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Top Obstacles to Population Health Management: As providers try to streamline and improve healthcare services, plenty of challenges remain

This post is sponsored by PatientSafe Solutions. While technology is offering the opportunity to provide better care for patients, transitioning to a world of shared data and more coordinated care is easier said than done. “Population Health Management means many things to many people,” says Amber Thompson, Vice President of Coordinated Care at PatientSafe Solutions. […]

Transitioning from fee-for-service to fee-for-performance: It’s not just an accounting change, it’s a mindset change

This post is sponsored by PatientSafe Solutions. While the ongoing change from fee-for-service to fee-for-performance healthcare is rooted in providing better and more efficient care to patients, plenty of providers remain skeptical about the transition and what it means for their already, in some cases, razor-thin margins. “What we hear from clients is fee-for-service isn’t […]

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Can Providers Continue the Healthcare Continuum Without Medical Apps?

(Guest Blog courtesy of Doctor Donald Voltz)  By Thanh Tran, CEO, Zoeticx, Inc. Thanh Tran is CEO and Co-Founder of Zoeticx, Inc., a medical software company located in San Jose, CA. He is a 20 year veteran of Silicon Valley’s IT industry and has held executive positions at many leading software companies. Imagine if banks did […]

Devices & Diagnostics

Smith & Nephew to acquire Healthpoint Biotherapeutics for $782 million

Smith & Nephew, the U.K. orthopedics, wound management and trauma treatment company, announced Wednesday that it is acquiring Texas-based wound care company Healthpoint Biotherapeutics for $782 million in cash. The transaction is expected to close in December. Healthpoint Biotherapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company and is currently developing a cell therapy for the treatment of venous […]