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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.
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How to Add Social Determinants Collection to Healthcare SoftwareSocial determinants of health largely influence the health status of patients and their health choices. Included are tips for health providers on how to add social determinants collection to healthcare software.
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How a Congressional Defeat Could Translate into a Win for PatientsMedicare negotiation of drug prices would stifle the development of much-needed therapies. Curtailing defensive medicine and rolling back excessive regulation would be a better way to control healthcare costs.
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Hospitals Aren’t Investing Enough in the Supply Chain and They’re Paying the PriceA look at the challenges hospitals face due to an insufficient supply chain—and how to address them.
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Why Mental Health Experts Should Tap into TikTokSince the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, a lot of progress has been made toward a better future, but it’s clear there’s still significant room for improvement. While progress is made in one area, other issues that live beneath the surface bubble up. That’s certainly the case for the current state of mental health.
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Cancer’s Reign Over the Drug Development Pipeline Continues| AMCP Nexus 2024The FDA has already made more than a dozen cancer drug approval decisions this year and more expected in the next several months and in early 2025, according to Kaelyn Boss, who gave an oncology drug pipeline talk at the 2024 AMCP Nexus meeting this week.
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Why the Infrastructure Deal and American Rescue Plan Are Life Buoys for Floundering HospitalsBaha Zeidan, CEO of Azalea Health, gives his take on the infrastructure legislation and the benefits it can provide for patient access to quality care, especially in traditionally underserved communities.
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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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How Medication Decision Support Can Enhance Drug Optimization and CompatibilityAccurate data and comprehensive analysis enable health plans and healthcare providers to advance the safe use of medication.
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Managing and Retaining Employees During Periods of Disruptive ChangeTo thrive organizations must figure out how to build and maintain a strong culture in an increasingly remote workplace, and implement effective recruitment and retention strategies in an economy where there are fewer workers.
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Going Electronic: The Optimization Blueprint for Claim PaymentsBy enabling a more efficient, integrated process, electronic payment solutions are optimizing payment processes for payers and providers at a time when reliable, accurate and timely payments are of utmost importance to healthcare organizations.
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Optimizing the Management of TRDDrs Steven Levine, Patricia Ares-Romero, Samuel Nordberg, Martin Rosenzweig, and Carrie Jardine share insight on the future treatment landscape for TRD.
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Opinion: Coming Together During a PandemicCollaboration between health plans and providers leads to better quality, an improved experience and lower costs.
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Advancing Healthcare Innovation through AI AdoptionLeading health providers are implementing AI to improve patient and staff safety and quality, allowing them to accomplish their technological innovation goals for better use of resources, with higher satisfaction.
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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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Why COVID-19 Has Put Records Management in the Spotlight for Healthcare InsurersAlthough the importance of comprehensive records management programs is not a new phenomenon, over the last few months events surrounding COVID-19 have brought records management into increased focus.
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3 Approaches to Creating a Connected Care FutureBy integrating capabilities and services, we can create health experiences that are much more than the sum of their parts
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Medicaid Programs Start to Embrace Respite Care for UnhousedVarious groups, clinics and organizations have set up places for people without housing to recover from an injury, surgery and serious illness.
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Overcoming Patient Barriers to Chronic Disease ManagementHealthcare professionals need to make patients the primary decision-makers in their own care and actively support their efforts to achieve their care goals.
