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The lofty ideas floated and billion-dollar deals sealed at J.P. Morgan鈥檚 elite annual conference stand in stark contrast to the uncertainty that clouds health care outside its confines.
One Indiana addiction specialist doesn't shy away from telemedicine, but he still requires in-person visits to begin and maintain his patients' Suboxone prescriptions.
A handful of Silicon Valley start-ups are trying to usher medical billing into the 21st century by creating smartphone apps to help consumers navigate their health insurance paperwork.
鈥淚t鈥檚 unconscionable that such a basic, security 101 flaw could still exist at a major health care provider,鈥 says one cybersecurity expert.
In a region where bears outnumber people, a small medical facility sets a modern example for rural hospitals on life support.
An electronic consulting and referral system adopted by the county鈥檚 safety net public health system in 2012 has reduced waiting times for appointments with specialists and eliminated the need for such appointments in a significant number of cases, according to a new study in the journal Health Affairs.
An Obama administration veteran will take the helm of Cal INDEX as it combines with the Inland Empire Health Information Exchange, creating a database covering nearly 17 million patients.
The state鈥檚 five-year-plan 鈥 focused on prevention and ensuring rapid and equal access to treatment 鈥 is nothing if not ambitious.
Officials at the state exchange say they have fixed their computer system to stop switching some low-income pregnant women into Medi-Cal without their approval.
According to the neurobiologist heading a much-publicized effort funded by Facebook鈥檚 Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, putting scientists and engineers under one roof will be key.
A big backlog of applications at the state鈥檚 licensing board is holding up hiring by hospitals and making it difficult for recent nurse graduates 鈥 and experienced nurses from out of state 鈥 to work.
Some hospitals and other medical providers are experimenting with ride-hailing services to help patients without access to cars get to their appointments.
A study published in Health Affairs concludes that the idea of coordinating prescription refill timelines for people with multiple chronic conditions could improve their medication adherence and health outcomes.
California is the first state to begin building an up-to-date database to improve the diagnosis and treatment of cancer.
A small group of advocates and entrepreneurs is using mobile phones and digital scales to make a difference in the health of poor people, too.
Hospitals share patient records of 鈥渟uper-users鈥 to save money and avoid duplicating medical treatment.
Employers and insurers are installing sophisticated kiosks in more workplaces so that workers can quickly consult a doctor offsite when they take ill at work.
Electronic health records increasingly include automated alert systems pegged to patients鈥 health information. In some cases, though, the sheer volume of these messages has become unmanageable.
The Food and Drug Administration has introduced a simplified form that doctors will use to seek FDA approval to treat seriously ill patients with experimental drugs after other options run out.
The problem won鈥檛 be fixed until September, though the state鈥檚 congressional delegation calls for quick action.
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