Jane Myles, Curebase VP of clinical trial innovation, explains the pros of decentralized clinical trials and being creative to remove obstacles to access.    

CommonSpirit Health, the large 142-hospital system, has suffered what the health system called an “IT security incident.” The incident is impacting some of CommonSpirit’s facilities and some patient appointments have been rescheduled, according to the health system.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently relaxed its masking guidelines for healthcare professionals, but at least one organization is recommending that infection specialists in particular should ignore the change and maintain mandatory masking requirements.

The routine physician’s office visit is experiencing disruption at the hands of virtual care technology. According to the newly released J.D. Power 2022 U.S. Telehealth Satisfaction Study, a growing majority of consumers now say they prefer telehealth over in-person visits for a wide range of routine care, including prescription refills, reviews of medication options and […]

Reimbursement can be a barrier. Yet legislation can move organizations beyond pre-pandemic levels, according to Josh Scales, CEO and founder of Uniti Health.  

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Office of Population Affairs, has announced more than $6 million for Title X Family Planning Research grants, Research-to-Practice Center grants and Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Evaluation and Research grants, as part of its work to protect and expand access to reproductive healthcare. 

UnitedHealthcare has introduced its 2023 Medicare Advantage and prescription drug plans, and has promised improved benefits in 2023 for 95% of all individual MA members. The nation’s largest insurer is characterizing its offerings as providing better ancillary benefits, lower prescription drug costs and further improvements to core benefits.

Hurricane Ian has left a mounting death toll in Florida after ripping through the state and displacing families from their homes, and the echoes of the storm are still being felt along the East Coast, where it continues to cause difficulties as a post-tropical cyclone.  Healthcare payers are responding in a number of different ways, […]

For decades, Americans have spent more on prescription drugs than people in other countries. The Biden Administration has been involved in ongoing efforts to stem this trend, making prescription drugs more affordable to both improve public health and provide economic relief to Americans. Two new reports highlight the pervasiveness of the cost trend.

This is a “golden age of digital health,” according to Daniel Otzoy, digital health technical advisor at John Snow, Inc.