At HLTH 2023, I had dozens of conversations with providers, digital health investors, startup CEOs and other players in the healthcare industry. When I got home, I compiled seven refreshingly honest takes I heard from them while at the conference.
Weaving companionship into health care as we would a blockbuster drug can help us circumvent expensive healthcare services like emergency department visits and hospitalizations.
A specialty drug is a class of prescription medications used to treat complex, chronic or rare medical conditions. Although this classification was originally intended to define the treatment of rare, also termed “orphan” diseases, affecting fewer than 200,000 people in the US, more recently, specialty drugs have emerged as the cornerstone of treatment for chronic and complex diseases such as cancer, autoimmune conditions, diabetes, hepatitis C, and HIV/AIDS.
CEO of Alignment Health joins the Payer's Place and details how the growth of Medicare Advantage will only help patients in the future.
As nursing remains the most trusted profession and NPs have long been accepted as primary care providers, nurses and NPs are uniquely qualified to guide patients through care interactions and bring the consistency associated with primary care to new places.
Even with my “VIP” access to the healthcare system as a physician who practiced in my community, I’m still struggling to coordinate my care as a cancer patient. I believe patients need more from their payers, providers, and digital health collaborators when it comes to care coordination and navigation.
While greater operational efficiency and cost control are essential to the success of VBC initiatives, so too is patient engagement. Care coordination and care management are far more difficult – and far less likely to achieve optimal outcomes – without patients who are fully engaged with their providers.
Gabby Everett, the site director for BioLabs Pegasus Park, offered a tour of the space and shared some examples of why early-stage life science companies should choose North Texas.
On any given day there may be more pressing issues to handle, and many companies believe “it won’t happen to us” – that is, until it does happen to you, and then it’s more important than ever to be prepared and confident with your crisis communications plan.
The ED boarding crisis is not one that’s going to be solved overnight. But left to continue unchecked, it will only engender wider discontent, decrease patient satisfaction, and ultimately lead to worse outcomes.
Hospitals are places of healing, but they have also become sites of gun violence. A panel at the MedCity News INVEST conference discussed the ways hospitals can reduce threats and de-escalate situations before they become violent.
With the growing complexity of identity management and the challenges posed by market consolidation and digital front door initiatives, it is essential to implement a solution that will effectively manage patient information and prevent duplicates and identity issues.
This eBook, in collaboration with Care Logistics, details how hospitals and health systems can facilitate more effective decision-making by operationalizing elevated awareness.
It’s not enough to be hopeful that hospitals with the right tools—and incentives will put prices out there on a menu for all to see. Luckily, for employers and employees who want to access affordable healthcare, new and emerging solutions are empowering them with information and options.
By combining some old-fashioned hand-holding (i.e., navigators) with some familiar technology (i.e. texting), we could save patients and their loved ones needless worry, money, and time. Equally importantly, we could reduce needless re-admissions.
By hearing critiques or praises directly from the source of your practice’s revenue, you can determine what is working and what needs improvement.
Never has there been a time in healthcare when listening and understanding have been more critical. Issues of today are divisive, complex, and layered without easy solutions. We cannot possibly begin to fix without slowing down to listen through every channel available.
Added complexity to daily life is likely why patient dropout rates remain high, with 19% leaving studies before completion. Truly patient-centric trials will allow for broader participation, allowing patients to decide how and when they want to engage in a study.