Hospitals lost over $48B from claims denials, uncollected bills | TechTarget Revenue leakage worsened for hospitals in 2025, as payers denied more claims and bad debt increased significantly, according to a new report.

#Hospitals reportedly losing significant #revenue from claim denials and #patients not paying bills. Doesn't touch on whether the amounts are accurate or the underlying pricing. Easy to see problems when not looking for all factors. www.techtarget.com/revcyclemana...

Big Pharma's Global Bribery Schemes Exposed In today's episode we're diving into the hidden world of pharmaceutical bribery and its impact on global health. Drawing from official OECD reports, we explore how major drug companies use sham studies, lavish gifts, and offshore shell companies to influence doctors and government officials. These systemic practices do more than just inflate costs; they distort medical decisions and can put patient safety at risk. We examine why over $1.1 billion in sanctions may still be viewed by firms as a mere cost of doing business and what reforms are needed to protect public trust in medicine. References: https://doi.org/10.1017/jme.2026.10237%20https://usrtk.org/healthwire/pharma-bribery-corrupts-health-care-puts-patients-at-risk/ Support our work. Make a small donation. This removes any advertisements and help us continue bringing more interesting topics and confronting mainstream narrative on health. Click the Link to support us: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/foodnourish-deep-dives--6602003/support

📣 New Podcast! "Big Pharma's Global Bribery Schemes Exposed" on @Spreaker #accountability #bribery #compliance #corporate #corruption #ethics #fraud #global #health #healthcare #kickbacks #litigation #medicine #oecd #patients #pharma #regulation #safety #sanctions #transparency

Opioid-related Drug-Drug Interactions and Harm to #Hospitalized #Patients: A Retrospective Multicenter Cohort #Study Date Submitted: Mar 29, 2026. Open Peer Review Period: Mar 30, 2026 - May 25, 2026.

Reminder>> Opioid-related Drug-Drug Interactions and Harm to #Hospitalized #Patients: A Retrospective Multicenter Cohort #Study (preprint) #openscience #PeerReviewMe #PlanP

The effect of adding visual summaries to data visualizations on patient judgments of hypertension control AbstractObjectives. To test the impact of visual summaries of blood pressure (BP) data (eg, stoplight and gradient displays), within the context of a patie

"...simplified verbal summaries alone are effective in helping #patients extract important gist information (i.e., “I am above my goal”) from noisy personal health data." academic.oup.com/jamiaopen/ar...

#MedSky #CardioSky #PatientExperience #HealthLiteracy #PublicHealth #HealthCommunication

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#MafiaState

I’m all for lower drug prices, but this will hurt #patients most.

#Trump sets 100% #drug #tariffs on companies that haven’t lowered prices
Makers of patented #pharmaceuticals can escape the import tax by agreeing to join Trump’s “most favored nation” program to reduce US drug […]

Chaque année, les gastro-entérites sont à l'origine de multiples consultations en médecine générale.
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#conseilspatient #santepatient #SantéPublique #sante #patients #gastro

Longitudinal omics reveals immune repertoire remodeling in myasthenia gravis patients post-tacrolimus therapy - Genes & Immunity Genes & Immunity - Longitudinal omics reveals immune repertoire remodeling in myasthenia gravis patients post-tacrolimus therapy

🔥 #Clinical #Research #Alert
Longitudinal #omics reveals #immune #repertoire remodeling in #myasthenia #gravis #patients post-tacrolimus #therapy

@springernature.com #Genes & #immunity
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

#Wearable Heart Rate Variability-Derived Passive Biomarkers for #Cancer Symptom Screening in #Hospitalized #Patients: Prospective Observational #Study Date Submitted: Mar 29, 2026. Open Peer Review Period: Apr 1, 2026 - May 27, 2026.

#Wearable Heart Rate Variability-Derived Passive Biomarkers for #Cancer Symptom Screening in #Hospitalized #Patients: Prospective Observational #Study (preprint) #openscience #PeerReviewMe #PlanP

In#Patients’ Preferences for Online #Medical Consultation: Evidence from a Discrete Choice Experiment in China Date Submitted: Mar 31, 2026. Open Peer Review Period: Apr 1, 2026 - May 27, 2026.

In#Patients’ Preferences for Online #Medical Consultation: Evidence from a Discrete Choice Experiment in China (preprint) #openscience #PeerReviewMe #PlanP

Monoclonal #antibodies from #COVID19 convalescent #patients target cryptic epitopes for broad #SARS-CoV-2 #neutralization

Monoclonal #antibodies from #COVID19 convalescent #patients target cryptic epitopes for broad #SARS-CoV-2 #neutralization, etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2026/04/mono...

Hospitals in England offered unlimited bonuses for taking patients off waiting lists Exclusive: Cap on payments for patients removed from lists scrapped amid warnings about waits for cancer care

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' #Hospitals in #England are being OFFERED UNLIMITED bonus PAYMENTS to REMOVE #Patients from their WAITING LISTS!The strategy is likely to raise concerns among patient charities that SOME PEOPLE may be WRONGLY REMOVED.
And end-up on a TROLLEY in a #Corridor!
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

NHS GP practices offered cash rewards to not send patients to hospital 'Cash incentives based on how many referrals GPs make have no place in the NHS,' GP leaders say

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' #Doctors’ surgeries are being OFFERED PAYMENTS for NOT SENDING #Patients for TREATMENT or to see a #Specialist in #Hospital,a move condemned as a “dereliction of duty” by experts.'

Cos #Starmer & #Streeting need to FUND the #PrivateVultures who OWN them!
www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...

Impact of an Ambient AI Scribe Among Clinicians and #patients: Real-World Prospective Observational Time-Motion Study Background: Ambient artificial intelligence (#AI) scribes are increasingly used to reduce clinician burnout and cognitive load, although their impact on documentation time remains inconsistent across studies. Most existing real-world impact studies have been conducted in the United States and rely on #ehr time stamps, which may not accurately reflect actual documentation time. Objective: This study aimed to quantify the impact of ambient scribe technology on clinician efficiency and #patient engagement in an out#patient setting using direct observational methods and #patient surveys. Methods: We conducted a prospective, within-clinician quality improvement study at a large academic #medical center in Singapore from December 2024 to May 2025. Nine clinicians participated in matched observation sessions with and without an in-house ambient scribe tool. Five trained observers used standardized time-motion methodology to capture documentation time, proportion of eye contact, and consultation duration across 169 consultations. #patient surveys were administered following consultations using the ambient scribe. Linear mixed-effects models were used to account for clustering within clinicians. Results: Ambient scribe use was associated with a 15.0% reduction in documentation time per consultation (mean 5.3, SD 2.7 minutes to 4.5, SD 2.4 minutes; =.04); a 10.6% increase in proportion of eye contact time (mean 69.6%, SD 18.6% to 77.1%, SD 17.7%; =.009); and no significant change in consultation duration (mean 11.5, SD 6.9 minutes vs 10.9, SD 5.6 minutes; =.42) or total cycle time per #patient (mean 13.7, SD 7.7 minutes vs 13.2, SD 6.3 minutes; =.57), where total cycle time includes preclerking, consultation, and postconsultation documentation. Effects were consistent across new and follow-up #patients. #patient acceptance was favorable: of 39 surveyed #patients, 27 (69.2%) agreed that their physician focused on them more during the consultation, and none expressed discomfort with the technology. Conclusions: This evaluation of ambient scribe use in an Asian #health care setting demonstrates that experienced users achieved reduced documentation time and improved #patient engagement without affecting consultation duration or total time per #patient. The technology was also well accepted by #patients. Taken together, these findings suggest that ambient scribes reallocate clinician effort toward #patient interaction rather than enabling faster #patient turnover, supporting their implementation across diverse #health care settings.

New JMIR MedInform: Impact of an Ambient AI Scribe Among Clinicians and #patients: Real-World Prospective Observational Time-Motion Study

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Colorado’s Democratic AG, Phil Weiser, defended the #law, saying #states have long regulated #medical practices, including treatments carried out through #speech, to protect #patients from substandard care. He warned that a #SCOTUS ruling against #Colorado would undercut the ability of states to […]

Take note: The AI scribe era is here | Medical Economics Ambient artificial intelligence scribes are the biggest shift in clinical documentation in a generation. Here’s what the evidence actually shows.

#AmbientScribe tech is certainly prevalent in #healthcare. Many #clinicians using and seeing material reduction in time to complete notes. Also seeing maturing beyond just transcribing. One ongoing issue is how or if to inform #patients. www.medicaleconomics.com/view/take-no...

Opioid-related Drug-Drug Interactions and Harm to #Hospitalized #Patients: A Retrospective Multicenter Cohort #Study Date Submitted: Mar 29, 2026. Open Peer Review Period: Mar 30, 2026 - May 25, 2026.

Opioid-related Drug-Drug Interactions and Harm to #Hospitalized #Patients: A Retrospective Multicenter Cohort #Study (preprint) #openscience #PeerReviewMe #PlanP

"I will not lift a finger to help doctors if not directly benefiting #patients" - very good to hear that!

I can hold my head high my #healthpolicy #legislative work directly benefits #patients ( #kidney care, #medical #research, #priorauth reform)

Whatever my future in #policy, I will not lift a finger to help doctors if not directly benefiting #patients. The ones profession is abandoning to appease 🤡

A big THANK YOU to Doctors and Physicians in honor of #NationalDoctorsDay and #NationalPhysiciansWeek. The countless hours and care you put into every patient does not go unnoticed & we Stand In Solidarity with you to fight for all our #patients.

#PBMreform #PatientsFirst

Use of Artificial Intelligence and human standardized #Patients to enhance customer discovery interview skills in #Medical students: an Observational Cohort #Study Date Submitted: Mar 13, 2026. Open Peer Review Period: Mar 27, 2026 - May 22, 2026.

Reminder>> Use of Artificial Intelligence and human standardized #Patients to enhance customer discovery interview skills in #Medical students: an Observational Cohort #Study (preprint) #openscience #PeerReviewMe #PlanP

Today, we celebrate the people who carry the weight of healthcare on their shoulders.

Physicians don’t just treat patients, they navigate broken systems and impossible expectations.

And still… they show up. That’s resilience. We see you.

#NationalDoctorsDay #medsky #oncsky #patients #nursesky

#covidlong #patients #inm #désinformationensanté #santépublique #interventionsnonmédicamenteuses #médecineintégrative #evidencebasedmedicine | Jérôme Larché Le Covid long mérite mieux que les fausses promesses de la “médecine intégrative” Le Covid long justifie une approche structurée et pluriprofessionnelle. Certaines interventions non médicamenteuses o...

#CovidLong #Medecine #Santé #Patients #Pacing #Science #Ethique #ApresJ20

Art Is Becoming a Medical Treatment Artistic expression is proving to be such an effective remedy that hospitals are writing it into patients’ charts and putting in-house artists on the payroll.

#Art Is Becoming a #Medical Treatment

#Artistic expression is proving to be such an effective remedy that #hospitals are writing it into #patients’ charts and putting in-house #artists on the payroll.

reasonstobecheerful.world/art-for-heal...

🤝L’objectif de ce partage : vous donner des éléments concrets pour vous informer et échanger avec vos médecins selon votre situation.

#CovidLong #Apresj20 #Pacing #Réhabilitation #Santé #Patients

And I do still enjoy the isolated activity of seeing #patients.
It’s the unit closures and the impossible RVU targets and Blue Cross cutting us off and #Medicaid cuts and #promotions criteria that don’t meet my passions and interests…

None of which I thought about today.

Hey #Leo, you sound like a nice guy, but let me clue you in...

If #prayer worked, #ambulances would take #patients to #churches, not #hospitals.

#Getagrip.

www.ewtnnews.com/vatican/pope...

And..wait till #SpivInASuit, #Streeting..has finished with #OurNHS! This is exactly what his #Darzi-PolyclinicsMark2- aka #PrivateNeighbourhoodCentres are all about! #PrivateEquityVultures seeking a quick-buck, with #Taxpayers saddled with £BILLIONS in repayments! And #patients getting NO CARE!

Increased VH4+JH6+ antibody heavy chain use in plasmablasts from asymptomatic multiple sclerosis patients - Genes & Immunity Genes & Immunity - Increased VH4+JH6+ antibody heavy chain use in plasmablasts from asymptomatic multiple sclerosis patients

🌅 #Research #alert
Increased VH4+JH6+ #antibody heavy chain use in #plasmablasts from #asymptomatic multiple #sclerosis #patients

@springernature.com #Genes & #immunity
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

This is #Starmer & #Streeting's" #NO-CareNHS!Shut-down #Hospitals & replace with #PrivatisedNeighbourhoodClinics! Staffed by"untrained, unqualified,UNWANTED", #PhysicianAssociates AKA #FakeDoctors & #PhonyNurses!😱

#Patients will DIE! FILL IN CONSULTATION👇
consultations.dhsc.gov.uk/reforming-th...

A Pilot Feasibility #Study of an AI-Based Video Analysis System for Physiotherapy Assessment in #Patients With Hemiplegic Stroke Date Submitted: Mar 21, 2026. Open Peer Review Period: Mar 22, 2026 - May 17, 2026.

Reminder>> A Pilot Feasibility #Study of an AI-Based Video Analysis System for Physiotherapy Assessment in #Patients With Hemiplegic Stroke (preprint) #openscience #PeerReviewMe #PlanP