HLTH Events
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StartUp Health Gains a New Investor and Adds a University
StartUp Health’s presence at ViVE will highlight the launch of its Health Transformer University and the addition of Helmsley Charitable Trust as an investor. Its pavilion will showcase 16 health tech companies and include panel discussions on remote patient monitoring, automation and more.
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The Healthcare Interoperability Policies Driving the Conversation at ViVE
Sandy Vance, HLTH’s senior adviser, Interoperability, offered a preview of the interoperability pavilion at ViVE and what she hopes to achieve at the conference this year.
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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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Understanding the Healthcare Cybersecurity War and How to Defend Against It
David Finn, CHIME Association Executive Healthcare and Information Sector, lead of the cybersecurity pavilion initiatives at ViVE 2023, does not mince words. With ransomware attacks surging to an all time high this month, Finn said in an interview that security is no longer a defensive posture; we are engaged in a war.
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Expanding Health Equity into Technology: A Preview of the Techquity Conversation at ViVE
The newly launched Techquity for Health Coalition from the HLTH Foundation will share findings from its first national survey of techquity at the conference. Healthcare leaders will also discuss on ways to improve health tech design, tech literacy, accessibility, workforce equity, patient trust, and equitable use of data.
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HLTH Foundation’s Achievements and Ambitions for Health Equity
HLTH Foundation Executive Director Janna Guinen described its focus on promoting equity, inclusion and opportunity in healthcare on behalf of patients, healthcare professionals and health tech entrepreneurs.
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Consumer / Employer, Social Determinants
Declarations Aren’t Enough. Health Equity Needs Action, Healthcare Execs Say
Healthcare organizations need to have clear and specific goals in order to make real change in reducing health disparities, executives from SCAN Health Plan and CVS Health said. The insurer is tackling medication adherence in Hispanic members and flu vaccination rates in Black members, while the retailer is taking on women’s health, heart health and mental health.
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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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6 Highlights from HLTH 2022
Among the takeaways from HLTH 2022 were the impact of consolidation on clinicians, behavioral health tools to help consumers manage stress and anxiety more productively, and how health tech and medtech companies are supporting remote patient monitoring and testing.
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Inside a VC Firm’s Strategy to Advance Equity and Diversity in Health Tech Innovation
Third Culture Capital (3CC) is a venture capital firm founded with the mission to foster more equity and diversity in health technology innovation. 3CC Founder and Managing Partner said the firm is intentional about connecting to the “unique lived experiences” of the founders it invests in, as this approach ensures that it is not just checking its diversity boxes.
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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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At HLTH 2022, a New Chapter for AI
Machine learning algorithms have reached a familiar milestone in the healthcare industry –in order for them to be more widely embraced by providers, different approaches to roadtesting and validating them are underway.
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How Papa Is Driving Results in Companion Care
A series of recently released studies on Papa, a companion care company, found that the startup reduced emergency department visits, decreased healthcare spending and improved loneliness.
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What Health Systems Need to Understand About Home Care, per Medically Home’s CMO
Home care is no longer only for elderly patients who require a visiting nurse to come into their home and check on them post-discharge. Pippa Shulman, Medically Home’s chief medical officer, said that her company’s health systems partners need to be on board with the fact that hospital-level care is moving away from brick-and-mortar facilities. In her view, home care does a great job of humanizing patients and gives providers a window into how they live and maintain their health.
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Heard at HLTH: What’s on Healthcare Executives’ Agenda for 2023?
At the 5th annual HLTH conference in Las Vegas, 14 healthcare executives from companies such as Babson Diagnostics to Wheel responded to questions such as what’s the difference between a positive and negative user experience in telehealth? They also previewed their plans for 2023.
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E-scooters Are the Perfect Metaphor for Telehealth, Says Zocdoc’s CEO
To Zocdoc CEO Oliver Kharraz, it’s helpful to think about telehealth like an e-scooter, because virtual care is just one tool in the toolbox. For example, you wouldn’t use an e-scooter to get to the airport, but you might use it to visit a friend who lives a mile away. Similarly, you wouldn’t use telehealth to get a colonoscopy, but you might use it for a follow-up visit with your gastroenterologist.
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Are We in a Recession? Executives at HLTH Weigh In
MedCity News interviewed CEOs of public companies, entrepreneurs, VCs and payers at the HLTH conference that concluded last week. They had a range of answers to the question. But one common theme emerged: Currently, everyone has a vise-like grip on expenditure.
