Heard at HLTH 2025: Healthcare Executives Highlight AI, ROI, and Fertility Tech. (Video)
They shared new developments, their views on AI, and what they're doing to disrupt the status quo in healthcare.
Hospitals Are Freezing M&A Deals as Federal Policies Rattle Industry
There were only five hospital M&A transactions during the first quarter of 2025 — a slump caused the Trump administration’s flurry of new policies and the resulting economic uncertainty. Hospitals are putting off mergers for the time being, though some are forming joint ventures as a defense mechanism against financial uncertainty. Many are instead shedding assets to cope with the current macroeconomic environment.
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RCM Outsourcing: Balancing Human Expertise & Smart Technology
Greenway Health blends smart technology with human expertise to elevate revenue cycle.
The Vibe at ViVE: Health Tech Leaders Discuss Plans for 2025
Executives from EY, Genzeon, ProviderTrust, SmarterDx, and symplr shared insights about their businesses in interviews at the ViVE 2025 conference in Nashville this month.
How Providers Can Differentiate Themselves as Physician Employers Among Workforce Shortages
To solve the physician shortage problem, healthcare providers must work hard to differentiate themselves as physician employers, according to experts from consulting firm EY. Some strategies include adopting the right AI tools and participating in value-based care models.
Heard at HLTH 2024 Part 2: Insights from Innovative Healthcare Executives
Hear executives from Quantum Health, Surescripts, EY, Clinical Architecture and Personify Health share their views on digital transformation in healthcare.
Vibe at ViVE: What Developments Hold Healthcare Executives’ Attention in 2024?
At the ViVE event in Los Angeles last month, health tech executives shared how their companies are putting innovative ideas into action to address the most pressing needs in healthcare, as part of the Vibe at ViVE by MedCity News.
NEMT Partner Guide: Why Payers and Providers Should Choose MediDrive’s TMS
Alan Murray on improving access for medical transportation.
EY: Health Executives Are Implementing Digital Health, But Aren’t Seeing ROI Yet
A new EY survey found that while 86% of health executives say that digital health solutions have the potential to reduce costs, 70% said they haven’t seen a return on investment so far.
Lack of Autonomy Is a Major Reason Clinicians Are Exiting the Field
Patient safety and lack of autonomy are two of the biggest factors driving so many clinicians away from the medical field, according to a new EY report. Clinicians feel like they aren’t able to provide patients with the quality of care they need and deserve due to workforce shortages, resource constraints, and health system policies over which they have no control.
How Should Providers Adapt to Telehealth’s New Era?
Most patients prefer in-person care to virtual, according to a recent report. This finding should drive health systems to refine their telehealth experiences — they should determine which type of visits are best-suited for the modality, and they should ensure their virtual care environments adopt a more human-centric design.
Leverage Analytics and Technologies to Improve Quality of Care
MedCity News connected with Global Health Leader at EY, Aloha McBride, to share details on the company's upcoming survey on what consumers are looking for in value-based care.
As Healthcare and Biopharma Companies Embrace AI, Insurance Underwriters See Risks and Opportunities
In an interview, Munich Re Specialty Senior Vice President Jim Craig talked about the risk that accompanies innovation and the important role that insurers play.
The Vibe at ViVE: A Progress Report on Healthcare Transformation
Hear from healthcare executives such as Nicholas Turos, vice president of business development with Babson Diagnostics, Marcus Perez, Altera Digital Health president, and Integra Connect COO Cory Wiegert on how they are meeting the challenges of healthcare innovation.
EY: While Nearly All Healthcare Companies Have a Health Equity Strategy, Most Are New
About 98% of healthcare companies have a health equity strategy, but nearly 60% initiated the strategy in just the last five years and 34% created it during the Covid-19 pandemic, the EY report shows.
Free Live Webinar: The Digital Only Launch
Wednesday, June 17, 2pm ET: The Digital Only Launch: Execute a new fit-for-purpose launch model, with MSD, Pfizer, and EY.
Healthcare organizations are advancing their tech initiatives in these areas
An EY survey of 347 physicians and healthcare executives found respondents have undertaken staff satisfaction-related projects and are planning initiatives around analytics.
Biopharma watchers arrive at rare consensus: 2018 will be big year for M&A
With the tax reform bill that recently passed and the dramatic rate-cut for overseas cash being repatriated to 14.5 percent from 35 percent, it's no surprise that M&A deals will abound.