Study looks at how prior auths help and hurt health care – and how they can be made better A study from the University of Colorado and Johns Hopkins University on the prior authorization process for Medicare Advantage plans identified several areas for improvement. The study, published in JAMA, examined the benefits and problems with…
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The Birmingham City Council introduced an ordinance Tuesday to allow medical marijuana dispensaries to operate within the city limits. “I think we know the state of Alabama, unfortunately, is last in a lot of things, including health,” said Mayor Randall Woodfin, who recommended the ordinance. “All types of diseases exist not only in this state…
On Monday, three medical organizations joined together to call on the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate anyone who may be responsible for “provoking and carrying out bomb threats” against transgender clinics. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), American Medical Association (AMA) and Children’s Hospital Association (CHA) drafted a letter addressed to U.S. Attorney…
Artificial intelligence (AI) and algorithmic decision-making systems — algorithms that analyze massive amounts of data and make predictions about the future — are increasingly affecting Americans’ daily lives. People are compelled to include buzzwords in their resumes to get past AI-driven hiring software. Algorithms are deciding who will get housing or financial loan opportunities. And…
(Center front) Lt. Gen. R. Scott Dingle, the U.S. Army Surgeon General and Commanding General of U.S. Army Medical Command, recently visited Soldiers on assignment at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee, on Sept. 23, 2022. He also met with Soldiers at Blanchfield Army Community Hospital, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) and the…
Is it time for medical cannabis in the Commonwealth? Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear seems to think so. And so do many Kentuckians. Beshear released a summary of feedback obtained by his Team Kentucky Medical Cannabis Advisory Committee, a group created to travel the state and listen to Kentuckians’ views on medical cannabis. Rep. Rachel Roberts (D-Newport) introduced…
Listen 5 min Comment on this story Comment Gift Article Two physicians — including a U.S. Army major — were indicted on federal charges amid accusations that they passed along confidential medical information to a person they thought was working for the Russian government, according to court records unsealed in Maryland on Thursday. Anna Gabrielian,…
More than 10 million people misuse opioids every year, according to the National Center for Drug Abuse Statistics. Overdose deaths involving opioids increased 519.38% from 1999 to 2019. These and similarly alarming statistics are why the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) officially declared the opioid crisis a public health emergency in 2017.…
Merit Medical Systems (Nasdaq:MMSI) announced today that it launched the TEMNO Elite soft tissue biopsy system in the U.S. South Jordan, Utah-based Merit designed TEMNO Elite for use in various soft tissue locations. This includes the liver, lung, lymph nodes, kidney, and other soft tissue suspect lesions. The single-use device complements a broader portfolio, the…
When we go to see a doctor, we can rest assured knowing that they are qualified to be treating illnesses, prescribing medicine and diagnosing diseases. They have completed at least a decade of education after high school and have endured rigorous training and testing to ensure that they know what they’re doing. When we log…