Mon.Jun 19, 2023

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Looking more holistically at consumer-first experiences

Healthcare It News

Sam Seering, product manager of Cheers for Epic, talks about expanding engagement with patients, and how a switch to automated outreach saved one provider $37K, while addressing a care gap.

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Study: Virtual Reality Effective for Ketamine-Assisted Therapy

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: TRIPP , a global XR wellness company, announced the completion of TRIPP PsyAssist’s Phase 1 Proof Of Concept (POC) Feasibility Study. The first phase of the breakthrough study shows virtual reality (VR) as an effective tool to help patients prepare for ketamine-assisted therapy Research Background The study focuses on investigating the effects of a Virtual Reality (VR) experience before Ketamine dosing and was conducted at the esteemed Kadima Neuropsychiatry Institute in Sa

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Lessons from Marathon: How to rebuild a broken local health-care system

Healthy Debate

What happens when small health-care systems in rural communities begin to unravel? We can learn from Marathon, Ontario.

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Feasibility of Cryoablation as a Treatment for Invasive Ductal Carcinoma

HIT Consultant

Millions of women worldwide are affected by breast cancer, a prevalent form of cancer. For approximately 8 out of 10 cases, invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC) is the most prevalent form of breast cancer. IDC is characterized by cancer cells that have spread beyond the milk ducts into the surrounding breast tissue. While surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy are commonly used to treat IDC, there is growing interest in alternative treatment options such as cryoablation provided by the ICE3 tri

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How to Battle Layoffs: The Career Star Accelerator Bootcamp

Facing layoffs in your organization? Support your team members' career transition with Career Star Accelerator Bootcamp: Custom Resume & LinkedIn Revamp + 6 Weeks of Career Coaching. Our certified resume writers will create job search-winning resumes and LinkedIn profiles while they work with a career coach to learn unique strategies to stand out, attract the right employers, automate their job search, and land their dream job.

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Race and Labor Induction Rates

Healthcare ECONOMIST

An interesting study from Masters et al. (2023) : Induction of labor (IOL) rates in the United States have nearly tripled since 1990. We examine official U.S. birth records to document increases in states’ IOL rates among pregnancies to Black, Latina, and White women. We test if the increases are associated with changes in demographic characteristics and risk factors among states’ racial-ethnic childbearing populations.

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TikTok Reveals Consumers Want Engaging Healthcare Content

HIT Consultant

John Vivoda, Senior Director of Patient Strategy at Wolters Kluwer Health, Technology has drastically changed the way we consume information in our daily lives. That goes for healthcare information, too. Dated, static educational pamphlets featuring dense explanations of illnesses and medical procedures just won’t cut it anymore. Most patients now have a smartphone and the internet right in their pocket or readily accessible at home, and patients expect, and deserve, to receive healthcare info

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Global Healthcare ERP Market to Reach $9.6B by 2031

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: The global healthcare ERP market is expected to reach $9.6 billion by 2031, expanding at a CAGR of 6.5% between 2021 and 2031, according to a recent report by Transparency Market Research Inc. The report reveals the rise in remote patient monitoring and telehealth after the COVID-19 peak driving significant opportunities for stakeholders in the global healthcare ERP industry.

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Holland & Knight Health Dose: June 20, 2023

HKLaw

Holland & Knight Health Dose is an in-depth weekly dose of legislative and regulatory insights to keep stakeholders abreast of happenings in Washington, D.C., impacting the health sector.

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Following the Leader

Healthcare Leadership

Blog Post By Joe Babaian Leadership isn’t just about being popular and it’s certainly not about being draconian, Steve Jobs’ legacy notwithstanding. Leadership is all about identifying the range of skills and passions in your organization and leveraging for the mutual good. Balance is another sign of great leadership since we know we need more than just the A players to make a team.

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3 Ways OBGYN Practices Increase Revenue During the Global Period of Care

Clearwave Inc

Reading Time: 5 minutes Ensuring a healthy revenue stream is vital for the financial well-being of Obstetrics and Gynecology (OBGYN) practices, especially during the global period of care. This specific period poses unique challenges that can affect the practice’s financial stability and hinder investments in patient care. However, by implementing effective revenue-boosting strategies, OBGYN practices can navigate these challenges and achieve sustained profitability.

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5 Essentials for Healthcare CIOs: A Provider Data Management Checklist

Complete and accurate provider data is essential for health organizations to operate effectively. A better understanding of your provider network helps to understand patients and consumers, identify gaps in care, and make the best possible decisions for your businesses. A modern provider data management solution should power a complete and accurate view of each of your providers, make this data easily accessible across functional groups, and be flexible and agile enough to scale. with your needs

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Empowering Healthcare at Home: A Conversation with Dina CEO Ashish Shah

Health Business Group

On the latest HealthBiz podcast, Ashish Shah, co-founder and CEO of Dina, a health engagement company, shared how his education and early career led to Dina. The company aims to simplify access to an ecosystem of home and community-based healthcare providers, making it easier for people to stay healthy at home. This posts expands on the conversation to discuss how technology is helping to enable value-based care.

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Readers Write: The Shift Toward an Employer-Driven Market in Healthcare Technology

HIStalk

The Shift Toward an Employer-Driven Market in Healthcare TechnologyBy Mike.

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Antitrust Agencies Target Pharmaceutical Mergers in Enforcers Workshop and Lawsuit

Triage Health Law

Last month the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) sued to block the $27.8 billion acquisition of Horizon Therapeutics plc (“Horizon”) by the biopharmaceutical corporation, Amgen Inc. (“Amgen”). The lawsuit was the latest move by the Biden Administration to tackle the high price of prescription drugs, which President Joe Biden described as “excessive” in his July 2021 Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy.

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Curbside Consult with Dr. Jayne 6/19/23

HIStalk

I mentioned a few weeks ago that I have been.

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Level up Culture & EQ | Sign up for the #CultureDrop

Once a week, culture & leadership expert Galen Emanuele gives free, actionable EQ training in 5 minutes or less. Subscribe to the #CultureDrop and access free resources & content.

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Morning Headlines 6/20/23

HIStalk

How Palantir is helping hospitals with tasks that used to.