In the News: April 12–19
By Sg2 TeamThis week: CMS final rule lets states define essential health benefits; health system expansion may result in patient safety risks; and the FDA approves the first autonomous AI medical device
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This week: CMS final rule lets states define essential health benefits; health system expansion may result in patient safety risks; and the FDA approves the first autonomous AI medical device
This week: The utility of wearables for cardiac patients, physician group acquisitions by insurers due to Medicare Advantage and youth suicide rates
mHealth apps have been shown to increase patient participation in clinical trials, yet many life science organizations have been reluctant to adopt them. This reluctance persists, despite a survey showing...
“Digiceuticals” Are Gaining Steam For several months now, the FDA has been approving mHealth apps (also known as digital therapeutics or “digiceuticals”) to treat everything from diabetes to substance abuse....
AliveCor recently released the results of several studies of their smartphone enabled ECG, Kardia Mobile. The studies demonstrated the technologies’ capabilities to detect atrial fibrillation (AFib). One of the studies,...
Despite significant progress in regards to virtual health reimbursement, substantial improvements remain necessary. According to a recent study by the Center for Connected Health Policy, current private parity laws give...
As virtual health technologies continue to proliferate, the fragmented nature of the data they generate presents an ever growing challenge. In particular, how best to aggregate and store data accessibly...
Increasingly, mHealth is being recognized as a powerful source of the necessary individual data to support large scale population health initiatives. One example of how mHealth data is being used...
As has long been rumored, 12 national health systems, including Cedars-Sinai Health in Los Angeles, Geisinger Health System and Dignity Health, have been working with Apple to establish a way...
This week: Inducing stem cells using CRISPR; Idaho tries to loosen state-based plan requirements; and Medicaid expansion’s association with hospital financial health
This week: Tax reform bill passes House and Senate, gene therapy for hemophilia, a nationally backed continuum of care for mental health and the repeal of net neutrality
This week: Proposed rule for 2019 public exchanges, genome sequencing in NICUs, and the proportion of hospital-associated medical care in the ED.
While efforts to make changes to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) have been loud, direct and headline grabbing, the potential reversal of net neutrality policy has proven...
Precision medicine is so broad, you need to focus your investment. This post describes the 3 main activities—screening, diagnostics and therapeutics—associated with precision medicine and outlines which service lines are being...
This week: Price shopping barriers, uncertainty for CMS mandatory bundles, and cybersecurity
Sg2 is dedicated to helping our clients interpret the latest news and trends in health care. Below you’ll find our analysis of this week’s key industry headlines, along with links...
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