The medical testing overload and how California healthcare organziations are addressing it
Three of the California's largest healthcare purchasers have banded together to promote care that’s safer and more cost-effective.
RAND study: Does telehealth’s increasing popularity undermine healthcare cost savings?
The study zeroed in on patterns of utilization and spending for acute respiratory illnesses since this is the most common reason why people use direct-to-consumer telemedicine services.
With the Rise of AI, What IP Disputes in Healthcare Are Likely to Emerge?
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
Anthem, Blue Shield launch massive California data-sharing effort
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of California announced the formation of the The California Integrated Data Exchange, an $80 million, three-year effort that seeks to share information of some 9 million patients among the state’s top payers and providers in an attempt to bring down healthcare costs and improve outcomes. The two insurers, along […]
Time for a staycation? Some American medical tourists may need only to hop county or state lines
The NYTimes points toward areas of the United States where surgeries may be much cheaper for some patients, in part due to programs trying to drive down costs, in a comment-driven follow-up to the newspaper’s article on medical tourism and the medical device industry. The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) program is the exemplar […]