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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) activated a formal emergency response to the New World screwworm (NWS) on Thursday, the Department of Health and Human Services confirmed, after the parasitic fly was found in cattle for the first time in decades. The Department of Agriculture is leading the response on the animal side by monitoring...
Read full article →The Maryland Department of Health has suspended Clover Hill Dairy's operating license.
Read full article →The next phase of AI in healthcare is about building systems where human clinicians, supervisors, and AI can all contribute, challenge each other, and improve how decisions are made. The post From Copilots to Clinical Judgment: The Next Phase of AI in Digital Behavioral Health appeared first on MedCity News .
Read full article →AI is not driving healthcare cost inflation. It is exposing a system that has always been designed to reward it, and making that system more efficient. As long as reimbursement is tied to intensity, every technological advancement will move in the same direction: toward maximizing it. The post AI Is Scaling Healthcare Costs Because the System Was Built That Way appeared first on MedCity News .
Read full article →EHR switching involves risk. But taking a life cycle view, considering data migration, workflow configuration, training, downtime, ongoing fees and eventual exit terms, can put an end to your EHR pain. The post What Healthcare Leaders Get Wrong About EHR Switching appeared first on MedCity News .
Read full article →[Sponsored] A webinar sponsored by Verato and scheduled for June 17 from 1 pm to 2 pm ET will explore how a unified identity strategy, spanning patients, providers, and emerging solutions enabling accurate attribution, strengthens interoperability, and ultimately drives VBC success. Register today! The post The Identity Gap Undermining Value-Based Care appeared first on MedCity News .
Read full article →Major Medicare Advantage plans almost always reversed their denials on appeal, raising big questions about barriers to care.
Read full article →Seniors' drug costs rise sharply, Enliven's leukemia drugs, and more biotech news from The Readout
Read full article →More employers are planning to drop coverage of GLP-1 drugs for weight loss next year as increasing numbers of people take the medications
Read full article →Proving out a "synthetic lethality" approach can help treat cancer will take a lot more work. It also might trigger some creative deal-making.
Read full article →A targeted drug from Enliven Therapeutics induced molecular responses in nearly half of patients with advanced leukemia, new data show.
Read full article →Soda and liver cancer, scientists conflicted on a new NIH proposal, and more health news from Morning Rounds
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