Mind The Gaps: Closing the Digital Divide to Improve Behavioral Healthcare
The shortfalls that accompany this technology gap touch everything from continuity of care and outcomes to the patient experience.
The shortfalls that accompany this technology gap touch everything from continuity of care and outcomes to the patient experience.
Strategic planning for the upcoming measurement year should incorporate thorough communication between the health plan, its HEDIS vendor, and auditor.
Salivary testing represents more than a new tool; it’s a scalable strategy to shift care upstream, reduce preventable emergencies, and bring equity to a population too often left behind.
To prevent further harm and ensure families aren’t left behind again, we must use data more proactively — not only to close gaps in coverage but also to support accountability in how care continuity is managed.
We can’t ignore what AI makes possible: faster diagnoses, smarter workflows, better use of limited resources, and more personalized care at scale. If we get this right, we can build a system that works better for everyone, not just the few who can afford concierge care or live near major medical centers.
Every day, patients are making agonizing choices to skip medications due to cost, and the fallout is evident in worsening health and avoidable hospitalizations. Health systems are in a prime position to break this cycle by acting as advocates for their patients’ financial as well as physical well-being.
Alan Murray on improving access for medical transportation.
We’ve seen how transformative innovation can be when supported by focused investment. But if we want to continue advancing healthcare in meaningful ways, we must expand our lens and invest in the spaces that have been left behind.
What if we placed the needs of the most vulnerable at the heart of healthcare innovation? This isn’t simply about equity; it’s about unleashing a wave of creativity that could transform healthcare for everyone.
The EHR giant will integrate its payer platform with the insurer's operating system to facilitate two-way data exchange with providers. Through this integration, the organizations hope to support clinical decision-making and streamline administrative processes like prior authorizations.
Racism has always existed in healthcare, but the Covid-19 pandemic laid bare how entrenched the problem still is. A panel at the MedCity INVEST conference focused on the role providers and payers play in tackling this issue. They have vowed to listen to minority communities and closely examine the racism in their own organizations, among other strategies.
In a landscape where complexity has long been the norm, the power of one lies not just in unification, but in intelligence and automation.