HLTH Events
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Evernorth Exec: Healthcare Access Will Be the Greatest Problem for Consumers and Employers
To combat this issue, Joan Harvey of Evernorth stressed the importance of an omnichannel care model that leverages both in-person and virtual care. She made these comments at the HLTH conference in Las Vegas.
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How Employers Can Help Correct the Reproductive Health Crisis
Following the Dobbs decision, it’s vital for employers to support their employees’ reproductive rights, executives from Planned Parenthood and Maven Clinic stressed 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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Why Intermountain’s Former CMO Thinks There’s ROI For Patient Experience Investments
Intermountain’s former chief medical officer argued that even though hospital finances are dire, hospitals should prioritize patient experience investments. Her reasoning? People like to talk about their experiences receiving healthcare — both good and bad. When word gets around that a hospital provides non-rushed, empathetic care, more people will want to come there for treatment,
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Survey: Scheduling Troubles Force 61% of Patients To Skip Medical Care
Because of bad digital experiences, 41% of patients have changed providers, the Notable survey discovered. The findings were presented at the HLTH conference in Las Vegas.
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Consumer / Employer, Health Tech
Uber Health Dips Into the Employer Space
Historically having worked with Medicaid and Medicare Advantage populations, Uber Health is now expanding its services to self-insured employers. The company made the announcement at the HLTH conference in Las Vegas.
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Cell and Gene Therapies Push Payers to New Strategies to Assess Outcomes
Cell and gene therapies are offering patients potentially curative treatments for a growing scope of diseases. Insurance companies are trying to figure out how to pay for them. Industry consultants speaking at the HLTH conference offered some strategies they see payers taking to these new therapies.
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VC Viewpoint: Cash-pay Care Delivery Has a Serious Social Stratification Problem
When it comes to her feelings about investing in care delivery startups, it’s a real “mixed bag” for Ulili Onovakpuri, managing partner at Kapor Capital. This is because a lot of them operate on a cash-pay model. She summarized the issue quite succinctly: there’s an incredible amount of innovation happening, but the people who could benefit the most from this type of care will be the last ones to receive it.
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Artificial Intelligence, BioPharma
GSK Digital & Tech Executive Takes Drug-Hunting Inspiration from Outer Space
GSK is making greater use of artificial intelligence and computational techniques as part of its drug discovery efforts. Speaking during the HLTH conference in Las Vegas, executive Mike Montello likened his company’s techniques to the efforts to study and analyze images from outer space.
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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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Mass Incarceration Is the Elephant in the Room When It Comes to Addiction, Expert Says
The United States’ response to addiction and substance use disorders is a criminal justice response and not a public health response — but it shouldn’t be that way, one expert said at Engage at HLTH.
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How Are Investors Thinking About Healthcare Investment Trends for 2023?
This year has been marked by a rise in health tech layoffs, reduced health tech investment and the continued rise of retail health. What does this mean for healthcare investment in 2023?
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A Preview of Healthcare Startups at HLTH 2022
Startups will be plentiful at the upcoming HLTH conference at the Venetian Expo in Las Vegas November 13-16. Here’s a glimpse of some of the healthcare pain points they’re addressing.
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What Healthcare Insights Can We Gain from Space Exploration?
In an interview, the deputy director and chief innovation officer of Translational Research Institute for Space Health, headquartered at Baylor College of Medicine, described some of the group’s work, adapting known tech for space applications and using space-based insights to improve healthcare at home.
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At a time of political upheaval, women’s health equity is in the spotlight
The SCOTUS vote to overturn Roe v Wade has drawn greater attention to women’s health and health equity. Here’s a look at some of the health tech companies addressing this shifting landscape.
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Sponsors at HLTH 2022 reflect a dynamic mix of health tech and services across the healthcare ecosystem
The companies exhibiting at HLTH 2022 represent some of the newest and most innovative health tech and reflect a mix of healthcare startups to well-established companies seeking to address some of the biggest challenges and pain points in healthcare.