UC San Francisco announced a $100 million gift to its renowned Memory and Aging Center (MAC). It is the first gift to name a UCSF division, which will now be the Edward and Pearl Fein Memory and Aging Center. The gift comes without restrictions and will broadly support the Fein MAC’s activities.
Health IT product news from Altera Digital Health, TalkDesk, AVIA, emtelligent, Penguin Ai, Sightview, Tyto Care, Wolters Kluwer Health, Lapsi Health, Teladoc Health, Lindus Health, WebMD Ignite, Axonius, Verato, Surescripts, Collette Health, Net Health, The Efficiency Group, Yosi Health, Ambience Healthcare, Innovaccer, Certara, and more.
By Joe Dolce – Healthcare has a trust problem. One 2024 poll found that only about a third of Americans trusted the U.S. health system, a significant drop from previous years. Another study indicated that trust in physicians and hospitals fell from over 70% in April 2020 to just over 40% in January 2024.
Each recipient has a product with significant potential to address a major national priority, such as meeting a large unmet medical need, reducing downstream health care utilization, addressing a public health crisis, boosting domestic manufacturing, or increasing medication affordability with Most Favored Nation pricing.
Beginning with the 2024 performance period/2026 MIPS payment year, the targeted review period closes 30 days following the release of MIPS payment adjustments (refer to 42 CFR 414.1385(a)(2)).
What makes marketing in the health IT space unique? Who are the movers and shakers? What’s working, what’s trending? Where can you learn more? News from Brafton, KNB Communications, Amendola Communications, Lucem Health, Cuyuna Medical Center, Bamboo Health, and more.
In honor of Cyber Security Awareness Week, this week’s Friday Five takes a look at Women in Cybersecurity (WiCyS), a global organization dedicated to advancing women’s participation and success in the cybersecurity field and all it has to offer.
According to the DEA, too often, unused prescription drugs find their way into the wrong hands. National Prescription Drug Take Back Day addresses this crucial public safety and public health issue. We focus on the facts and events surrounding the day and how you can participate.
For nearly 30 years, the Society for Public Health Education has celebrated National Health Education Week during the third week of October. Our Friday Five provides the daily themes of the week, webinars to attend, information about Health Literacy Month and much more.
It’s October and that means it’s National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. This week’s Friday Five highlights the latest in research breakthroughs, expert advice, prevention strategies, and ways you can get involved to make a difference.
By Bryan M. Dunton Esq. – Wearables and health apps are no longer niche wellness perks but instead have become a cornerstone of modern wellness initiatives. Fitbit, Apple Watch, Garmin, glucose monitors, and app-based coaching programs promise to improve engagement, encourage healthier behaviors, and potentially reduce long-term claims costs.
Health IT product news from SPRY Therapeutics, Ambience Healthcare, Wolters Kluwer Health, UnityAI, symplr, rater8, LabWare, QuidelOrtho, Edifecs, CharmHealth, Ochsner Health, Evidently, Certara, Briya, athenahealth, Medbridge, Valant, Onvida Health. Fairtility, LookDeep Health, Collette Health, ATA, and more.