Health systems have been increasingly dropping MA contracts, saying that they cause their organizations to lose too much money and result in dangerous patient care delays. To mitigate this issue, experts think large MA plans need to delegate more utilization management duties to health systems rather than handling it themselves.
Here is a selection of recent executive hires, exits, promotions and layoffs occurring across the healthcare industry.
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.
Scripps Health fell victim to a ransomware attack in early May, as a result of which data of around 147,000 patients was stolen. Now, those patients are filing lawsuits against the health system alleging it failed to adequately protect their data and exposed them to several risks, including identity theft.
The San Diego-based health system experienced a cyberattack on Saturday, following which it suspended user access to several IT applications, including its patient portal. Though it is not clear if patient data was compromised, care services were affected, with the system having to reschedule some appointments and revert to paper records.
After reading Dr. Eric Topol's latest book, New York Mets executive Paul DePodesta was struck by the parallels between baseball and medicine when it comes to crunching data.
"Going in with the data certainly reduced my stay by a couple of days," Ken Robson told MedCity News. It also assured that he could have a pacemaker implanted nearly immediately.
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.
Dr. Eric Topol, chief academic officer of Scripps Health in San Diego and director of the Scripps Translational Research Institute, is creating yet another buzz on Twitter with a post about patient-generated data from an Apple Watch.
The pace of consolidation in healthcare is well documented, with hospital systems in particular being prime merger or acquisition targets as pressure mounts from reduced Medicare reimbursements, but another side of healthcare could be next – hospice providers. Facing similar pressures from the ACA like all providers, the hospice industry is also facing cuts from […]
It’s been a couple of months since Sotera Wireless received 510 (k) clearance from the FDA for its wireless, noninvasive blood pressure component for its vital signs monitor ViSi Mobile. Scripps Health is road testing the technology in a couple of pilot studies to determine whether to adopt the technology at its five hospitals. The […]