Accenture
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What Providers Need to Know About Fighting the Nursing Shortage Through Tech
A new Accenture report laid out considerations that hospitals should keep in mind as they adopt new technology aimed at improving nurse retention. Some of the report’s key recommendations for providers were to build a strong, cloud-based technology infrastructure and to involve nurses early on in the process of adopting a new digital tool.
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What 3 Employers Have Done To Ensure a Healthier, More Inclusive Workplace
Caregiver services and benefits specific to LGBTQ+ populations are some ways employers can support their employees. Executives shared these ideas on a panel at the HLTH conference in Las Vegas.
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Payer’s Place: Dawn Maroney
Dawn Maroney, President, Markets of Alignment Health and CEO of Alignment Health Plan, to discuss how they are using technology to provide better service and care to consumers.
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StartUPDATES: New Developments from Healthcare Startups
Check out new developments from Opala, Wheel, GoodRx, Fathom, Tivic Health, and more.
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The power of digital ecosystems to improve pharma supply chain operations
A panel discussion from a recent Microsoft summit offered insights on how tech companies are closely collaborating with the pharma industry as they seek to repair and improve manufacturing supply chain issues exposed by the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Healthcare leaders are optimistic about metaverse disruption, report says
The metaverse has significant potential to disrupt traditional healthcare delivery in the long term, according to a recent Accenture report. While it will likely take time for providers to begin building their own digital environments in the metaverse, healthcare leaders said they believe metaverse technologies will have a positive impact on healthcare.
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As M&A costs rise, new Accenture report offers alternative strategies
Rising deal premiums and shrinking profit margins are threatening the sustainability of the traditional approach to mergers and acqusitions, according to a report by Accenture. The firm expects growth-minded companies will turn to other pathways.
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Devices & Diagnostics, Pharma, BioPharma
Life sciences use of digital twins mirrors its application in other industries
Life sciences companies are using “digital twins” for everything from drug discovery to manufacturing. A panel of experts at MedCity News’ INVEST Digital Health conference discussed how this capability to run virtual simulations is changing practices now while also shaping the industry for the years to come.
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INVEST Digital Health preview: The role of digital twins in life sciences
INVEST Digital Health kicks off today and runs through September 23. Held in a virtual format due to Covid-19, the healthcare conference brings together innovative investors across the healthcare spectrum, prominent industry players and the most promising digital health startups. Register today!
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CMS’ price transparency rule offers providers, payers a win, too
Patients are not the only ones who will benefit from the price transparency rule — providers and payers can also gain competitive advantages as a result of the regulation. These include being able to deepen relationships with patients and support payment contract negotiations.
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Applying Remote Patient Monitoring to Surgery Prep and Recovery, Oncology and Women’s Health
Join us to learn about the latest trends in remote monitoring and how to extend its benefits beyond chronic conditions to more patients – all while using fewer staff resources.
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Kaiser Permanente joins forces with Accenture, Microsoft to improve cloud capabilities
The California-based healthcare organization will work with Accenture and Microsoft to grow and strengthen its cloud capabilities. The enhancements are expected to help Kaiser provide its care teams with data insights to personalize patient care.
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BioPharma, Health Tech, Physicians
Level Ex pitches gaming as a tool for reaching doctors
Interactive, cloud-based video games are designed to tackle pharma’s current challenge: engaging doctors virtually during a pandemic. But the tools are likely to outlive the circumstances in which they were born.
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Privacy, efficacy concerns are the biggest hurdles to digital health adoption
A survey of more than 7,000 consumers by Accenture found that they listed data privacy and efficacy as their top concerns with digital health tools and services. But the majority said they’d be willing to get virtual care from traditional healthcare providers.
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Artificial Intelligence, Health Tech
Accenture acquires AI consultancy Clarity Insights
The company continues to build out its Applied Intelligence business with its most recent acquisition.
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Artificial Intelligence, BioPharma
Belgium’s UCB to incorporate Accenture’s AI tech into pharmacovigilance efforts
The Belgian drugmaker will use Accenture’s INTIENT Pharmacovigilance to monitor the safety of its drugs, including those that are on the market and in clinical trials. Germany’s Bayer inked a similar deal with Genpact last year.
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Accenture predicts these technologies will play a major role in healthcare’s future
A new report from Accenture outlines how distributed ledger technology, artificial intelligence, extended reality and quantum computing will have an impact on healthcare processes and stakeholders.
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Payer’s Place: Dr. Anil Singh
Dr. Anil Singh shares his insights into the strategies employed by the organization to identify the most effective digital solutions for their members.
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Discover the Next-Gen Platform for Integrated Collaborative Care
Beyond EHRs and digital front doors, reducing the gaps in patient care journeys.
