Six U.S. Senators have penned a letter to the Drug Enforcement Agency imploring it to make permanent the flexibilities allowing physicians to prescribe controlled substances through telehealth without a face-to-face evaluation.

Medicare Advantage has been growing in popularity among Medicare beneficiaries, but now the offering has hit a milestone: According to recently released data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Medicare Advantage now provides Medicare coverage for just over half of eligible beneficiaries.

The HIMSS nursing informatics workforce survey shows a significant shift from pre-COVID-19 and a new focus on AI for the field, says Tammy Kwiatkoski, senior director of clinical informatics at HIMSS.  

A 38-year old woman was killed Wednesday and four others wounded after a gunman opened fire at the Northside Medical Midtown in Atlanta, according to multiple reports. The woman killed, Amy St. Pierre worked for the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Donanemab, an Alzheimer’s drug candidate produced by Eli Lilly, showed that it can slow cognitive decline by 35% in the company’s new Phase 3 study, but there are some safety risks – exemplified by two deaths that occurred during the trial that were attributed to brain swelling, according to the drug company. In addition to […]

Toby Eadelman, CTO at AvaSure, cites the statistic while discussing how virtual nursing and virtual sitting are being used to alleviate workforce shortages and to prevent adverse events.  

CVS Health has officially completed its acquisition of Oak Street Health, the company revealed this week.

The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America has waded into the mifepristone controversy by filing an amicus brief – along with other industry stakeholders – asking for a reversal of a lower court decision in Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

There’s an uptick of adoption of ChatGPT, and its role and that of generative AI will expand over time, says the Chartis Group’s Director Gregg Mohrmann and Principal Bret Anderson.  

Health systems need to think about demand, service and supply, says Tom Kiesau, chief innovation officer and digital leader at the Chartis Group.