JUNE 10, 2024 by British Medical Journal Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainOpioid giant Mallinckrodt, selling more than Purdue Pharma in the US, was forced by the courts to publish more than 1.3 million internal documents. In The BMJ, researchers Sergio Sismondo and Maud Bernisson sift through nearly 900 contracts which together reveal a carefully coordinated effort...
JUNE 12, 2024 by Tom Murphy Medical charges are seen in Temple Hills, Md., Monday, June 26, 2023. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Tuesday, June 11, 2024, it is planning a rule that would remove medical bills from credit reports and prevent lenders from making decisions based on medical information. Credit: AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin,...
MAY 30, 2024 Microscopic image of an HIV-infected T cell. Credit: NIAID More than 300 politicians, health experts and celebrities on Thursday called for US pharmaceutical giant Gilead to allow cheap, generic versions of a promising new HIV drug to be produced so it can reach people in developing countries most affected by the deadly...
Medscape Medical News > Conference News > SGIM 2024 Lara Salahi May 17, 2024 BOSTON — Online patient portals have shifted patient expectations of how quickly clinicians respond and provide timely care, which can lead to burnout. But asynchronous care can, in some cases, be compensated and increase physician productivity and enhance patient care, according...
Leigh Page Physicians who misuse the “copy-and-paste” feature in patients’ electronic health records (EHRs) can face serious consequences, including lost hospital privileges, fines, and malpractice lawsuits. In California, a locum tenens physician lost her hospital privileges after repeatedly violating the copy-and-paste policy developed at Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital, Santa Rosa, California. “Her use of copy...
by Ed Stannard, Hartford Courant Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainHealth insurance premiums keep rising and many employees carry high-deductible plans that mean bills of $100 or more for a visit to the doctor. Meanwhile, the CEOs of the top 10 health insurance companies were paid between $13 million and $22 million in total compensation in 2022,...
Beth Snyder BulikSenior Editor(This story is from our new Health Tech newsletter. If you’d like to sign up, just click here.) Eli Lilly has struck a deal with Amazon Pharmacy to deliver its obesity, diabetes and migraine medicines directly to patients. Amazon will work through Lilly’s recently launched LillyDirect telehealth platform. It’s the first time...
by Markian Hawryluk, KFF Health News Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe U.S. spends huge amounts of money on health care that does little or nothing to help patients, and may even harm them. In Colorado, a new analysis shows that the number of tests and treatments conducted for which the risks and costs exceed the benefits...
by Public Library of Science Researchers highlight how manufacturers have listed an increasing number of patents on insulin products over the years. Credit: Towfiqu barbhuiya, Unsplash (CC0, creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)Over the last four decades, insulin manufacturers have extended their periods of market exclusivity on brand-name insulin products by employing several strategies, including filing additional patents on their...
By Susanna Vogel | Associate Editor Hispanolistic via Getty Images Dive Brief:– The CMS continued its crackdown on hospice fraud on Tuesday, announcing nearly 400 hospice facilities may be removed from Medicare if the practices cannot prove they’re legitimate enterprises through address verification.– The agency identified the potentially fraudulent operations by making unannounced visits to...
