Patients treated with risdiplam at 12 months demonstrated significant improvement in survival and developmental milestones, with 19 of 21 (90%) infants able to survive without permanent ventilation and 7 (41%) infants able to sit without support for at least 5 seconds.
The process of building digital peer support experiences requires taking in feedback from users and their caregivers to address risk concerns, add new features and continuously improve the user experience.
Caring for seniors means attending to both their physical and emotional health. Unfortunately, the mental health of older patients is rarely evaluated and treated. Multiple barriers to care exist, including availability and access to mental health practitioners, as well as the stigma associated with psychological conditions that may prevent patients from seeking help.
We may never know where the virus came from, but the development and rollout of the COVID-19 vaccines has been the medical miracle of our lifetime.
The reference to “maximum fair price” in the act bodes poorly for manufacturers and suggests more of a take-it-or-leave-it situation rather than a negotiation where clinical evidence would be the prevailing factor in determining price.
The National Health Service provides some lessons — both good and bad — around models of coverage expansion.
The average person checks their phone 58 times a day, so there is a good chance that a text message will be read.
By using a combination of predictive and prescriptive next best action insights, providers can close the gap in care for individual patients by leveraging a combination of data sources — clinical data, patient surveys, SDOH data, and consumer and behavioral data sets — and applying artificial intelligence techniques to create those insights.
With healthcare costs outpacing income growth and health insurance deductibles increasing by 212% over the past decade, many patients are left feeling that their health insurance doesn’t provide as much value as it did 10 years ago.
Finance departments have tended to view information system departments as budget breakers. But information system departments are contributors to other departments in an organization that drive profits.
As the industry becomes oriented toward value-based care and its focus on high-value outcomes, utilization management must evolve to address the entire patient care journey, often across multiple episodes of care.
By embracing change, leveraging emerging trends and prioritizing patient-centered care, organizations and individuals can find opportunities for growth and innovation in the post-pandemic era.
The shift to value-based care in the U.S. has been slow in coming, in large part because providers have continued to cling to the traditional “fee for service” healthcare model that historically has worked well for them.
For many provider organizations, one way to address burnout begins with making clinicians’ lives easier by giving them the right technology to seamlessly access critical patient data at the point of care.
A strong, up-to-date compliance program should be part of a healthcare company's risk management strategy.
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.
Amid a growing population of older people, many with chronic diseases, personal emergency response systems can be a way to reduce preventable hospitalizations.
By 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.
The CDC reports that the incidence of hepatitis A and B has declined.
For operational efficiency, value-based initiatives need a scalable digital infrastructure that can handle multiple reimbursement models, including fee for service.
Lower out-of-pocket costs for patients might put upward pressure on drug prices, as manufacturers face less price sensitivity, note Matthew Majewski and Rhett Johnson of Charles River Associates. But they also note that upward pressure on price is likely to be limited to the inflation rate as any additional price increase would need to be paid back to CMS in the form of inflation rebates.
By integrating capabilities and services, we can create health experiences that are much more than the sum of their parts
Emphasizing best practices and a healthy culture rather than focusing narrowly on compensation will help medical groups thrive.
Managed care organizations must ensure that all of their members—including their youngest—receive the most equitable start in life. Here’s how to get started.
The growth of digital twin technology — paired with the transition towards personalized medicine — has left many healthcare industry professionals evaluating the potential of a “patient twin.”
The benefits space is changing and there is currently a shift to “enviable benefits” - ones that go beyond traditional health and retirement coverage. Many companies, especially those still doing well during the economic downturn, have ramped up benefits communication about existing support programs such as telemedicine, financial well-being and childcare.
Demand for mental health care is booming. With a shortage of psychiatrists, author of this opinion piece, Robert Krayn, asks how can we ensure providers are empowered to deliver the best care possible for their patients?