For Community Hospitals, Curing Payment Confusion Requires Patient Friendly Solutions
Strengthening patient financial education with the help of digital payment tools could be key to consumer engagement and cash recovery.
Report: MA Beneficiaries Spend $2,500 Less on Healthcare Than Traditional Medicare Beneficiaries
A report conducted by ATI Advisory and commissioned by Better Medicare Alliance found that Medicare Advantage beneficiaries have lower healthcare spending than fee-for-service Medicare enrollees. This is true across racial and ethnic groups, according to the report.
Ipsen, Genfit Drug That Missed in MASH Wins FDA Approval in a Much Rarer Liver Disease
Iqirvo failed as a treatment for the fatty liver disease MASH, but the drug is now FDA approved in primary biliary cholangitis. An Intercept Pharmaceuticals drug already treats this rare liver disease and Gilead Sciences is poised to compete with its PBC drug approaching an FDA decision this summer.
How Good Referral Pathways Impact Vascular and Overall Health
As with so many other conditions, in vascular health, patients often need to be seen within a few days or weeks, but current referral systems drag on for many weeks and months.
Mount Sinai Medical Center Taps HealthSnap to Improve Chronic Conditions Management
South Florida-based Mount Sinai Medical Center announced a new remote patient monitoring and chronic care management partnership with HealthSnap, a Miami-based virtual care management platform. The partnership is aimed at improving outcomes among the health system’s Medicare population.