Pilotitis, a term commonly used in digital health to describe the tendency to launch numerous small-scale pilot projects without committing to or scaling pilots to full scale implementations. As someone who has worked in…
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As the healthcare industry strives toward precision medicine, it will be essential for care providers to gain an intimate view of a patient’s response to treatment to determine its impact on their quality of…
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The ability to share data seamlessly has eluded the healthcare industry much longer than other industries. Today, we can go to practically any bank anywhere in the world and check our balance and even…
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Clinicians — including doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals — face high levels of stress and burnout due to the nature of their work, with about half of all healthcare workers reporting burnout in…
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It seems the question on many people’s minds of late is, will my job be replaced by artificial intelligence? While for some, the answer may be yes, for most, the answer is likely to…
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One top takeaway from a recent conference focused on the need for health systems—not just startups—to adopt an entrepreneurial mindset. “The path to growth will be a roller coaster. Stay the course,” panelists encouraged.
Yet…
As of April 2023, the number of recruiting studies in the US was 24,138. Based on FDA data from new drug approvals in 2021, we can assume an average of 760 patients are needed…
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At a time when emerging technologies are changing the role of human workers in so many industries, pharmacies are often stuck in an earlier era.
Despite the rise of digital tech, getting medication still mostly…
The FDA’s new draft guidance on Decentralized Clinical Trials (DCTs) is a landmark moment for the industry, emphasizing the importance of virtual trials for improving patient access to groundbreaking research while providing recommendations on…
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During Covid-19, American healthcare rallied under extraordinary pressure, adapting quickly and finding new ways to collaborate. With the worst of the pandemic apparently behind us, it is time for the industry to turn to…
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