The Associated Press nevertheless reported that fewer patients were using hydroxychloroquine than before. Meanwhile, two large studies from hospitals in the New York City area indicated that the drug did not improve rates of mortality among hospitalized patients.
A preprint retrospective analysis among 368 patients hospitalized with Covid-19 in the VA system found no benefit and a higher degree of death from hydroxychloroquine. A panel of experts also recommended against using the drug with azithromycin outside of trials due to potential toxicity.
Monica Vajani, Executive Director for mHUB’s MedTech Accelerator, discusses how mHUB is helping innovators transition healthcare towards value-based care.
The Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense rolled out a joint health information exchange that would make it easier to share records with community providers.
The goal of the partnership is to improve opioid use-related patient-provider interactions and boost health outcomes for veterans with chronic pain who are at risk for opioid misuse.
The contract, to provide comprehensive genomic sequencing to VA cancer patients, affords significant opportunities to conduct clinical research, a company executive said.
Civica Rx, announced earlier this year, formally established with $30 million in philanthropy money, a former Amgen exec as CEO and a focus on 14 drugs facing shortages.
These strategies and practices can significantly shorten the life cycle of claims, leading to quicker resolutions and improved financial outcomes.
Shortly after the VA inked a $10 billion contract with Cerner, President Trump unexpectedly announced he will nominate VA Acting Secretary Robert Wilkie to lead the department permanently.
Alphabet's artificial intelligence arm DeepMind and the Department of Veterans Affairs will analyze patterns from 700,000 historical, depersonalized patient medical records to see if machine learning can pinpoint risk factors for patient deterioration.
A report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office and a December 12 EHR interoperability summit provide a bit of insight on the VA, VistA and health IT at the federal level.
As the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs contemplates scrapping its long-held VistA EHR, a new Black Book report shows Cerner might be the best replacement option.
The path forward is clear: employers must evaluate their health plan the same way they do their Saturday shopping excursion.
While striving to decrease veteran suicide rates, the Department of Veterans Affairs is considering getting rid of its VistA EHR system.
GlobalMed CEO and founder Joel Barthelemy said TreatMD’s Miami office will be maintained and will play an important role in future growth.
The VA is stepping up with new program to bring exoskeleton technology to those with spinal cord injuries.
Jon Stewart is officially wrapping up his glorious stretch with The Daily Show, and for that reason, we take a look back at a few of the many times the show touched on healthcare.
In this audio recording, former Veterans Affairs CTO Peter Levin, who led development of Blue Button, discusses why patient engagement and interoperability of health information have been so difficult outside of the closed VA system.