The healthcare industry is slowly moving away from fee-for-service care models and toward value-based care — but contracting in these arrangements remains especially difficult for behavioral health providers, according to Taft Parsons III, chief…
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Former President Donald Trump’s return to the White House will undoubtedly bring about changes in the healthcare world — most likely in the forms of scaling back federally funded insurance programs like Medicaid and…
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What’s wrong with healthcare is often discussed. And indeed, there is no shortage of challenges that the industry faces: healthcare disparities, provider burnout, rising costs, lack of access to effective care, you name it.
But…
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Over the past few years, the metabolic health space has been buzzing due to a mix of increasing awareness, novel drugs and personalized health tools. One of the most impactful developments in recent years…
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At a time when the healthcare industry is battling point solution fatigue, it begs the question: is there still a place for all these solutions?
According to one industry executive —Doba Parushev, the head of…
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Make no mistake: the hype surrounding generative AI in the healthcare sector is still going strong. Overall, the industry is excited about the technology’s potential to alleviate burnout, increase operational efficiency and improve patient…
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As the aging population continues to grow – projected to be more than 20% of the U.S. by 2030 – remote patient monitoring is becoming an increasingly important healthcare option. A recent industry report…
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As a radiologist, I know too well how cybersecurity is foundational to the day-to-day imaging work my team and I do. While radiologists are not experts in phishing, zero-trust, or threat hunting, we know…
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Hundreds of digital health startups attended this year’s HLTH conference, which was held last week in Las Vegas. These companies were seeking venture capital, new customers and some fresh insight about the healthcare industry.
But…
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Value-based care (VBC) models (which I’ve previously discussed) focus on reducing cost and improving health outcomes for defined “episodes” of care, with the expected cost of these episodes determined based on health needs and…
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