by Jessica Casebolt | May 23, 2024 | Providers, Tea Leaves
Mayo Clinic is partnering with Zipline to provide drone delivery service for medications and supplies directly to patients’ homes as part of its advanced hospital-at-home program. The health system will integrate Zipline’s Platform 2 drone system into its...
by Jessica Casebolt | May 23, 2024 | Payers, Tea Leaves
UnitedHealth-owned Optum Rx, one of the biggest pharmacy benefit managers in the U.S., is launching a new drug pricing model next year meant to make payers’ spending on pharmaceuticals more predictable. The model, called Clear Trend Guarantee, combines costs that used...
by Jessica Casebolt | May 23, 2024 | Opioid/Substance Use Disorders, Tea Leaves
Fentanyl, a pervasive killer in America’s illicit drug supply, is increasingly landing in the hands of teens across the region and nation, worrying providers who say treatment options for youths are limited. Across the country, fentanyl has largely fueled a more than...
by Jessica Casebolt | May 22, 2024 | Providers, Tea Leaves
Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago announced Monday that it “is no longer addressing an active cybersecurity matter” and has reactivated patient-facing systems that were taken offline over three and a half months ago. Illinois’ largest...
by Jessica Casebolt | May 22, 2024 | Life Sciences, Tea Leaves
A new study found that a remote patient monitoring program reduced costs and improved outcomes for heart failure patients. The program demonstrated a significant 52 percent cost reduction per month for Medicare beneficiaries. The study involved over 350 patients and...
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