Electronic Record Giant Epic Touts Real-Time Insurer Reviews Amid Industry Scrutiny

Electronic health record giant Epic Systems is working with medical care providers and two of the nation’s largest health insurers to speed prior authorization reviews.

Health Insurer Centene’s Chief Financial Officer To Step Down

Centene, one of the nation’s largest providers of Obamacare, said chief financial officer Drew Asher plans to step down as chief financial officer in December.

3 ‘Vital Stories’ Films Had World Premieres At Tribeca Festival

The Tribeca and Eli Lilly “Vital Stories” program at the Tribeca Film Festival premiered short films Reconstructing Charlie, Run It Back and Do I Know You From Somewhere?

NIH Reportedly Flagging, Freezing Policy-Focused Grant Applications

Political appointees of U.S. President Donald Trump have reportedly been “flagging and freezing policy-focused grant applications” to the National Institutes of Health.

‘Pheromone Maxxing’ TikTok Dating Trend Has People Not Showering

“Pheromone maxxing’ has people talking about skipping showers, avoiding deodorant usage, choosing to wear sweaty shirts and even drinking one’s own urine before a date.

4 Active Salmonella Outbreaks. 2 With Sources ID’d: Jalapeños, Eggs

The FDA currently lists 12 different ongoing foodborne illness outbreaks. Four are Salmonella ones with two triggering recalls of jalapeños and eggs so far.

NIH Proposes Big Change In How Grants Applications Evaluated

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is proposing yet another significant change in its grant review process, moving away from numerical scores for applications.

Insurer Denials High In Medicare Advantage, Medicaid And Obamacare, Report Says

Health insurers denied “at least 1 in 8 standard requests” when prior authorization was required across Medicare Advantage, Medicaid and Obamacare last year, KFF said.

Bitter Lessons From The EMR For The AI Experiment

The digitization of medical records, mandated by the HITECH Act of 2009, achieved near-universal adoption but brought substantial unintended consequences.

Sick Kids, Stalled Science: America’s Pediatric Health Funding Crisis

Pediatric health is critically underfunded, despite 1/3 of the global population being kids. But the ROI of investing in kids yields profound health and economic returns.