Despite the significant challenges to improving U.S. health outcomes while reducing healthcare spending, I am heartened by the exciting ways in which government organizations and the private sector are innovating and deploying new technologies that can achieve these goals.
While it may appear that hospital administrators and biotech CEOs have quite dissimilar jobs because they face different challenges daily, this article attempts to conveys the value of some of the underlying principles that one can develop in the field of hospital administration, that may have some value in other healthcare fields and in other executive positions.
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.
We’ve been talking about improving patient satisfaction and creating a more patient-centric care experience for years. But we’ll never get there if we continue to be focused on transactional healthcare, which is where our efforts toward interoperability have traditionally been drawn.
From utilizing patient portals and other electronically accessible data to using wearable tech for monitoring blood pressure, cholesterol levels, and other measurables, patients today have a wide range of available options to ensure they are taking an active role in their own healthcare journey.
Panelists at HLTH's patient engagement track, hosted by MedCity News, zeroed in on three strategies for achieving patient centricity: building trust, engaging health navigators and providing easy-to-understand health information.
By enabling a more hybrid approach to clinical trials with the added flexibility of telehealth, studies can improve patient-centricity, which will ultimately improve recruitment, engagement, and retention.
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.