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Top Story Medicaid Startups: Beware of the Healthcare Dabblers When Looking for Investors, Expert Says Investors who dabble in healthcare are a "red flag," and startups in the Medicaid space should avoid these investors, said Adaeze Enekwechi, operating partner of Welsh, Carson, Anderson and Stowe, during a panel discussion at HLTH 2023. Sponsored Content Hospitals Need to Cultivate a Culture of Informed Awareness Presented by Care Logistics and MedCity News In an upcoming webinar, learn how informed awareness can help hospitals overcome their most challenging operational challenges to simultaneously improve efficiency, staff engagement and satisfaction, quality of care, and profitability. Sign up today and join the conversation! What are the strengths of decentralized clinical trials? "Decentralized clinical trials allow trials to go where the participants are, in their homes, with their local providers and local labs and imaging. Allowing for greater access especially if there is limited mobility, better experience for participants and reduced burden for caregivers, faster recruitment and improved retention. It may allow us to conduct clinical trials more easily in rare diseases where people may live far away from research sites." ~ Pamela Tenaerts, MD, Chief Scientific Officer of Medable Don't miss your opportunity to hear from Pamela and other knowledgable speakers at INVEST Digital Health on October 26th at Pegasus Park in Dallas. Register Today

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Exo Is On a Mission to Put an Ultrasound Machine In Every Care Provider's Pocket With its new handheld ultrasound device, Exo is seeking to take point-of-care ultrasound beyond just the emergency medicine field — into areas like urgent care, primary care and the home. Kurt Hammond, Exo's chief commercial officer, said that the device sets itself apart from other handheld ultrasound devices, such as those sold by GE, Philips and Butterfly Network, because its AI does a better job of making the ultrasound process quick and easy for providers. Survey: Managing Costs, Mental Health Are Employers' Top Health Priorities When asked to list their top health and wellbeing priorities over the next three years, 69% of employers said managing their health plan's costs and budgeting, while 63% said enhancing mental health programs, a new survey shows. There Is an STI Epidemic in the United States. We Need CPT Codes for At-Home Diagnostics Now The CDC calls for increased access to sexual health services and prioritization of STI screening and treatment, an all-hands attempt to turn the surge. So why hasn't the American Medical Association (AMA),approved CPT codes for at-home STI testing and linkage to care services? Base-Editing Biotech Beam Restructures, Narrowing Pipeline & Cutting 20% of Staff Sickle cell disease is among the Beam Therapeutics programs spared, and here the company needs to show differentiation from genetic medicines under FDA review from Vertex Pharmaceuticals and Bluebird Bio. Meanwhile, Beam aims to find partners for its research in allogeneic cancer cell therapies and hepatitis B. Inside Memorial Hermann's New Menopause Care Partnership with Midi Health Memorial Hermann Health System in Houston struck a new partnership with Midi Health, a virtual care clinic focused exclusively on women who are navigating menopause. The health system's two main goals for the partnership are to provide another point of access for its patients to manage their health at home and to gather data to inform decisions about which services it should offer to meet women's healthcare needs.

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