In a conference session on Friday in Chicago, CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure said that Congress has authorized the agency to reimburse telehealth through Medicare permanently - in other words, even beyond the pandemic.
Leading companies use Wheel's platform and clinician network to power and scale their virtual care programs . Wheel is back at HLTH this year to discuss the future of healthcare.
Health maintenance is in some ways overmedicalized in the U.S., according to executives at two major health systems. Treatments and procedures aren't the only ways to support patients' health — the leaders said that providers would be wise to invest more in social services to improve health outcomes.
AbbVie acquired DJS Antibodies for $255 million up front. The U.K.-based biotech's lead program is an antibody drug in preclinical development for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, a chronic lung disorder with few FDA-approved treatments.
Designing devices for re-use remains a more resilient solution for supply disruption in healthcare devices. But until manufacturers consistently pursue this strategy, single-use device reprocessing can provide the benefits associated with a circular economy solution.
Psychologists, therapists, social workers and chemical dependency counselors at Kaiser who are part of the National Union of Healthcare Workers voted 1,561 to 36 to approve the agreement reached between the company and the union.
A virtual care provider that combines all the necessary elements—RPM devices, the software that analyzes RPM data and, most importantly, a specialized team of clinicians, nurses and technicians who can make use of the data to intervene—can be a seamless, turn-key addition to delivering optimal patient care.
Today, the pharmaceutical industry is undergoing a rapid and dynamic transformation. Successful contract management plays an instrumental role in navigating this landscape.
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