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The deficiency of nurse-specific billing data makes nurses literally and figuratively invisible in terms of political and financial decision-making capacity within the U.S. healthcare sector.

Frequency Therapeutics said its hearing loss drug candidate failed to beat a placebo in its second mid-stage clinical trial. The biotech is now focusing its regenerative medicine platform on the development of a multiple sclerosis drug not expected to reach the clinic until next year.

Tilt Biotherapeutics, Evonetix, and Garuda Therapeutics are among the biotech startups that raised money in the past week.

The Health Affairs study found that in 2006, 10.7% of primary care visits addressed mental health concerns, compared 15.9% by 2016 and 2018, representing a 50% increase.

Here is a selection of recent executive hires, departures and layoffs occurring across the healthcare industry.

New York City-based eFamilyCare offers an app that caregivers can use to connect with care advisers via chat or video. This adviser can provide coaching, help caregivers find services and collaborate with providers. The expanded partnership comes after the two organizations launched a pilot program in 2022.

Behavioral health will continue to take center stage in 2023. It is critical that industry stakeholders collaborate to identify critical mental health needs and leverage available technology to produce meaningful change.

The power of digital health in helping people manage pain is clear, yet it remains untapped potential. All the players, from digital health vendors to payers and providers, need to work together to make it a scalable reality.

The Journey recently launched as a Phoenix-based venture studio designed to create new healthcare startups with diverse founders. The studio works with entrepreneurs from underrepresented backgrounds across the country, helping them prototype, scale and commercialize digital health platforms.

MedCity News is launching a new podcast called MedCity Moves focusing on healthcare's corporate ladder. Published monthly, episodes will provide a summary of notable executive appointments and layoff news — as well as an interview with a recently-appointed healthcare leader or anyone that is experiencing a shift in their job.