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Contributors
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Hospitals, MedCity Influencers
Burnout Continues To Crush Clinicians, But Voice Tech and AI Could Help
In addition to reducing workload, NLP and ambient voice technology can also improve the quality of care that clinicians provide. By analyzing EHRs and other patient data, NLP algorithms can identify potential health risk factors and recommend preventative measures.
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Retailers Are Making a Big Push Into Healthcare. Is Our Sector Ready?
While retailers already have a customer service focus, there is a steep learning curve to healthcare and the nuances of how things operate. It will be critical that these brands do their due diligence and invest in innovations that work to improve the fundamentals of healthcare such as efficient provider credentialing and flexible and sustainable working practices for providers.
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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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MedCity Influencers, BioPharma
In Therapeutic Innovation, Digital Must Be Held to the Same Rigor as Biotech
The challenge of introducing a novel therapy is nothing new. It has been done again and again, but always from a foundation of compelling evidence…gathered through a rigorous scientific approach that demonstrates quality, safety, efficacy, and a favorable balance of benefits and risks.
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Why Medicare Should Treat Obesity as a Disease
Medicare is failing its beneficiaries by not treating obesity as a disease. Just like people with high blood pressure often need to take medications to avoid disease-related complications, people with obesity need access to all appropriate, evidence-based therapies to combat the disease.
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MedCity Influencers, Artificial Intelligence
AI/ML: Considerations of Healthcare’s New Frontier
Although there is uncertainty and risk, the implementation of AI with the right compliance framework and infrastructure offers an exciting opportunity to transform healthcare into a new frontier with improved patient outcomes and increased efficiency.
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MedCity Influencers, Artificial Intelligence, Health Tech
No, Your Job Is Not Going To Be Replaced by AI
At a time when the vast majority of people are just beginning to hear and learn about artificial intelligence, it is critical that technology executives make a concerted effort to reinforce its purpose and intent.
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From Inside-Out to Outside-In: Rethinking Patient Engagement
We live in a world in which the patient is empowered like never before. Think […]
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MedCity Influencers, Physicians
Is Generative AI Safe for Healthcare? Yes, With Expert Oversight
We cannot foresee how generative AI will play out, but much like a smartphone with Tiktok, it is only limited by our imaginations and ingenuity.
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Hospitals, MedCity Influencers
Key to Health System Success: An Entrepreneurial Mindset
By incorporating elements of risk that complement a health system’s vision, healthcare leaders can drive a sustainable growth strategy that benefits patients and staff and better positions the organization for the future.
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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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Pandemic-sized Collaboration Transforms the 3 P’s of Healthcare
As we consider the ramifications of the President’s cancellation of the Pandemic emergency, we have time to reflect on the transformation of the 3 P’s of healthcare: People, Policies and Politics.
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Access and Diversity in Clinical Trials Requires Supporting the Investigators
When we bring physicians from underserved communities into research through a reimagined model, we can impact better health outcomes rooted in quality data that allows us to thrive from more diversity and better representation while providing patients with greater access to new care options.
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MedCity Influencers, Physicians
Emerging Investigators Are Pivotal for Meeting Current, Future Drug Development Needs
We must engage, train and support more physicians as investigators to enable the opportunity for their patients to have access to clinical trials. As an industry, we should be adding anywhere from 10% to 20% new investigators every year to meet the patient access needs for clinical trials.
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How AI Will Change the Way Patients Get Medication
There is a huge opportunity for PBMs and health systems to use AI to help address the challenges surrounding the affordability and accessibility of medicines, from navigating formularies to resolving prior authorization. More automation in pharmacies and with ordering workflows is one piece of that puzzle.
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How Payers Can Cut Through the Noise and Optimize Their PBM Partnerships
As payers work to optimize their PBM partnerships, the complexity of their agreements makes it important to increase the understanding and apply best practices to ensure transparency and value. Prioritizing the PBM relationship is critical for payers to provide competitive, cost-effective pharmacy benefits.
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Redesigning Healthcare Delivery: Empowering Patients for Better Outcomes
While we always say that patients are the center of what we do, fragmentation and shifting priorities can make true patient-led care difficult to achieve.
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Provider Numbers Won’t Rebound Until We Break Down Barriers to Practice
To truly solve provider shortages—and get providers practicing sooner—health systems and plans need to automate licensing, enrollment, and credentialing, so they can scale their provider networks and meet increasing patient demand.
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Uncovering Inequity in Cancer Care Among the LGBTQ+ Community
Although conversations around other LGBTQ+ issues are prevalent in mainstream culture, more work needs to be done on understanding our screening, treatment, and survivorship.