MedCity Influencers
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Patient equations will help us work out of the current pandemic and address the next
Neutralizing the next threat to public health requires a new mindset, a new development path that uses computers and algorithms working in concert with patients, physicians, and scientists.
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The distraction of real-time insight
Clinical decision support systems don’t need to be distracting. We can design them to stop pointing out the patients in the middle of catastrophe, and start helping us prevent them from ever arriving there.
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Digital medicine: Solving the mental health crisis
Through digital therapeutics, we have a once in a lifetime opportunity to reinvent how we develop and deliver medicine.
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MedCity Influencers, Telemedicine
Diversifying the care circle to deliver care at home
Here are three ways technology is changing post-pandemic care for seniors and vulnerable populations.
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Medical Devices, MedCity Influencers
How data-driven feedback in surgical robotics can help democratize access to surgery
The goal is not to enable a robot to perform complex surgeries without human involvement. But using surgical robotics to democratize access to quality care to underserved communities is an outcome that we can achieve and which the world needs.
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How peer support is connecting people and changing health outcomes
Peer support is always there to empower people to take the next steps on their path to a healthier, happier existence.
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MedCity Influencers, BioPharma
Debunking 4 myths about cancer clinical trials: The unsung hero of breast cancer research
Clinical trials are the safest and most trusted route for identifying new breast cancer treatments, and the more research that can be done, the closer we will be to eradicating breast cancer for good.
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Medical Devices, MedCity Influencers
Wound care must adapt – What’s missing with today’s approach and how technology will get us there
Only through the adoption of cutting-edge technologies we can create personalized wound treatments in a way that meets the needs of the medical teams and also significantly improve the patient-experience and quality of life.
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Medical Devices, MedCity Influencers
Top 7 challenges facing the medical device market
Despite these seven headwinds, the medical device market has strong momentum headed into 2022 and beyond.
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MedCity Influencers, Artificial Intelligence
Zip codes have become a better predictor of health outcomes than genetic codes. Technology may be ready to fix that.
Good software code alone will not overcome the array of healthcare challenges that people living in the wrong zip code face. But good, smart communications is a fundamental starting point and conversational AI has matured enough to start leveling the playing field.
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MedCity Influencers, Policy, Legal
Are you prepared for a post-pandemic surge of PDPM audits?
CMS recently revealed that the Patient-Driven Payment Model – intended to be revenue-neutral as compared to the previous payment model – increased reimbursements to SNFs last year by more than $1.7 billion, raising the specter of potential payment reviews around the corner.
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MedCity Influencers, Patient Engagement
Why patient loyalty in health care matters: Why now and how to get started
Creating an effective loyalty strategy can deliver on consumer needs while creating a personalized experience that will help establish deeper relationships between patients, healthcare systems and providers.
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MedCity Influencers, Health Tech
How to provide mental health support in rural communities.
While the healthcare system has its share of struggles nationwide, the problem is especially severe in rural areas where there is a shortage of physicians and some hospitals are closing permanently.
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Hospitals, MedCity Influencers
How to lead post pandemic: 3 priorities for developing leaders for a post-Covid healthcare environment
Here are three ways to develop leaders capable of effectively fostering a healthy work environment where it matters most – at the front lines of patient care.
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What payers need to know about CMS’ Payer-to-Payer Data Exchange requirement
As plans struggle to decide how to comply with a badly-worded portion of the final rule on interoperability, they should be thinking about the broader changes at work and whether their choices now prepare them for the world ahead.
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Hospitals, MedCity Influencers
Battling EHR dissatisfaction with 4 personalization techniques
Personalizing your EHR is a proven best practice for new implementations and major system upgrades. These four new approaches boost physician satisfaction and improve EHR usability.
