week criticizing drugmakers’ stock buybacks, finding that 14 large pharmaceutical companies spent roughly $577 billion on such buybacks and dividends from 2016 to 2020.
Patients are just as satisfied with virtual visits, Cleveland Clinic study finds
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UnitedHealthcare is using predictive analytics, developed with Optum, to address the social determinants
UnitedHealthcare has introduced the use of predictive analytics for employer-sponsored plans to help identify people in need of support related to the social determinants of health.
BCBS Rhode Island teams with Women’s Medical Collaborative to improve behavioral health access
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island has announced a new pilot program intended to make it easier for members to receive behavioral healthcare through a collaboration between primary care providers and behavioral health practitioners.
The pilot inco…
