Industry Analysis

January 25, 2021

Eric Whitaker, M.D., credits influences in high school and medical school with his success. Now he wants to turn his new Medicare Advantage plan, Zing Health, into a training ground for Black and Latino health insurance executives — and has his sights set on unicorn status.

January 24, 2021

Last year a lull in provider mergers and acquisitions was followed by an uptick. Experts say the disruptive effect of COVID-19 may mean plenty of deals this year.

January 19, 2021

Managed Health Executive® editors Peter Wehrwein and Briana Contreras interviewed Kevin Ronneberg, M.D., for our “Meet the Board” podcast series. Ronneberg is vice president and associate medical director for health initiatives at HealthPartners, a nonprofit integrated healthcare delivery system headquartered in Bloomington, Minnesota. He has been on the MHE editorial advisory board since 2015.

January 13, 2021

In this week’s episode of Tuning In to the C-Suite podcast, MHE's Senior Editor Peter Wehrwein and Associate Editor Briana Contreras spoke with CEO of Syntellis Performance Solutions, Kermit Randa. In the discussion they talked about a recently released survey by Syntellis called the 2021 Healthcare Financial Trends Survey report, which highlights how finance leaders pivoted in 2020 and the way they will continue to evolve in 2021.

December 27, 2020

In this final part of a six-part series, most are neutral-to-negative on chance of meaningful change.

December 26, 2020

In this fifth part of a six-part series, data said respondents split on the effect of the pandemic on value-based care

December 25, 2020

In this fourth part of a six-part series, data shows the pandemic severely affected revenues, expenses.

December 24, 2020

In this third of a six-part series, respondents give administration poor marks.

December 23, 2020

In this second of a six-part series, the biggest concern is short supply.

December 22, 2020

Respondents ranked the importance of healthcare issues.

December 21, 2020

The decrease in in-person healthcare this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic could be a good thing for telehealth and programs that deliver hospital-level care at home.

December 18, 2020

If the pandemic taught us anything, it’s that the status quo of an inefficient, outdated healthcare system cannot continue. One thing that is changing is medical billing. Medical billing will completely change because of the events of 2020.

November 24, 2020

There’s some skepticism as programs to address social determinants of health proliferate. Some data are being collected.

November 13, 2020

Today, senior care can have a number of health benefits for the well-being of older adults. However, some family members of the patients receiving care are carrying more of the financial weight and taking care of the groundwork in their family member's care.

November 12, 2020

DocASAP’s second annual survey reveals an accelerated demand for timely, convenient care across different settings and the pandemic’s impact on care.

November 11, 2020

Pandemic prompts supply chain to focus on reducing risk, building resilience; concerns remain about data accuracy.

November 04, 2020

In this episode, Briana Contreras of MHE spoke with Aaron Fulner, Senior Director of Edifecs, a global health IT company. The two had a conversation about open enrollment and how private and public insurance markets have been preparing or are now experiencing an influx of new enrollees due to approximately 12 million people losing access to employer coverage from job losses since February.

November 04, 2020

As hospitals and health systems struggle to regain revenue, they will find themselves competing aggressively to attract and retain a smaller pool of patients. It will require doubling down on the patient experience, but will create a larger boost of healthcare consumerization, overall.

November 04, 2020

While physical and mental effects of Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease are top of mind for those personally impacted, as well as for nephrologists, the financial implications associated with this condition are often overlooked despite the fact that research has confirmed the economic burden of the disease increases over time for both the patient and the healthcare system.

November 02, 2020

Research from a Doximity survey shows physician wages have grown by only 1.5% amid COVID-19 pandemic, and gender pay gap among doctors persists at 28%.