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Executive Roundtable: Can Innovation Alleviate Clinician Burnout?

by Fred Pennic 07/18/2022 Leave a Comment

Physician Burnout Report: Understanding The Impact of Burnout on Healthcare Executives

The U.S. Surgeon General’s recent advisory about clinician burnout cited numerous societal, cultural, structural, and organizational causes—including excessive workloads, administrative burden, and lack of organizational support. The potential fallout of this trajectory is alarming: The advisory cites the Association of American Medical Colleges’ estimate on clinician demand outpacing supply, with an anticipated shortage of between
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ACAP Launches Center for Social Determinants of Health Innovation

by Jasmine Pennic 06/30/2022 Leave a Comment

ACAP Launches Center for Social Determinants of Health Innovation

What You Should Know: - Today, the Association for Community Affiliated Plans (ACAP) announced the launch of The ACAP Center for Social Determinants of Health Innovation. The center will encourage and empower other stakeholders to support SDoH initiative. - The center offers tailored resources, including policy reports, market research, and roundtable educational events, to help health plans, policymakers, and other stakeholders address social issues that impact health and wellbeing,
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Philips’ Future Health Index 2022 Report: 4 Key Trends to Know

by Jasmine Pennic 06/08/2022 Leave a Comment

Philips’ Future Health Index 2022 Report: 4 Key Trends to Know

What You Should Know: - Today, Philips announced the publication of its Future Health Index (FHI) 2022 report: ‘Healthcare hits reset: Priorities shift as healthcare leaders navigate a changed world’. FHI is the largest global survey of its kind, analyzing feedback from nearly 3,000 healthcare leaders across 15 countries on the impact of digital health technology in the adoption of connected care.  - This year’s FHI report, the seventh edition, looks at how
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Is It Finally Time for Hospital-at-Home or is Time Up?

by Karen Conway, VP of Healthcare Value, Global Healthcare Exchange (GHX) 05/31/2022 Leave a Comment

Is It Finally Time for Hospital-at-Home or is Time Up?

All the signs point to a bright and expansive future for hospital-at-home programs, which have been growing steadily since the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) created the Acute Hospital at Home waiver program in November 2020. As of March, nearly 100 health systems and more than 200 hospitals in 34 states had been approved for the program. Meanwhile, Forrester predicts the number of hospitals delivering acute care at home will triple in 2022. The reasons why are compelling: a study
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AWS Launches New Healthcare Accelerator Focused on Health Equity

by Jasmine Pennic 05/24/2022 Leave a Comment

AWS Launches New Healthcare Accelerator Focused on Health Equity

What You Should Know: - Amazon Web Services (AWS) today announced the launch of the next AWS Healthcare Accelerator—this year with a new focus on health equity. The Accelerator is open to startups with US operations and applications open today. - This is part of AWS’s efforts to help organizations use the power of the cloud to help tackle the health equity gap – other efforts include the $40 million AWS Health Equity Initiative, which AWS also provided an
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Mental Health Awareness is Everywhere. Why Shouldn’t Virtual Care Be Standard?

by Geoffrey Boyce, CEO of Array Behavioral Care  05/05/2022 Leave a Comment

Mental Health Awareness is Everywhere. Why Shouldn’t Virtual Care Be Standard?

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, which for years has been a platform to increase understanding about mental illness and advocate for better mental health care. Now more than ever, you don’t have to look too hard to see that mental health is a daily fixture in the national conversation. Unfortunately, mental health issues have become far too common for people of all ages and in all walks of life. An Influx of Demand from Pediatrics to Geriatrics We know that children are in dire
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How the Life Sciences Industry Can Boost Diversity and Inclusion Efforts

by Ariel Katz CEO and co-founder of H1 05/03/2022 Leave a Comment

How the Life Sciences Industry Can Boost Diversity and Inclusion Efforts

Although it is well established that diversity improves outcomes and drives excellence, implementing diversity lags behind in many industries, including life sciences and healthcare.  Diversity is lacking across the entire field, from academic research to clinical work, composition of the workforce, and medical practice. This leads to worse health outcomes and fewer professional opportunities for underserved demographics, such as racial and ethnic minorities, women, and people with
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athenahealth Improves Care for Transgender & Non-Binary Patients

by Jasmine Pennic 04/01/2022 Leave a Comment

$17B athenahealth PE Firm Buyout Deal Near Closing - Health M&A

What You Should Know: - athenahealth launches new capabilities in athenaOne, the company’s cloud-based suite of electronic health records (EHR), healthcare billing, and patient engagement solutions, to help eliminate barriers that transgender and non-binary patients face when receiving healthcare. - The new functionality enables more accurate and comprehensive recording and display of patient information – including the name used, pronouns, and gender identity, in addition to legal name
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Rural Health Startup Homeward Emerges with $20M to Support Rural Communities

by Fred Pennic 03/10/2022 Leave a Comment

Rural Health Startup Homeward Emerges with $20M to Support Rural Communities

What You Should Know - Homeward, a new company focused on improving access to high-quality, affordable primary and specialty care in rural communities launches with an initial $20M investment. - The organization is rearchitecting care for rural Americans who have a 23% higher mortality rate than those in urban communities. Homeward – a San Francisco, CA-based mobile, in-person, and telehealth hybrid care model (with specialty and primary care providers) for people
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Black Female Co-founders CancerIQ Raises $14M to Improve Cancer Early Detection and Prevention

by Jasmine Pennic 03/03/2022 Leave a Comment

CancerIQ Raises $14M to Improve Cancer Early Detection and Prevention

What You Should Know: - CancerIQ, a Chicago-based platform powering early cancer detection and prevention across broad patient populations, announced today it closed a $14M Series B financing round. - The Series B round was co-led by Merck Global Health Innovation Fund (Merck GHI) and Amgen Ventures with participation from McKesson Ventures, OSF Ventures (the investment arm of OSF HealthCare, a current CancerIQ customer), and HealthX Ventures. Inequality in
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