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Can Medical Schools Help Improve Outcomes for Minorities Living with Diabetes?Professional development should take steps to incorporate outreach into medical school curriculums, say Rosemay Michel, D.P.M., and Gary M. Rothenberg, D.P.M. "Students must learn what motivates people to make healthy choices in their daily lives, including the influences of schools, faith-based groups, social media and extended family on personal decision-making," argue Michel and Rothenberg.
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Advanced Practice Providers Play a Critical Role in Acute Specialty CareDeploying virtual advanced practice providers requires clear roles and responsibilities in order for it to be effective and achieve measurable results.
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Empowering Vitiligo Patients Through Education and Digital Health Solutions for Long-Term ManagementSeemal Desai, M.D., FAAD, discusses how effective patient education and engagement strategies, combined with emerging telemedicine and digital health technologies, enhance vitiligo care delivery, disease monitoring and patient self-management capabilities.
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Enhancing Provider-Patient Relationships to Reverse Chronic DiseaseThe existing approach to chronic disease management is ill-suited to address the dynamic and diverse factors at play with chronic illness, argue the authors. Increase patient engagement and tailoring care to address root causes can create a large value-add, they say.
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GLP-1s in a More Mode: More Indications, More Access | Predictions for 2025Luke Twelves, M.D., vice president of Medical for Lindus Health, shared his prediction for the year.
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Combination Treatment Helps Prevent Liver Transplant in Pediatric Autoimmune HepatitisA new review and analysis suggests a combination treatment regimen for children in acute liver failure due to autoimmune hepatitis may help them maintain native liver survival.
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Breathing Issues Linked to Disrupted Sleep Among Older AdultsSleep problems are associated with increased risk of chronic diseases.
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How a Collaborative Approach to Health-at-Home Care Creates ValueBy customizing collaborative models of at-home care to the health needs of the community and the business needs of key stakeholders, organizations can develop an innovative model that achieves mutual goals while strengthening health outcomes, access, and satisfaction.
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Making the emergency department utilization, SDOH connectionStudy in Colorado maps correlations between social risk factors and emergency department use, including the "superutilizers."
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What's Next for the Digital Transformation of Healthcare?Greater investment in AI and data security are among the keys.
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Biosimilars Can Help Lower Patient Drug Costs When the Right Teams Come Together: Prime Therapeutics ExecutivePharmacy benefit managers can help health plans understand when to best leverage and align to biosimilars and other cost-effective treatments, argues Prime Therapeutics' Kelly McGrail-Pokuta.
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Poor Data is a Population Health Risk. Ready Access to Quality Data Can HelpIntermountain Health leveraged a self-service data platform that used algorithms to identify chronic kidney disease patients and stratify them based on gaps in care.
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Using Predictive Analytics to Reduce Nurse BurnoutBurnout among nurses has been a major pain point for hospitals and health systems long before COVID. Nurses work long hours and face a unique combination of physical and emotional challenges, and a seemingly simple mistake can be fatal. As a result, burnout rates among nurses range from 15% to 45%, leading 1 in 3 nurses to leave the bedside within their first two years.
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AI Davids and Goliaths | Predictions for 2025A forecast for this year by Dan Parsons, chief experience officer of Thoughtful AI.
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Can Food Delivery and Digital Health Coaching Help Bridge the Gaps for Food-Insecure Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes?Results from a program offered by Pack Health, a Quest Diagnostics company, suggest that the answer is very much 'yes.' Participants in the program who completed it saw a reduction of $139 per member per month (PMPM) in total medical costs.
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4 Tactics to Address Uptick in CARES-Related Billing and Other Claims DenialsWith the uptick in claims denials, which have increased sharply due to CARES-related provisions, the onus is on providers to directly address a problem that’s only going to get worse as we continue to work our way through the COVID-19 pandemic. Recommended is a 4-pronged approach for providers to address this.
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Downshifting Risk Through Payer-Provider Partnerships on the Road to Value-Based CareCOVID-19 forced providers and health plans to hit the brakes on traditional approaches to managing care—and then continue the journey in another vehicle, at a pace that seemed to approach 100 miles per hour.
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10 Steps for Providers Considering Direct-to-Employer ContractsDirect contracting between employers and providers is rare but could have some genuine advantages for both parties — and for patients. But providers need to prepare and plan if they are going to get into direct contracting.
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FDA Issues Complete Response Letter for MDMA-Assisted Therapy for PTSDIn June, an FDA advisory committee voted against approval of midomafetamine capsules (MDMA) for adults living with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
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Why Now is the Right Time to Double Down on Digital Workforce ManagementBy doubling down on digital investments that transform the workplace, organizations improve their workforce management through the end of the crisis and build up their digital capabilities for a promising future.
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Outsourcing: Healthcare’s ‘Out-of-the-Box’ SolutionIn recent decades, many companies have adopted the maxim, “Do what you do best, and outsource the rest.” From the ability to focus on the core of their business to gaining outside expertise to boosting their quality of service, there are many reasons outsourcing may be appealing to an organization.
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Making Automated Prior Authorization Faster and Provider Adoption BetterProvider frustration with authorization processes continues, but there are solutions for evidence-based, easy-to-navigate and complete approvals
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Advancing Options for Gene Editing for HIV-1CRISPR gene-editing therapy is predicted to cost about $1 million dollars per person which is considerably more expensive than keeping a patient on ART for the rest of their life.
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Unlocking The Power of Data Intelligence for The PharmacyFrom staffing to readmissions to diagnostics, data intelligence is poised to revolutionize healthcare.
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The Interoperability Effect: Driving Value-Based Care and Financial HealthEmphasis must be put on technology strategies that ensure greater integration and interoperability of solutions, such as EHRs, imaging platforms and clinical diagnostic decision-making support tools, so that hospitals can effectively meet value-based care objectives while improving their own financial health.
