CMS unveiled a Feb. 9 proposal to reshape the federal health insurance marketplace, with proposed changes aimed at cutting healthcare costs, promoting competition and improving program integrity, according to the agency.  HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz, MD, introduced the Notice of Benefit and Payment...

Wearables and other digital health solutions are associated with physical activity gains in stroke survivors, the American Journal of Managed Care reported. The tech tools weren’t as effective with weight management of poststroke patients, according to the meta-review by Cleveland Clinic researchers. “The most impressive results, or the most meaningful...

For many hospital and health system executives, the CIO role has shifted over the last several years. Technology leaders are no longer evaluated primarily on uptime, cybersecurity or project delivery; they are increasingly expected to demonstrate how digital strategy contributes directly to enterprise value from workforce efficiency to growth, access...

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A 7-year-old boy presents to the children’s emergency department with fever and cough. He’s alert, well-hydrated, and playful in the waiting room. To rule out UTI, a urine dipstick is performed: no nitrites, no leukocytes… but 3+ glucose. A capillary blood glucose is 5.8 mmol/L. Ketones are negative. Is this...

You’re a few months into your first paediatrics rotation, and you’re finally finding your rhythm. Nebs? Charted. Sats probes? Miraculously working. Sticky toddlers in A&E with viral-induced wheeze? Bring them on. So, when you’re called to review a 3-year-old with a persistent cough, poor weight gain, and yet another course...