Arundhati Parmar, Author at MedCity News https://medcitynews.com/author/aparmar/ Healthcare technology news, life science current events Tue, 26 Sep 2023 14:24:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.1 https://medcitynews.com/uploads/2021/03/cropped-mblue-32x32.png Arundhati Parmar, Author at MedCity News https://medcitynews.com/author/aparmar/ 32 32 40682243 MedCity Pivot Podcast: Tackling Rare Disease With Someone Who Was Touched By It https://medcitynews.com/2023/09/medcity-pivot-podcast-tackling-rare-disease-with-someone-who-was-touched-by-it/ https://medcitynews.com/2023/09/medcity-pivot-podcast-tackling-rare-disease-with-someone-who-was-touched-by-it/#respond Tue, 26 Sep 2023 14:24:03 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=649815

Rich Horgan believes that there’s an alternative path to drug development that can lower costs and the time it takes to bring drugs to market. He is trying to apply it to the field of rare and ultra-rare diseases.

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What Impact Will California’s New “Transaction Review” Law Have? https://medcitynews.com/2023/08/what-impact-will-californias-new-transaction-review-law-have/ https://medcitynews.com/2023/08/what-impact-will-californias-new-transaction-review-law-have/#respond Wed, 30 Aug 2023 23:05:25 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=647070

California passed a law last year aimed at controlling rising healthcare costs that gave the state the ability to scrutinize healthcare deals of a certain size involving California companies. What impact can it have?

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MedCity Pivot Podcast: A Conversation With Unlearn.AI CEO About Clinical Trials https://medcitynews.com/2023/08/medcity-pivot-podcast-a-conversation-with-unlearn-ceo-about-clinical-trials/ https://medcitynews.com/2023/08/medcity-pivot-podcast-a-conversation-with-unlearn-ceo-about-clinical-trials/#respond Wed, 23 Aug 2023 17:29:07 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=646194

The founder and CEO of Unlearn.AI seeks to make clinical trials more efficient and less costly by leveraging its Digital Twin technology. If the company is successful, drugs could potentially be brought to market sooner and in a cost effective manner.

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Here’s Why Many Americans Are Unable to Afford Their Drugs https://medcitynews.com/2023/08/heres-why-many-americans-are-unable-to-afford-their-drugs/ https://medcitynews.com/2023/08/heres-why-many-americans-are-unable-to-afford-their-drugs/#respond Mon, 21 Aug 2023 04:26:43 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=645885 Money pile and medicine pills representing medical expenses

Pharmaceutical manufacturers say high U.S. prices support research and development and point out that Americans tend to get new treatments first. But recent research has shown that the price of a drug is related neither to the amount of research and development required to bring it to market nor its therapeutic value.

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MedCity Pivot Podcast: Season 3 Launches With A Conversation On the Potential Toxicity of Immunotherapy https://medcitynews.com/2023/07/medcity-pivot-podcast-season-2-launches-with-a-conversation-on-the-potential-toxicity-of-immunotherapy/ https://medcitynews.com/2023/07/medcity-pivot-podcast-season-2-launches-with-a-conversation-on-the-potential-toxicity-of-immunotherapy/#respond Mon, 24 Jul 2023 22:21:14 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=642483

Transformations in the Life Sciences is the focus of the second season of the MedCity Pivot Podcast. My personal journey as a caregiver of a cancer patient made me choose Dr. Sumanta Pal, co-director of the City of Hope’s Liver Cancer program as a guest after he co-authored an interesting study on immunotherapy that was published in the Lancet.

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New York Signs Law To Protect State Providers Providing Abortion Drug Telemed Services to Out-of-State Patients https://medcitynews.com/2023/06/new-york-signs-law-to-protect-state-providers-providing-abortion-drugs-and-services-to-out-of-state-patients/ https://medcitynews.com/2023/06/new-york-signs-law-to-protect-state-providers-providing-abortion-drugs-and-services-to-out-of-state-patients/#respond Mon, 26 Jun 2023 16:15:23 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=639339

New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed new legislation that will protect the state’s doctors, medical providers and facilitators who prescribe abortion care telehealth services to patients outside of New York from litigation in states where abortion services are banned or restricted.

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MedCity Pivot Podcast: 2 Perspectives on how AI Can Soothe Burnout, Burden of Prior Authorization https://medcitynews.com/2023/06/medcity-pivot-podcast-2-perspectives-on-how-ai-can-soothe-burnout-burden-of-prior-authorization/ https://medcitynews.com/2023/06/medcity-pivot-podcast-2-perspectives-on-how-ai-can-soothe-burnout-burden-of-prior-authorization/#respond Wed, 21 Jun 2023 23:02:25 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=638901

I interview Punit Singh Soni, CEO of Suki and Niall O’Connor, CTO, Cohere Health to evaluate two areas where AI can have an outsize impact: clinical documentation and prior authorization.

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INVEST Digital Health Conference in Dallas Will Probe True Value and Not Fanciful Valuation https://medcitynews.com/2023/06/invest-digital-health-conference-in-dallas-will-probe-true-value-and-not-fanciful-valuation/ https://medcitynews.com/2023/06/invest-digital-health-conference-in-dallas-will-probe-true-value-and-not-fanciful-valuation/#respond Thu, 15 Jun 2023 22:40:36 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=638397

In an environment where capital isn’t as easy to access, INVEST Digital Health conference will seek to arm you with the right connections and meaningful insight to navigate an environment where ROI is king. Hear from payers, providers, startups, life sciences executives, VCs and more.

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MedCity Pivot Podcast: It’s Time To Talk About Responsible AI https://medcitynews.com/2023/05/medcity-pivot-podcast-its-time-to-talk-about-responsible-ai/ https://medcitynews.com/2023/05/medcity-pivot-podcast-its-time-to-talk-about-responsible-ai/#respond Fri, 26 May 2023 21:55:19 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=636193

A conversation with Suchi Saria, associate professor of medicine at John Hopkins University and director of its Machine Learning and Healthcare Lab about responsible AI.

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Small, Rural Communities Have Become Abortion Access Battlegrounds https://medcitynews.com/2023/05/small-rural-communities-have-become-abortion-access-battlegrounds/ https://medcitynews.com/2023/05/small-rural-communities-have-become-abortion-access-battlegrounds/#respond Wed, 24 May 2023 03:11:09 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=635713

The quest to enact local bans has become particularly acute in small towns, like West Wendover, Nevada, and Hobbs, New Mexico, which are situated by borders between states that have restricted abortion and states where laws preserve access.

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How a Rural Health System Is Looking at Virtual Care and Remote Patient Monitoring https://medcitynews.com/2023/05/how-a-rural-health-system-is-looking-at-virtual-care-and-remote-patient-monitoring/ https://medcitynews.com/2023/05/how-a-rural-health-system-is-looking-at-virtual-care-and-remote-patient-monitoring/#respond Wed, 17 May 2023 03:30:40 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=634795

In a wide-ranging interview, Sanford Health’s president of virtual care explained how virtual care may be well suited to rural populations.

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‘Abortion Trafficking’: Taking a Minor Out of State for an Abortion Is Now a Crime in Idaho: https://medcitynews.com/2023/05/abortion-trafficking-taking-a-minor-out-of-state-for-an-abortion-is-now-a-crime-in-idaho/ https://medcitynews.com/2023/05/abortion-trafficking-taking-a-minor-out-of-state-for-an-abortion-is-now-a-crime-in-idaho/#respond Tue, 09 May 2023 16:03:41 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=633981

The law creates a crime of “abortion trafficking” and criminalizes the “recruiting, harboring, or transporting” of minors without parental consent

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Season 2 of MedCity Pivot Podcast Launches with Conversation of Zephyr AI CTO [Sponsored] https://medcitynews.com/2023/04/season-2-of-medcity-pivot-podcast-launches-with-conversation-of-zephyr-ai-ceo/ https://medcitynews.com/2023/04/season-2-of-medcity-pivot-podcast-launches-with-conversation-of-zephyr-ai-ceo/#respond Thu, 27 Apr 2023 00:26:10 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=632661

Season 2 of our MedCity Pivot Podcast launches today with a conversation about how AI can be leveraged to transform precision medicine.

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Social Media Is Touting New Weight Loss Drugs. Are Regulators Watching? https://medcitynews.com/2023/04/social-media-is-touting-new-weight-loss-drugs-are-regulators-watching/ https://medcitynews.com/2023/04/social-media-is-touting-new-weight-loss-drugs-are-regulators-watching/#respond Wed, 19 Apr 2023 19:04:30 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=631794

Competition to claim a market that could be worth $100 billion a year for drugmakers alone has triggered a wave of advertising that has provoked the concern of regulators and doctors worldwide.

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Payers Can Reform Prior Authorization to Make it Faster, Smoother But Will It Satisfy the AMA? https://medcitynews.com/2023/04/payers-can-reform-prior-authorization-to-make-it-faster-smoother-but-will-it-satisfy-the-ama/ https://medcitynews.com/2023/04/payers-can-reform-prior-authorization-to-make-it-faster-smoother-but-will-it-satisfy-the-ama/#respond Tue, 18 Apr 2023 18:20:05 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=631389

In a recent interview, Dr. Jesse Ehrenfeld, the president-elect at the American Medical Association, outlined how the major pain point of physicians has gone from the EHR to prior authorizations requests. But none of the individual efforts that payers are making is enough.

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Why Sofinnova is Betting on the Confluence of Digital Technology and the Life Sciences https://medcitynews.com/2023/04/why-sofinnova-is-betting-on-the-confluence-of-digital-technology-and-the-life-sciences/ https://medcitynews.com/2023/04/why-sofinnova-is-betting-on-the-confluence-of-digital-technology-and-the-life-sciences/#respond Tue, 04 Apr 2023 23:07:54 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=630159

Paris-based Sofinnova Partners announced last week that it has launched a new strategy aimed at investing in a new breed of startups that straddle the lines between data and biology.

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MedCity Pivot: Blue Shield of California CEO Says Value of HealthTech Has Been Mixed So Far https://medcitynews.com/2023/03/medcity-pivot-blue-shield-of-california-ceo-says-value-of-healthtech-has-been-mixed-so-far/ https://medcitynews.com/2023/03/medcity-pivot-blue-shield-of-california-ceo-says-value-of-healthtech-has-been-mixed-so-far/#respond Thu, 30 Mar 2023 17:38:30 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=629496

Paul Markovich believes in the value of health tech in managing both chronic diseases and in general health and wellness. In this episode, he talks about the company’s Wellvolution platform and the digital tools that are offered there to members, now even to those on Medicaid.

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The Areas That Intermountain Health’s CIO Wants To Address With Technology (And the One He Doesn’t) https://medcitynews.com/2023/03/the-areas-that-intermountain-healths-cio-wants-to-address-with-technology-and-the-one-he-doesnt/ https://medcitynews.com/2023/03/the-areas-that-intermountain-healths-cio-wants-to-address-with-technology-and-the-one-he-doesnt/#respond Wed, 29 Mar 2023 03:01:36 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=629271

In an interview at the Vive conference in Nashville, Tennessee, Craig Richardville, Intermountain’s chief digital and information officer outlined the three areas of priority for Intermountain Health for which technology can be leveraged. But when it comes to a major headache for CIOs, Richardville seems to suggest that a government-led all-hands-on-deck approach is what is needed.

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“Culling of the Herd”: How One CEO Believes SVB’s Failure May Accelerate M&A in Healthtech https://medcitynews.com/2023/03/culling-of-the-herd-how-one-ceo-believes-svbs-failure-may-accelerate-ma-in-healthtech/ https://medcitynews.com/2023/03/culling-of-the-herd-how-one-ceo-believes-svbs-failure-may-accelerate-ma-in-healthtech/#respond Wed, 22 Mar 2023 04:26:14 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=628350

Included Health CEO Owen Tripp believes that the sudden demise of Silicon Valley Bank may actually lead to a “culling of the herd” as healthtech companies yet to prove their value will stop functioning as standalone companies or get bought by larger companies with stable revenue and a proven business model.

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Joint Commission CEO Wants to “Dispel the Myth” that Decarbonizing Healthcare Is Costly https://medcitynews.com/2023/03/joint-commission-ceo-wants-to-dispel-the-myth-that-decarbonizing-healthcare-is-costly/ https://medcitynews.com/2023/03/joint-commission-ceo-wants-to-dispel-the-myth-that-decarbonizing-healthcare-is-costly/#respond Thu, 16 Mar 2023 21:55:35 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=627699

Some actions to reduce healthcare’s carbon footprint actually will save money, said Jonathan Perlin, CEO of the nonprofit national and international accrediting organization.

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Medcity Pivot Podcast: Chronic Disease Management With an Interventional Cardiologist https://medcitynews.com/2023/02/medcity-pivot-podcast-chronic-disease-management-with-an-interventional-cardiologist/ https://medcitynews.com/2023/02/medcity-pivot-podcast-chronic-disease-management-with-an-interventional-cardiologist/#respond Wed, 01 Mar 2023 01:16:32 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=625723

Steve Driver is an interventional cardiologist as well as medical director of digital therapeutics at Advocate Aurora Health, which last year merged with Atrium Health. In this episode, he talked about a pilot involving Omada Health targeting a prediabetes population, among other things.

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Q&A: As Congressional Heat Builds on PBMs, What Is the Message From the Industry Lobby? https://medcitynews.com/2023/02/qa-as-congressional-heat-builds-on-pbms-what-is-the-message-from-the-industry-lobby/ https://medcitynews.com/2023/02/qa-as-congressional-heat-builds-on-pbms-what-is-the-message-from-the-industry-lobby/#respond Wed, 22 Feb 2023 21:30:44 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=624871

The largest six pharmacy benefit managers are being scrutinized by the Federal Trade Commission, while Congress is debating the Pharmacy Benefit Transparency Act. Meanwhile, states have their own ideas for reining in what they see as excesses of the industry. With all this heat, what is the message from the head of the Pharmaceutical Care Management Association?

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Heartpoint Global Hopes To Disrupt Congenital Pulmonary Hypertension Treatment With Minimally Invasive Device https://medcitynews.com/2023/02/heartpoint-global-hopes-to-disrupt-pulmonary-hypertension-treatment-with-minimally-invasive-device/ https://medcitynews.com/2023/02/heartpoint-global-hopes-to-disrupt-pulmonary-hypertension-treatment-with-minimally-invasive-device/#respond Wed, 15 Feb 2023 18:37:33 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=624316

A new treatment under development by HeartPoint Global seeks to provide a minimally invasive and cheaper alternative to current treatments for pulmonary arterial hypertension.

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MedCity Pivot Podcast Season 1 Launches With Focus on Chronic Disease Management https://medcitynews.com/2023/01/medcity-pivot-podcast-season-1-launches-with-focus-on-chronic-disease-management/ https://medcitynews.com/2023/01/medcity-pivot-podcast-season-1-launches-with-focus-on-chronic-disease-management/#respond Tue, 31 Jan 2023 23:18:41 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=622384

Season one focusing on chronic disease management kicks off with a conversation with Stephanie Tilenius, CEO of Vida Health that aims to treat both the mind and the body.

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With Livongo, did Zane Burke sell a lemon to Teladoc’s Jason Gorevic? https://medcitynews.com/2023/01/with-livongo-did-zane-burke-sell-a-lemon-to-teladocs-jason-gorevic/ https://medcitynews.com/2023/01/with-livongo-did-zane-burke-sell-a-lemon-to-teladocs-jason-gorevic/#respond Mon, 30 Jan 2023 01:50:08 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=621553

Was Livongo a good business? As Burke, now CEO of Quantum Health, touts its strength to investors ahead of a potential IPO, should the Livongo-Teladoc history give them pause?

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Why Quantum Health’s CEO Believes He Has the Winning Formula for Healthcare Navigation https://medcitynews.com/2023/01/why-quantum-healths-ceo-believes-he-has-the-winning-formula-for-healthcare-navigation/ https://medcitynews.com/2023/01/why-quantum-healths-ceo-believes-he-has-the-winning-formula-for-healthcare-navigation/#respond Sun, 22 Jan 2023 18:02:59 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=620884

The healthcare navigation market — especially companies targeting self-insured employers — is fairly crowded. You […]

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6 Takeaways From the 41st J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference https://medcitynews.com/2023/01/6-takeaways-from-the-41st-j-p-morgan-healthcare-conference/ https://medcitynews.com/2023/01/6-takeaways-from-the-41st-j-p-morgan-healthcare-conference/#respond Tue, 17 Jan 2023 23:58:05 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=620692

The 41st annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference concluded last week. After the pandemic prompted it to go virtual, it was back in person, smaller in size and more effective. Here are my takeaways.

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Ending Involuntary Commitments Would Shift Burden of Montana’s Dementia Care to Strapped Communities https://medcitynews.com/2023/01/ending-involuntary-commitments-would-shift-burden-of-montanas-dementia-care-to-strapped-communities/ https://medcitynews.com/2023/01/ending-involuntary-commitments-would-shift-burden-of-montanas-dementia-care-to-strapped-communities/#respond Tue, 17 Jan 2023 05:13:48 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=620614 Dementia or brain damage and injury as a mental health and neurology medical symbol with a thinking human organ made of crumpled paper torn in pieces as a creative concept for alzheimer disease.

A budget estimate attached to proposed legislation in Montana raises questions about whether the state’s cash-strapped communities will have the capacity to care for patients with Alzheimer’s disease, other types of dementia or traumatic brain injuries by July 2025, when involuntary commitments would cease under the plan.

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Here are some interesting companies I met at JPM this week https://medcitynews.com/2023/01/here-are-some-interesting-companies-i-met-at-jpm-this-week/ https://medcitynews.com/2023/01/here-are-some-interesting-companies-i-met-at-jpm-this-week/#respond Fri, 13 Jan 2023 22:40:00 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=620314 light bulb, innovation, idea

Reporters are pitched endlessly about companies they need to meet at this annual healthcare conference and the ecosystem it has sprung. These companies stood out to me and they play in the biopharma, devices, diagnostics and health tech worlds.

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Sanofi CEO: We Don’t Have a Leaky Bathtub https://medcitynews.com/2023/01/sanofi-ceo-we-dont-have-a-leaky-bathtub/ https://medcitynews.com/2023/01/sanofi-ceo-we-dont-have-a-leaky-bathtub/#respond Thu, 12 Jan 2023 00:55:43 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=620134

In a media briefing during the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco, Paul Hudson said unlike Sanofi, large pharma companies with top-selling drugs have a portfolio akin to a leaky bathtub because in a few years, they will have to replace much of that revenue as drug patents expire.

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