Stakeholder panel calls for stronger price transparency enforcement, data accessibility By Dave Muoio FierceHealthcare.com—Many U.S. hospitals have not been publishing their prices, as required by a new law. Now, a panel of researchers, purchasers and regulators is calling for new measures around increasing compliance and the usability of published pricing data.   To

Recuro Health Announces Its $15 Million Series A Round Led by ARCH Venture Partners: Funds Additional Acquisitions Expanding Digital Health Solutions Capabilities, Increased Marketing, Company Growth DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Recuro Health (Recuro), an integrated digital health solutions company that transitions the U.S. healthcare system from a reactive, disease-focused model to a population health, outcomes

Dubai is Open for Business: Surge in International Medical Value Travelers to Aster Hospitals Complement Record Number of Tourists DUBAI, United Arab Emirates & GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aster DM Healthcare, one of the largest private global healthcare service providers with 365 healthcare facilities worldwide, including hospitals at its Dubai

Cryptocurrency Regulation in the Americas…it’s time to let banks make stable e-currency work for everyone Authored by: Eric Maloney, PhDVP Operations, Vesto LLC Roger Taylor, MD, MPA SVP Healthcare Sector, Vesto LLC Summary Countries around the world are grappling with the challenge of how to regulate cryptocurrency, with widely varying approaches. To better understand

Self-insured employers are outmatched by hospitals when negotiating prices, study says By Dave Muoio FierceHealthcare.com—Large self-insured employers often aren’t able to leverage their market heft to bring down the price of medical services at hospitals. The problem? Large employers’ market share is “relatively small” compared to that of local hospitals in many

Aster DM Healthcare and Alisha Moopen, Deputy Managing Director, Receive Harvard Business Council Awards DUBAI, United Arab Emirates & GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aster DM Healthcare Limited, one of the largest private global healthcare service providers with 365 total healthcare facilities worldwide and plans underway for a quaternary hospital in the

CDC’s new guidance for treating COVID-19 long-haulers warns against relying on labs, imaging results alone By Dave Muoio FierceHealthcare.com—The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released new interim guidance late Monday for healthcare providers treating patients with post-COVID conditions—an umbrella term the agency is using to capture a wide range

Now proven against coronavirus, mRNA can do so much more by Maggie Fox CNN.com—When the final Phase 3 data came out last November showing the mRNA vaccines made by Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna were more than 90% effective, Dr. Anthony Fauci had no words. He texted smiley face emojis to a journalist seeking

Women physicians report fewer professional opportunities from online networking By Dave Muoio FierceHealthcare.com—Most male and female physicians say they use social media for professional networking, but the latter group is less likely to report that their time online yielded tangible professional benefits such as speaking opportunities or a scholarship. Among a sample

Biden outlines ways to get COVID-19 vaccine to hesitant Americans as demand ebbs By Robert King FierceHealthcare.com—President Joe Biden laid out a new goal to have 70% of adult Americans get at least their first COVID-19 vaccine shot by the Fourth of July and have 160 million Americans fully vaccinated. The goal, outlined