MedCity Pivot Podcast: A Conversation With AliveCor’s Priya Abani
In this episode of the MedCity Pivot Podcast, CEO Priya Abani talks about the evolution of AliveCor, one of the earliest digital health companies.
Who is Abridge’s CEO Shiv Rao? No, Really…
At the annual South Asian Health Leaders Forum held in Boston last week, Shiv Rao talked candidly about his biography and how it propelled him to build Abridge
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Automation Didn’t Dehumanize Care. Bad Systems Did.
We have the opportunity to design systems that give people greater capacity for the work where human presence matters most: listening, understanding, reassuring, deciding, and caring.
Amazon Pharmacy Executive: Formularies are Anti-Choice
Tanvi Patel, vice president and general manager of Amazon Pharmacy, and her co-panelists at the recent Bullseye event, explained why PBMs, payers and doctors are all hampering consumer choice when it comes to patients getting affordable drugs.
MedCity Pivot: How Aetna is Adopting Agentic AI
In this episode of the MedCity Pivot Podcast, CVS Health Aetna's chief digital and technology officer talks about how the insurance business is using AI, especially agentic AI, in healthcare. Point to note: AI is not used in automatic denials of coverage.
We Are Rats; If Pharma Could Be Brave … And Other Bullseye POVs You Won’t Hear at Other Events
MedCity News' new event for healthcare investors and corporate business development leads — Bullseye — hit the mark when it comes to provocative and thoughtful commentary. Here's what was said in panels throughout the day.
Organ-on-a-chip, Organoids, but Drug Testing on Whole Organs? This Startup is Betting On It
Many startups and established companies focused on drug testing on human data in preclinical studies have been boosted by FDA's move away from reliance on animal testing towards organoid, organ-on-a-chip, and other in silico technologies. A Connecticut startup believes whole-organ testing should be an essential part of this mix.
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Closing the Quality-Affordability Gap in Workplace Mental Health
In an interview, Kyan Health Co-Founder and Chief Commercial Officer Konstantin Struck discussed how Kyan gives mid-market and enterprise employers access to premium workforce mental healthcare, at a price point that is affordable.
MedCity Pivot Podcast: The Evolution of Palliative Care at Home
In this month's pivot podcast, I speak to the chief medical officer of San Francisco-based Vynca, an innovative company in the world of palliative care that is providing serious disease management at home.
UnitedHealthcare Threw Open Its HQ to Journalists and Influencers. Why?
UnitedHealthcare CEO Tim Noel, Optum CEO Dr. Patrick Conway, and other top executives and employees gave unprecedented access to journalists and others in order to show how the company is trying to reduce friction in healthcare. The goal was to change hearts and minds. Did the insurance behemoth succeed?
Why Ob-Gyns, States, and Plans, Should Care About Oral Health
While there are growing efforts to link dental health with overall health, the urgency should be felt strongly not only by pregnant women but, more importantly, by their care providers and health insurance companies. For instance, pregnant women with gum disease are 3-4 times more likely to develop pre-eclampsia, an emergency condition.
What Trends Are Shaping the Dental and Vision Benefits Market?
Selective contracting, use of AI, networking volatility and interest in value-based care are some of the larger trends affecting the dental and vision benefits market.
Why Pharma Companies Should Look To Social Media For Better Patient Insight
Healthcare decision-makers, especially at pharmaceutical companies, must prioritize patient input. Data collected from social media listening is a significant step in the right direction.
MedCity Pivot Podcast: A Conversation About Interoperability with Particle Health’s CEO
Jason Prestinario talks about the state of healthcare interoperability today, while also addressing questions about the interoperability lawsuits he and others are involved in against Epic.
Inviting Investors and Corporate Business Development Leaders to Bullseye
This year, we are hosting a new event called Bullseye: Targeting Healthier Outcomes & Returns on July 23 in Chicago. It's invitation-only and exclusively for healthcare investors and corporate business development leads. Join the waitlist for a chance to be in the room with your peers.
Was Mount Sinai’s Victory in a Dispute Over a Physician’s Credentialing Worth It?
An independent orthopedic surgeon in New York is claiming that he is being unfairly pushed out of a regional hospital owned by Mount Sinai Health System.
CEO of For-Profit MA Plan Tells CMS “Pay Us Less”
Ed Park is sincere and passionate about his calling as the CEO of Devoted Health, which provides Medicare Advantage plans to seniors in 29 states. But it remains to be seen if he can do more or the same with less.
Alignment Health Plan CEO: Sometimes When MA Plan is Pulling Out, the Provider is to Blame
At the annual Medicarians conference in Las Vegas that draws brokers, agents, agency owners and field marketing organizations, among others, Dawn Maroney suggested that payers are not always the "bad guys."