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How Digital Health Tools Can Help Promote Vaccine Adherence

by Kate Behan, MD, FACP, Chief Medical Officer, Arcadia 09/21/2023 Leave a Comment

How Digital Health Tools Can Help Promote Vaccine Adherence

A so-called “tripledemic” — the convergence of flu, RSV and COVID-19 — led to significant morbidity and mortality, and it also forced the cancellation or delay of numerous medical procedures at overwhelmed health systems. This year, there’s an RSV vaccine joining flu and COVID-19 vaccines, and it could help Americans avoid repeating history — but only if patients get recommended vaccines.  The events over the last several years have impacted the way many people view vaccines, sometimes
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How to Solve The Talent Shortage in Healthcare, Whether It’s Urban, Suburban or Rural

by Khue Tran, Chief Strategy Officer at Azalea Health 08/15/2023 Leave a Comment

One of the most pressing issues in healthcare today is the growing talent shortage of qualified medical professionals. These critical staffing talent shortages could jeopardize communities’ access to care and result in dire consequences. The staffing shortage existed before the pandemic, but it’s only worsened during the past few years. According to government reports, 23% of hospitals are experiencing a significant staff shortage.  Since February 2020, hospital workforces have been reduced
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3 Ways Government Can Catalyze Biomedical Innovation

by Syed Hamza Sohail 05/30/2023 Leave a Comment

3 Ways Government Can Catalyze Biomedical Innovation

What You Should Know: Deloitte has published some new research about how government can advance biomedical innovation and improve public health.The report shares insights from various government leaders and biomedical industry experts on lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic, what’s driving innovation, the challenges and opportunities in partnerships, and the government’s role in sustaining the biomedical industry. Understanding How the Government Can Catalyze Biomedical
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How Urgent Care Can Address Its Degrading Scope of Practice

by Monte Sandler, COO of Experity 05/23/2023 Leave a Comment

How Urgent Care Can Address its Degrading Scope of Practice

Over the past several years, urgent care centers nationwide have opened their doors to millions of patients in need of COVID-19 testing and treatment, driving an increase in daily patient visit volumes and new, challenging patient care demands. To accommodate this rapid influx, urgent care centers developed new workflows that prioritized efficiency and transitioned to a reimbursement model that rewards providers for the number of patients treated per day. As a result, urgent care centers across
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Healthcare Supply Chains Still in Survival Mode, Report Finds

by Fred Pennic 05/18/2023 Leave a Comment

Healthcare Supply Chains Still in Survival Mode, Report Finds

What You Should Know: Three years after COVID-19 was declared a public health emergency, many healthcare supply chain leaders and frontline professionals are operating in survival mode, according to new industry research from Deloitte Consulting LLP.Ongoing challenges include economic pressures, multiple resource shortages, data visibility and labor issues. Key Findings To gain greater insight into these impacts, Deloitte expanded its study by conducting site visits to healthcare
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DEA Extends COVID-19 Telemedicine Flexibilities for Prescribing Controlled Medications for 6 Months

by Jasmine Pennic 05/09/2023 Leave a Comment

DEA Extends COVID-19 Telemedicine Flexibilities for Prescribing Controlled Medications for 6 Months

What You Should Know: Today, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) issued the “Temporary Extension of COVID-19 Telemedicine Flexibilities for Prescription of Controlled Medications” – a temporary rule that extends telemedicine flexibilities adopted during the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE).·         The temporary rule will take effect on May 11, 2023, and extends the full set of telemedicine flexibilities
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Study Confirms mRNA Boosters Extend COVID-19 Protection but Wane Over Time

by Syed Hamza Sohail 03/17/2023 Leave a Comment

Study Confirms mRNA Boosters Extend COVID-19 Protection but Wane Over Time

What You Should Know: - A nationwide U.S. study of more than 893,000 adults provides solid evidence confirming that mRNA booster immunizations extend protection against moderate and severe COVID for four to five months.  - These findings, published in The BMJ, provide a more complete understanding of the effectiveness and durability of third and fourth doses of the mRNA vaccines, informing policymakers and providing individuals with confirmation of the importance and value of
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Healthcare Profit Pools to Reach $790B by 2026, Report Reveals

by Syed Hamza Sohail 01/24/2023 Leave a Comment

Healthcare Profit Pools to Reach $790B by 2026, Report Reveals

What You Should Know: - Healthcare profit pools are expected to grow 4 percent annually resulting from $654 billion in 2021 to $790 billion in 2026, according to a new McKinsey report. - The report reveals inflation is not transitory and the economic outlook has meaningfully darkened due to a healthcare worker shortage and endemic COVID-19.   What to expect in US healthcare in 2023 and beyond The US healthcare industry faces demanding conditions in 2023, including
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Praying For The Survival of the NHS Will Not Be Enough To Save It

by Ivor Campbell, CEO of Snedden Campbell 01/24/2023 Leave a Comment

What Has COVID Ever Done For Us?

It’s often said that the National Health Service is the closest thing Britain has to a unifying religion. If that is the case, then the faith of the population is being tested like never before, With budgets already stretched before the COVID pandemic, additional cost pressures since heaped on health boards across the country by double-digit inflation have brought the NHS closer to breaking point than at any time in its history. Every passing day seems to bring bleaker news for the
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COVID-19 Health Systems Impact: What Will Stop The Cash Hemorrhage?

by Eugene Chan, MD, co-founder and chairman of Abpro 01/23/2023 Leave a Comment

COVID-19 Health Systems Impact: What Will Stop The Cash Hemorrhage?

The material cost of COVID-19 has been at the center of public discourse since the early days of the pandemic. In 2020, growth in federal government spending on healthcare increased 36 percent, compared to the 5.9 percent bump in 2019. While the distribution of vaccines has allowed for a version of pre-pandemic life to resume, hospitals are still not recovered from the high rates of hospitalizations that occurred in March 2020, and the indirect costs of the pandemic continue to loom over the
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