Each health system is a unique enterprise with its own mission, locale and payer mix. However, many of hospitals’ biggest challenges remain the same throughout the sector — low reimbursement rates, proliferating cyberattacks and…
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AI was a topic that dominated discussions at this year’s ViVE conference, which was held in late February in Los Angeles.
There’s certainly a great deal of excitement surrounding the technology — but it has…
It’s well-known that the U.S. healthcare sector has historically lagged behind other industries when it comes to digital transformation. Many Americans desire to have the same convenient, personalized digital experiences they have become accustomed…
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Last week’s ViVE conference in Los Angeles attracted hundreds of digital health startups, many of which were on the prowl for new customers and/or financing.
That means the health system executives and venture capital investors…
MedCity News Senior Reporter Katie Adams with Gary Lynch, global practice lead and CTO for Insurance and Life Science with Verizon Business.
At the ViVE event in Los Angeles, February 25-28, health tech executives shared…
The hype surrounding AI might have you believe the technology is rapidly transforming the healthcare industry for the better. But in reality, most health systems aren’t seeing a huge ROI from their AI investments…
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Healthcare conferences give executives the opportunity to convene and share ideas. They also give them the opportunity to announce news from their companies, oftentimes about new products, research or partnerships.
Below are nine noteworthy announcements…
Telehealth has emerged as an important way to receive care, especially after Covid-19 when many providers were forced to provide care virtually. San Francisco-based Hims & Hers, however, has always been telemedicine-based, even before…
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From left to right: Shereef Elnahal, the VA’s under secretary for health; and Arundhati Parmar, MedCity News’ editor-in-chief
In the U.S., veterans are 1.5 times more likely to die by suicide than nonveteran adults. Research…
Mental health is being discussed more broadly now than it was a decade ago. In addition, more and more insurers and employers are offering mental health support for their members and employees. But there…
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