Katie Adams is a senior reporter for MedCity News, focusing on providers and healthcare technology. With a strong background in medicine and healthcare, she covers themes such as digital health, healthcare administration, and AI platforms, while also exploring topics related to patient care and alternative investments. Katie's work has been featured in notable outlets including Becker's Healthcare, The Boston Globe, and LegalTech News.
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Katie Adams' coverage primarily focuses on the healthcare and pharmaceutical industry, with a strong emphasis on private sector announcements and press releases. She often cites data to support her articles. If you are pitching to Katie, consider providing well-supported statistics or insider information regarding recent hires, layoffs, innovations in healthcare technology, challenges facing medical facilities such as operating margins growth or patient trust issues.
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By: Katie Adams
The current prior authorization process in U.S. healthcare constitutes a crisis, according to Jesse Ehrenfeld, immediate past president of the American Medical Association. Prior authorization is wasting clinicians' time, delaying care and deepening public distrust — yet, payers show little urgency in fixing this problem, he said.
Sanford Health has expanded its virtual care strategy to improve access for rural patients while also supporting better physician training and retention. By combining tech with a new virtual care center, the health system is seeking to deliver more consistent care and address workforce shortages across the Midwest.
Medtronic’s move to turn its diabetes division into a separate company allows it to step away from a lower-profit, consumer-oriented segment of its business, while also giving the diabetes unit more room to focus and compete in its own crowded market.
By: Katie Adams
May has seen a slew of executive hires, exits and layoffs across the healthcare industry. For example, the American Medical Association and TigerConnect named new CEOs, and Google and UnitedHealth Group have seen key executives leave their roles. There were also layoffs at organizations including Devoted Health and New York-Presbyterian.
By: Katie Adams
Pear Suite recently won the payer/provider technology track of MedCity News’ INVEST Pitch Perfect contest. The startup provides a software platform for community health workers that helps them share data, submit claims and maintain compliance.
By: Katie Adams
Hospitals saw improved financial performance during the first four months of the year, with operating margins rising to 3.3% thanks to higher patient volumes and more efficient throughput. However, experts warn that hospitals remain financially vulnerable as non-labor expenses continue to rise.
By: Katie Adams
Ardent Health is deploying virtual nurse technology to ease workflow burdens on bedside nurses by offloading routine tasks — and its nurse turnover rate has dropped from 15.5% to 9.5%. The health system is also using virtual specialty consults to enhance care in rural hospitals, cutting unnecessary transfers by 85% and enabling more patients to receive quality care close to home.
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