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Hospital executives should rethink the immediate impulse to achieve savings by cutting pharmacy jobs and instead focus on fixing this integral part of a hospital system’s functionality.

By continuing an open discussion on precision medicine and precision care, we can truly accelerate pharmacogenomic testing to its full potential and focus on providing the highest quality care to those who need it most.

Walking into a doctor’s office and facing the bright, fluorescent lights. Sitting on the rough, crinkly paper on the exam table. Repeatedly filling out the same dense intake forms about your health history. Situations like these can be an annoyance for neurotypical patients. For neurodivergent patients, they’re obstacles to getting adequate care. One in five adults in the US is neurodivergent, including those experiencing conditions like autism, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADH...

Merck recently became the first drugmaker to sue the federal government over its Medicare drug price negotiation program. The company's lawsuit argues that the program violates the Constitution’s First and Fifth Amendments, but healthcare law expert Robin Feldman said the defense doesn't have any legs.

ViewFi will power Transcarent’s orthopedic consult solution, which will be part of Transcarent’s surgery care services. Through Transcarent’s app, patients will be able to have a virtual diagnostic consultation with an orthopedic provider in less than two days.

Appropriate Medicare reimbursement of high-intensity focused ultrasound for prostate disease is a significant development for the treatment for men 65 years and older today.

Yuvo Health — a startup focused on enabling value-based care at FQHCs — recently raised $20.2 million in Series A funding. The company is using the money to expand its reach from New York to Ohio.

Through American Cancer Society and Color Health's new partnership, employers and unions will have better access to cancer screenings, cancer education and clinical support.

A breadth of healthcare data, including EMR data, claims, and patient-reported available for innovative use cases offer examples of how modular API solutions have improved outcomes.

A study published in JAMA Internal Medicine discovered that the cost of providing evidence-based solutions for food, housing, transportation and care coordination is $60 per member per month on average. Existing federal funding covers $27 per member per month, less than half of the total cost.