Contributors
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MedCity Influencers, BioPharma
The Crucial Role of Medical Affairs in Bridging the Educational Gap Among Healthcare Professionals in Biosimilars
Biosimilars represent an important therapeutic option in modern healthcare, offering cost-effective alternatives to complex biological drugs. The educational gap among healthcare professionals poses a challenge to their widespread adoption. Medical Affairs teams in the pharmaceutical industry are at the forefront of bridging this gap
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Managing the Proliferation of Data From Decentralized Trials: A Successful Path Forward
As the industry focuses on creating a more holistic, inclusive experience, these three focus areas can help bridge the gap between patient, site, and clinical research administrators and help to modernize the clinical trial experience for all.
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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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4 Keys to Engaging Healthcare Consumers Digitally
One health system that initiated a journey mapping process for breast health services focused on connecting patients with a breast surgeon within 48 hours. But for the patient, that’s not 48 hours. That’s 10,000 moments of terror, she told them. Understanding this, the health system redesigned how it communicated with patients.
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Digital Health’s ROI Reckoning: How To Uncover New Value From Old Investments
To increase your return on technology investment, start with an audit of existing technology. Where is it falling short? Do problems stem from lack of functionality or troubles with adoption? What do all users think?
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Here Are ChatGPT’s Limitations Compared to Specialized AI Chatbots in Symptom Assessment
When using ChatGPT, it’s crucial to consider the potential risks of the “hallucination effect.” This phenomenon refers to the model’s tendency to express responses with unwarranted confidence, even when the information is uncertain or inaccurate.
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MedCity Influencers, Health Tech
Pharma Injecting Life into Digital Health Amidst Funding Downturn
Numerous clinical, regulatory and financial factors are behind this digital shift in pharma. Regardless of the reasons, investors, pharma, and research organizations are recognizing that advanced digital health tools will be a significant competitive advantage and generate meaningful return on investment (ROI) in an industry that is becoming more personalized and specialized.
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MedCity Influencers, Consumer / Employer
Opinion: New Study Reaffirms Value of Hospice – Policymakers Must Act To Expand and Protect This Type of Care
A new report by NORC at the University of Chicago reveals earlier enrollment in hospice and longer lengths of stay increase patient and family satisfaction while lowering total costs of care – reaffirming what hospice providers have known for years.
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Don’t Be Fooled by the ‘Autonomous’ Revenue Cycle Hype
But what AI solutions can’t do is magically eliminate the need for empowered registrars. Maximizing growth while improving efficiency requires both people and technologies.
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In the GLP-1 Era, Clinical Guidelines for Obesity Care Are Urgently Needed
While the attention GLP-1s are receiving is exciting for medical professionals like me who’ve specialized in obesity treatment for decades, with little fanfare, the ‘miracle drug’ message is misleading and harmful.
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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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Health IT, MedCity Influencers
Piecing Together the Cybersecurity Puzzle: A Call to Action for Healthcare Leaders
Healthcare executives must recognize the 10,000-piece cybersecurity puzzle is more likely solved by engaging leaders throughout the organization to share in responsibility instead of dropping the box of pieces on the desk of the CIO to solve alone.
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MedCity Influencers, Health Tech
Asynchronous Care: Advancing Equitable Access to Healthcare
Asynchronous care represents a transformative approach in healthcare, enabling equitable access to quality care while overcoming geographical and technological barriers.
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How a Virtual-First Care Network Can Bridge the Divide Between Dental and Healthcare to Support Healthier Patients
Although leveraging and adapting telehealth techniques for oral health has only quietly and slowly made its way into dental practices, telehealth can shape total patient wellness by improving the efficiency and convenience of accessing and receiving care.
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ASCO Reflections: In the Fight Against Cancer, Health Coverage is Not Enough
Although the revolutionary work of my colleagues has contributed to a 33% reduction in the cancer death rate over the last three decades, too many patients – particularly the most vulnerable – still never benefit from these innovations.
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MedCity Influencers, Legal, Health Tech
New FDA Draft Guidance Signals Acceptance of Decentralized Trials (When Done Right)
he FDA has made a purposeful choice to write in broad strokes, stopping short of detailing ways to execute DCTs. Even so, the Agency is starting to acknowledge – and thereby support – the global shift towards expanded trial models. Essentially, the FDA is implicitly broadening the definition of clinical trials.
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MedCity Influencers, Health Tech
What Pear Therapeutics’ Bankruptcy Has Left the DTX Industry to Ponder
One of the fastest-growing frontiers of healthcare is Digital Therapeutics (DTx), which utilizes clinically tested […]
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Primary Care Missed Targets in the Quadruple Aim
Medical schools and residency training programs push trainees away from primary care and make primary care seem less prestigious. Medicare is the largest payer of graduate medical education, so Medicare could require additional outpatient primary care training in residency to encourage Family and Internal Medicine trainees to enter outpatient primary care, where the need is critical.
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MedCity Influencers, Artificial Intelligence
Better Predicting Drug Safety Calms Quarrels Between Medical Needs & Regulatory Process
Human tissues, coupled with AI that can deal with terabytes of data will blow mice models out of the water. With animal testing requirements finally removed, the pharma industry and its constituents can hope for faster innovation.
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MedCity Influencers, Health Tech
Crossing the Digital Divide
Regardless of industry, all legacy companies should be preparing themselves for digital disruption. This may seem daunting, but I can guarantee it will be less painful to start disrupting your own processes today than to find yourself disrupted—or even replaced—tomorrow.
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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.
