Two Japanese pharmaceutical companies and a bank are teaming up to form a joint venture to advance therapeutic discoveries from academia. The focus will be innovation from universities in Japan. The post Takeda, Astellas & Sumitomo Mitsui Form Joint Venture to Lift Japanese Innovation From ‘Valley of Death’ appeared first on MedCity News ..read more

Hospital readmissions have a two-fold impact. They not only drive up the cost of care, but they also create a glut of surplus patients in hospitals waiting to be discharged to a limited number of beds at a partner skilled nursing facility. The post Hospital Discharge Backlogs Impacting Patient Outcomes appeared first on MedCity News ..read more

The key is having a holistic approach that identifies the top two or three critical issues and tailors the primary care solution to address those needs. The post Delivering the Right Approach for Virtual Primary Care: 3 Key Insights appeared first on MedCity News ..read more

The diagnostics/medical device track focuses on cardiology this year. The post Which Medtech Startups Will Take Part in the MedCity INVEST Pitch Perfect Contest? appeared first on MedCity News ..read more

Focusing on these areas can help healthcare organizations reduce the incidence of denials, optimize revenue cycle performance and enhance overall patient satisfaction.  The post Transforming Denials Management: Insights and Best Practices for Your Organization appeared first on MedCity News ..read more

The first FDA-approved MASH drug doesn’t treat patients with liver cirrhosis. A new Boehringer Ingelheim/Ochre Bio collaboration is researching regenerative medicines that could treat patients in this most advanced stage of the fatty liver disease. The post Boehringer Ingelheim Strikes Regenerative Med R&D Deal Spanning MASH & More Liver Diseases appeared first on MedCity News ..read more

Two months after a cyberattack on a UnitedHealth Group subsidiary halted payments to some doctors, medical providers say they’re still grappling with the fallout, even though UnitedHealth told shareholders on Tuesday that business is largely back to normal. The post Medical Providers Still Grappling With UnitedHealth Cyberattack: ‘More Devastating Than Covid’ appeared first on MedCity News ..read more

The Commonwealth Fund recently launched the National Task Force on the Future Role of Employers in the U.S. Health System. In 2025, the task force will release a blueprint of actionable recommendations on how employers can improve their coverage. The post Why the Commonwealth Fund Created a Task Force for Employer-Sponsored Insurance appeared first on MedCity News ..read more

In this episode, we’re joined by John Auerbach, senior vice president of federal health at consulting firm ICF. He discusses rising preeclampsia rates and how stakeholders need to act. The post MedCity FemFwd: What Needs To Happen to Improve Preeclampsia Rates? appeared first on MedCity News ..read more

Real-world analysis can provide insights into how factors largely out of rural residents’ control impact health outcomes and access to medical care.  The post How Real-World Data Is Helping Close the Rural-Urban Health Divide appeared first on MedCity News ..read more