Health insurance companies haven’t adequately implemented changes to the prior authorization process that insurers and providers devised in 2018, according to survey results the American Medical Association published Tuesday. Four years ago, the AMA, AHIP, the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association and other healthcare groups […]

Learn how NIDDK research contributes to the care you provide patients with diabetes. Diabetes is a major research focus for the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), which works to uncover the most effective diabetes prevention and treatment strategies. Get […]

BY KIM BELLARD I know, I should be writing about hot topics like monkeypox or the baby formula shortage, but, c’mon, Congress held hearings last week about UFOs – the first in 50 years!  I mean, I followed Project Blue Book in the 1970’s, watched […]

Sweden is recommending a fifth COVID-19 vaccine dose for people with an increased risk of becoming seriously ill, including pregnant women and anyone aged 65 and over, authorities said Tuesday, adding that the country must “be prepared for an increased spread during the upcoming autumn […]

During Mental Health Awareness Month, I have been reflecting more on this topic from both a personal perspective and on the importance for us as a community to keep this issue top of mind. For me, making time to care for my mental health means […]

Health Tech BY JESS DaMASSA, WTF HEALTH What are the BIG questions a BIG healthcare company like CVS Health is trying to answer when it comes to virtual care and creating the healthcare business model of the future? I’ve got Dr. Creagh Milford, CVS Health’s […]

A federal appeals court is being asked to reconsider its decision allowing the Biden administration to require that federal employees get vaccinated against COVID-19. A panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals last month vacated a lower court ruling blocking the mandate and […]

A new Emergency Department (ED) at MUSC Health on peninsular Charleston offers a more streamlined, efficient process for patients with the same high level of care as the original University Hospital ED. Actually, the department isn’t entirely new – when Ashley River Tower on Courtenay […]

The White House is planning for “dire” contingencies that could include rationing supplies of vaccines and treatments this fall if Congress doesn’t approve more money for fighting COVID-19. In public comments and private meetings on Capitol Hill, Dr. Ashish Jha, the White House coronavirus coordinator, […]

Recently the CBO published a report compared the rates public and private insurers pay to hospitals for inpatient services, for services at hospital outpatient departments (HOPD), and at ambulatory surgical centers (ASC).  A recent RAND report aims to do a similar exercise but contributes to […]