What common Medicaid challenges can technology help overcome?
The four shared challenges for Medicaid programs identified by the Primed roundtable series were member engagement, data actionability, data exchange and workforce capacity.
Digital health can serve the safety net, but only if done right
Still, it's important to understand the needs of safety-net populations, according to a new report from the California HealthCare Foundation.
With the Rise of AI, What IP Disputes in Healthcare Are Likely to Emerge?
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
Pipeline RX takes telemedicine to hospital pharmacies
As telemedicine gains further traction in healthcare, it’s taking on increasingly diverse forms, and a San Francisco-based startup is looking to tap into what it sees as a potentially huge space: hospital pharmacies. Pipeline RX, started four years by CEO Brian Roberts, has taken the approach and combined it with an outsourcing model from the […]
Report maps out 87 healthcare accelerators in the US and how they need to evolve
Of the 115 healthcare accelerators in the world, 87 are in the U.S., most of them are geared to digital health and are under two years old. Although many accelerator companies have created jobs and there have been some exits, most have yet to show anything for the investment in them. That’s understandable given the […]
Startup Omada Health nabs nearly $1M to expand diabetes prevention efforts
San Francisco startup Omada Health is partnering with the California HealthCare Foundation and The Kresge Foundation to extend its online program for pre-diabetics, called Prevent, to low income populations throughout the U.S. The partnership comes in the form of investments totaling nearly $1 million, with $450,000 from the California Health Care Foundation and $500,000 from […]
When are YOU a better doctor than your doctor?
Even before the ACA became the law of the land, healthcare circles have been discussing ways to deal with the physician shortage, which is expected to accelerate with more patients entering the system. Nurse practitioners and physician’s assistants and the like are expected to help fill that gap. But maybe if the healthcare industry took […]
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A Personalized Approach to Medication Nonadherence
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
New contest aims to understand the entire patient: health + money + family + work
When the problem is noncompliance, the solution often has nothing to do with pills. Patients often don’t follow treatment plans because they are taking care of someone else or they don’t have a ride to the doctor’s office or they don’t have the money to buy the medications. The California Healthcare Foundation is taking on […]