Report: How MA Plan Design Affects Utilization, Health Equity
A new study found that enrollees with zero-premium MA plans are three times as likely to be non-White compared to other MA enrollees and traditional Medicare enrollees.
Report: MA Members Have Better Quality Outcomes than FFS Members
Medicare Advantage members have fewer readmissions, fewer preventable hospitalizations and lower rates of high-risk medication use than traditional Medicare, new research by Harvard Medical School and Inovalon shows.
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Market Trends to Watch for Health Systems and Their Specialty Pharmacies
The future looks bright for the integrated specialty pharmacy model – for health systems, providers, and most importantly, for patients.
Study: MA Beneficiaries Have Lower Utilization Than Traditional Medicare
A new study found that MA beneficiaries have more than 50% fewer inpatient stays and 22% fewer emergency department visits than traditional Medicare enrollees.
Google rolls out health research app
Google rolled out a Health Studies app, a rival to Apple's research app. To start, it will offer a study on respiratory illness in conjunction with Harvard Medical School and Boston Children’s Hospital.
US, UK researchers win Nobel Prize for medicine for research on cells’ adaption to oxygen availability
The Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology went to Drs. William Kaelin, Gregg Semenza and Peter Ratcliffe. Their research has led to new strategies for treating diseases like cancers and anemia.
FDA, Brigham and Women’s Hospital RWE project seeks to predict Phase IV trials
Software company Aetion said Wednesday that the regulatory agency and hospital would expand the real-world evidence partnership they announced last year.
Health Executives on Digital Transformation in Healthcare
Hear executives from Quantum Health, Surescripts, EY, Clinical Architecture and Personify Health share their views on digital transformation in healthcare.
Harvard Health and Outcome Health are delivering more expertise to the doctor’s office
Through their collaboration, the organizations are using Outcome Health's technology to bring the knowledge of Harvard Medical School clinicians to waiting rooms and exam rooms.
Harvard Medical School offers 10-week online courses for $800 a pop
Harvard Medical School is giving students of all stripes a way to learn about medicine and healthcare through its HMX Fundamentals program.
‘Monopoly’ rights drive drug prices higher in the U.S., study says
Policymakers must find a way to tighten rules and strengthen oversight surrounding patent protections and exclusivity without chilling innovation. the study said.
Veritas Genetics announces myGenome, the world’s first whole genome test for less than $1,000
Other commercial tests only explore a small portion of the genome with gene panels - myGenome would essentially replace the need for any of those individually.
Reducing Clinical and Staff Burnout with AI Automation
As technology advances, AI-powered tools will increasingly reduce the administrative burdens on healthcare providers.
NEJM: It’s time for ‘patient-driven health information economy’
Now that there is a system of EHRs in place, smartphones are widespread and consumer demand for access to their health records is growing, it may be easier to achieve the data liquidity that eluded previous PHR purveyors.
Can breastfeeding potentially do more harm than good?
Breastfeeding could present some issues for an infant based on chemicals in a woman's body, but is formula really better?
Harvard Medical School study finds symptom checker websites unreliable
A Harvard Medical School study reviewed 23 sites, such as WebMD, the Mayo Clinic and DocResponse. One third listed the correct diagnosis as the first option for patients.
Rapid Ebola diagnostic test can detect virus in minutes
The new rapid diagnostic test, developed by Corgenix, is called the ReEBOV Antigen Rapid Test kit, which can be done at the bedside with a drop of blood.
Psychiatry is starting to embrace wearables (video)
Wearables are starting to pop up everywhere in medicine — except, perhaps, actual clinical settings. Even a staid organization like the American Psychiatric Association had some on hand at its 168th annual meeting this week, as this video illustrates.