Diabetes prevention is one of the biggest challenges in the healthcare industry as more than 37 million Americans (11.3% of the population) suffer from this debilitating chronic disease. As we close the year out, we sat down with Jon Bloom, MD, CEO and Co-founder of diabetic healthcare tech company Podimetrics to learn how the industry and his company are working to implement health equity change to serve patients living with advanced diabetes. The company’s FDA-cleared SmartMat provides a
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Health IT, Digital Health Interviews | Q/A - HIT Consultant
ConcertAI CEO Talks COVID-19 & The De-Risking of Technology to Keep Trials Moving
Nothing like it had ever happened before – a global slowdown in new study starts and a massive decrease in trial accruals for open studies. The turn of events was a shock for sponsors and providers. Sudden disruptions on that scale rarely hit multiple players in an ecosystem at the same time. But that’s exactly what happened at the intersection of clinical care and clinical development during the pandemic. Researchers and clinicians were forced to change how they operated trials, and
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DeliverHealth Exec Talks Combatting Physician Burnout with Automation Tech & Data
Provider burnout has shown no signs of slowing down in the past couple of years - a fact proven by a recent report found that 45% of physicians have been experiencing burnout over the past two years. As providers and healthcare organizations continue to face burnout, staffing shortages and financial pressures, they must find a way to reduce administrative burdens while allowing for more time spent on patient care with an ultimate end goal of reducing burnout. We recently spoke with
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How Continuous Optimization of Marketing Outcomes Improves Brand Performance and Patient Outcomes – Q/A
As fall turns to winter, pharmaceutical brand marketers and supporting teams know one thing is certain: next year’s planning cycle is upon us in earnest. With data-driven decision-making at the core of best practices, and an increasing fluency in tying aggregated, non-identified prescription data to a brand’s efforts, the evidence continues to support the Continuous Optimization approach to driving patient outcomes. The results demonstrate that not only we can improve brand performance, but also
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First Databank Clinician Addresses COVID-19 Vaccine Skepticism – Q/A
As the Biden administration ramps up its efforts to increase the access of COVID-19 vaccines to more Americans, there are a large number of Americans who are skeptical about of the COVID-19 vaccine. About 1 in 3 Americans stated they definitely or probably won’t get the COVID-19 vaccine, according to a recent poll from the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. The poll reveals while 67% of Americans plan to get vaccinated or have already done so, 15% are certain they
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Healthcare UX- How Can We Optimize Adoption for Patients & Doctors?
Due to the pandemic, recent FDA guidance acknowledges that companies conducting trials may require to put new processes in place regarding their current protocols considering virtual patients, data management, and usability. This raises the question: How to ensure and optimize user experience (UX) for patients and doctors with faster digital health adoption? We recently spoke with Facundo Navarro, Engagement Manager at intive, a digital transformation firm
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VBC Expert Talks Best Practices to Optimize Value-Based Contracts for Providers
In a bid to shift the foundation of healthcare reimbursement, CMS is pushing for significantly more reimbursements for Medicare and Medicaid services to be tied to value-based care (VBC) contracts. To accomplish this, tackling the biggest healthcare cost line items, such as anesthesia, will be at the top of the list. Additionally, anesthesiology, with its convoluted hospital/practice ties and complex reimbursement process, represents a prime example of the challenges and exponential potential
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Xealth’s CEO Shares Impact of Digital Health in 2020 and What’s Ahead in 2021
HIT Consultant sat down with Mike McSherry, CEO, and co-founder of Seattle-based digital prescription platform Xealth to discuss digital health lessons learned in 2020 and what we can expect in 2021. As Xealth’s CEO, Mike also works with Duke Health, UPMC, Atrium Health, and The Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin health network where he uses his background in digital health to connect patients and care teams outside of traditional care settings. HITC: In 2021, How can digital
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Human API CEO Talks Data Privacy Concerns in Employee Wellness Programs
A recent BBC article discusses the rise in employee health tracking via wearable devices and highlights a number of concerns around data privacy. To try and prevent health tracking schemes from crossing ethical lines, and eroding trust between employee and employer, some industry figures believe that organizations need to work with third-party vendors who specialize in managing wellbeing data. These vendors would hold the data independently under strict privacy rules, and work with employees
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Gladskin’s President Skyler Stein Talks Endolysin Technology – Q/A
We recently spoke with Skyler Stein, President of Dutch biotechnology company Gladskin to learn more about its global endolysin technology that uses its science to improve inflammatory skin conditions by rebalancing the skin microbiome. Gladskin's parent company, Micreos, raised about $36.7M in funding last year for its endolysin technology that is poised to replace many antibiotics and overcome some of the challenges of antimicrobial resistance. HITC: Skyler, can you speak more about
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