Why Consumers Leave Their Payer/Provider
Many consumers leave their provider because of navigation problems, while many leave their insurer because of experience issues, a new Accenture report found.
What Providers Need to Know About Fighting the Nursing Shortage Through Tech
A new Accenture report laid out considerations that hospitals should keep in mind as they adopt new technology aimed at improving nurse retention. Some of the report’s key recommendations for providers were to build a strong, cloud-based technology infrastructure and to involve nurses early on in the process of adopting a new digital tool.
Health Executives on Digital Transformation in Healthcare
Hear executives from Quantum Health, Surescripts, EY, Clinical Architecture and Personify Health share their views on digital transformation in healthcare.
What 3 Employers Have Done To Ensure a Healthier, More Inclusive Workplace
Caregiver services and benefits specific to LGBTQ+ populations are some ways employers can support their employees. Executives shared these ideas on a panel at the HLTH conference in Las Vegas.
StartUPDATES: New Developments from Healthcare Startups
Check out new developments from Opala, Wheel, GoodRx, Fathom, Tivic Health, and more.
The power of digital ecosystems to improve pharma supply chain operations
A panel discussion from a recent Microsoft summit offered insights on how tech companies are closely collaborating with the pharma industry as they seek to repair and improve manufacturing supply chain issues exposed by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Healthcare leaders are optimistic about metaverse disruption, report says
The metaverse has significant potential to disrupt traditional healthcare delivery in the long term, according to a recent Accenture report. While it will likely take time for providers to begin building their own digital environments in the metaverse, healthcare leaders said they believe metaverse technologies will have a positive impact on healthcare.
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Market Trends to Watch for Health Systems and Their Specialty Pharmacies
The future looks bright for the integrated specialty pharmacy model – for health systems, providers, and most importantly, for patients.
As M&A costs rise, new Accenture report offers alternative strategies
Rising deal premiums and shrinking profit margins are threatening the sustainability of the traditional approach to mergers and acqusitions, according to a report by Accenture. The firm expects growth-minded companies will turn to other pathways.
Life sciences use of digital twins mirrors its application in other industries
Life sciences companies are using “digital twins” for everything from drug discovery to manufacturing. A panel of experts at MedCity News’ INVEST Digital Health conference discussed how this capability to run virtual simulations is changing practices now while also shaping the industry for the years to come.
INVEST Digital Health preview: The role of digital twins in life sciences
INVEST Digital Health kicks off today and runs through September 23. Held in a virtual format due to Covid-19, the healthcare conference brings together innovative investors across the healthcare spectrum, prominent industry players and the most promising digital health startups. Register today!
CMS’ price transparency rule offers providers, payers a win, too
Patients are not the only ones who will benefit from the price transparency rule — providers and payers can also gain competitive advantages as a result of the regulation. These include being able to deepen relationships with patients and support payment contract negotiations.
Heard at HLTH 2024: Insights from Innovative Healthcare Executives
Executives from Imagine360, Verily, BrightInsight, Lantern, and Rhapsody shared their approaches to reducing healthcare costs and facilitating digital transformation.
Kaiser Permanente joins forces with Accenture, Microsoft to improve cloud capabilities
The California-based healthcare organization will work with Accenture and Microsoft to grow and strengthen its cloud capabilities. The enhancements are expected to help Kaiser provide its care teams with data insights to personalize patient care.
Level Ex pitches gaming as a tool for reaching doctors
Interactive, cloud-based video games are designed to tackle pharma's current challenge: engaging doctors virtually during a pandemic. But the tools are likely to outlive the circumstances in which they were born.
Privacy, efficacy concerns are the biggest hurdles to digital health adoption
A survey of more than 7,000 consumers by Accenture found that they listed data privacy and efficacy as their top concerns with digital health tools and services. But the majority said they’d be willing to get virtual care from traditional healthcare providers.
Accenture acquires AI consultancy Clarity Insights
The company continues to build out its Applied Intelligence business with its most recent acquisition.
Belgium’s UCB to incorporate Accenture’s AI tech into pharmacovigilance efforts
The Belgian drugmaker will use Accenture's INTIENT Pharmacovigilance to monitor the safety of its drugs, including those that are on the market and in clinical trials. Germany's Bayer inked a similar deal with Genpact last year.