Cell and gene therapies have the potential to revolutionize medicine. These groundbreaking treatments use living cells to target and treat disease, and they will have a profound impact on the treatment of cancer, autoimmune diseases, and beyond. However, while scientific advancements in this field are accelerating quickly, manufacturing these treatments has remained costly and slow.
The access gap between patients eligible for cell therapy and those able to receive treatment is overwhelming.
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Healthcare’s Data Deluge is Intensifying Misdiagnosis
In 2019, my aunt was admitted to the hospital with heart failure. It was a harrowing experience for everyone involved.
My family, desperate for answers, waited for hours for a doctor to check-in. When they finally did, their time was limited and felt rushed. But the whole time, we couldn’t shake the uncomfortable feeling that we were nuisances, that our welcome had run its course. We were stuck in that cycle for days until my aunt was deemed stable enough to be discharged. Except she
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Navigating the Digital Front Door: Overcoming Friction in New Patient Registration
In today's fast-paced digital age, traditional healthcare systems are under growing pressure to adapt their digital front-door strategies to meet the ever-changing needs of consumers. However, friction points stemming from the limitations of existing Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems often stand in the way of progress, particularly as it relates to consumers who are attempting to register as new patients at health systems.
Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems are the cornerstone of
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What Can We Learn From The History of Patient Experience?
Next year marks the 30th anniversary of the Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) program, which was created in 1995 to give the healthcare industry clear metrics for assessing patient experience and quality of care.
Yet the results have not improved after three decades of measuring patient experience. In 2023, a Harris poll reported that 73% of U.S. adults felt the healthcare system failed to meet their needs somehow, and two-thirds reported that managing
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Digital MSK – Physical Therapy’s New Route for Effective Hybrid Care Delivery
In a world where consumer expectations and needs are constantly evolving, healthcare organizations are faced with pressure to meet patients’ demands and stay both relevant and profitable. In recent years, the competitive landscape has changed due to the emergence of digital tools across industries like retail, where purchases can be made within seconds, and transportation, where consumers can call an Uber from their smartphone in a matter of seconds. Though these services are convenient, they
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How Skilled Nursing Facilities Can Navigate New Value-Based Purchasing Rules
Post-acute care facilities for years have been preparing for the impact that value-based purchasing (VBP) programs would have.
The Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA) and the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 put providers on notice that quality of care measures, like reducing hospital readmissions and improving patient outcomes, would take precedence over fee-for-service models.
In 2024, the stakes have gotten much higher for post-acute care facilities. Understanding
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IRT: The Unsung Hero of Modern Clinical Trials
The modern landscape of clinical trials is expanding to include hybrid and decentralized approaches to conducting research. As the methods of conducting clinical trials diversify, clinical trial logistics also increase in complexity. In 2024, experts estimate that 50% of clinical trials will be conducted via hybrid or decentralized methods. Though increasing remote access in clinical trials improves convenience, reduces costs and expands diversity, it also presents new challenges in navigating
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Why a FHIR-Only Approach to Advance Interoperability Won’t Work Today
There’s been a strong push for a FHIR standard for information sharing in healthcare. Although a standard built on application programming interfaces (APIs) using data standards like FHIR is a step in the right direction, in today’s healthcare ecosystem, there’s a broader impact to consider.
The industry avoided a major health equity setback when the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of National Coordinator (ONC) nixed prescriptive language in the HTI-1 rule,
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Securing the Drug Supply Chain: How Simulation Tech is Aiding Electronic Drug Tracing in the US
The United States drug supply chain is a complex and decentralized system that involves multiple entities. This includes suppliers, distributors, manufacturers, repackagers, wholesale distributors, third-party logistics providers (3PLs), dispensers, and medical facilities such as hospitals and retail stores. To protect this system against potential threats and the illegal movement of counterfeit drugs, the Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) was enacted in 2013.
With more than a decade of
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How Connected Healthcare Operations Helps Health Systems Work Smarter, Not Harder
When it comes to healthcare, efficiency isn’t just a goal—it’s a lifeline. With a growing and aging patient population and widespread workforce shortages, hospitals and health systems must find ways to increase efficiencies and do more with less, while providing safe, high-quality care. This starts with liberating data and connecting healthcare operations solutions across the enterprise.
The Epidemic of Siloed Data
The volume of healthcare data is growing exponentially, with a
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