Prior to the new “RAPID” program announced on Thursday, it could take a year or more for Breakthrough-designated medical devices to earn approval for Medicare coverage. Now regulators say that timeline could be reduced to as little as two months. Prior to the new “RAPID” program announced on Thursday, it could take a year or more for Breakthrough-designated medical devices to earn approval for Medicare coverage. Now regulators say that timeline could be reduced to as little as two months. | | |
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Physician burnout rates continue to fall, and the healthy trend comes alongside strong and stable rates of physician job satisfaction. Physician burnout rates continue to fall, and the healthy trend comes alongside strong and stable rates of physician job satisfaction. | | |
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The largest single component of the overall project is likely to be the high-tech, high-touch hospital that’s now slated for opening in 2030. The largest single component of the overall project is likely to be the high-tech, high-touch hospital that’s now slated for opening in 2030. | | |
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Developer Anthropic released the tool to a small number of organizations in hopes they can find security vulnerabilities. Now comes a report revealing that a group of people on the popular Discord chat app have gained access. Mythos could be used as a powerful cybersecurity weapon. Developer Anthropic released the tool to a small number of organizations in hopes they can find security vulnerabilities. Now comes a report revealing that a group of people on the popular Discord chat app have gained access. Mythos could be used as a powerful cybersecurity weapon. | | |
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The more you maintain good physical fitness from your mid-40s to your mid-60s, the likelier you are to add years to your life and life to your later years. The more you maintain good physical fitness from your mid-40s to your mid-60s, the likelier you are to add years to your life and life to your later years. | | |
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Speaking at a Politico health care policy forum, CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz, MD, said he supports Medicaid, adding that “when you love something, you protect it.” Speaking at a Politico health care policy forum, CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz, MD, said he supports Medicaid, adding that “when you love something, you protect it.” | | |
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Pharmaceutical companies are spending close to $10 billion per year on direct-to-consumer advertising in the U.S. Only the entertainment industry spends more. Is that a good thing? Pharmaceutical companies are spending close to $10 billion per year on direct-to-consumer advertising in the U.S. Only the entertainment industry spends more. Is that a good thing? | | |
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In the three or so years since it burst into healthcare, ambient AI scribe technology has run away with the win in the market-uptake race. What has been the return on investment in all those software packages? In the three or so years since it burst into healthcare, ambient AI scribe technology has run away with the win in the market-uptake race. What has been the return on investment in all those software packages? | | |
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Family physicians and other primary care providers don’t mind being held to account for care quality by healthcare administrators. The rub is that multiple other stakeholders often demand similar levels of answerability, pulling the doctors in different directions at once. Family physicians and other primary care providers don’t mind being held to account for care quality by healthcare administrators. The rub is that multiple other stakeholders often demand similar levels of answerability, pulling the doctors in different directions at once. | | |
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Of all lawsuits filed against patients in 2024 in one U.S. state, physician practices and other non-hospital healthcare entities accounted for 80% of cases. That’s a complete inversion from just six years prior. Of all lawsuits filed against patients in 2024 in one U.S. state, physician practices and other non-hospital healthcare entities accounted for 80% of cases. That’s a complete inversion from just six years prior. | | |
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