The Opportunity of Rising Behavioral Health Utilization

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by Michael Shepherd, MD, CPA, MBA March 2023 – Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, rates of patients experiencing anxiety or depression symptoms have increased 25%, behavioral health care providers have seen increasing requests for behavioral health services exacerbating pre-covid access issues and, emergency rooms have seen an increasing number of pediatric patients seeking… Read more »

Every Company in Healthcare Should Have a ‘Code Red’ Team for AI

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by Geoff Halstead, Fraction Chief Product Officer and Digital Business Strategist February 2023 – For the last year, experts across the entire breadth of the technology industry – business and technical leaders, entrepreneurs, observers and venture capitalists alike – have been proclaiming that we have crossed over a critical threshold or ‘tipping point’ in the… Read more »

Real World Evidence Can Make Drugs More Affordable

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by Jennifer Stacey, SVP of Clinical Sciences & Operations, TriNetX January 2023 – It should be no surprise that profitability is the primary goal for pharmaceutical companies, as it allows them to continue to fund research and development (R&D) of new drugs, pay dividends to shareholders, and support their business operations. The truthful way to… Read more »

Enabling Aggressive Growth Plans While Preserving Capital

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by Colin Dittus, VP Consulting, Gibson Consultants December 2022 – At a time when the macroeconomic environment has made funding for healthcare startups increasingly challenging, employing the best talent strategies has become more critical than ever.  The companies that stand out and win the battles both for investment dollars and market share will be those… Read more »

Improve Health Equity through Connecting Data

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By Enam Noor, Founder & CEO, Insightin Health October 2022 – There is something missing in healthcare industry conversations today – rarely is there any mention of the individual health plan member. It is all about segments, cohorts, and profiles. The person gets lost in all the strategizing. In those discussions, members are referred to… Read more »

Low Hanging Fruit

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By Colleen Watford, Director, Executive Search, Gibson Consultants September 2022 – There’s nothing like an industry in upheaval to create opportunities for entrepreneurs and investors. Upheaval doesn’t adequately describe healthcare today. As we read every day in the trade press, many healthcare companies, including startups, are doing quite well. Some even have the enviable challenge… Read more »

How AI can help healthcare organizations turn data into gold

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By Oleg Bess, MD, CEO and Founder, 4medica August 2022 – Healthcare data continues to grow at an unprecedented rate, thanks to the success of EHRs, introduction of connected consumer clinical devices such as glucose and blood pressure monitors, and rapid proliferation of health-related sensors in our phones and other wearable devices. “Approximately 30% of… Read more »

Telepsychiatry: A lifeline for your ED

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By Andy Flanagan, CEO, Iris Telehealth July 2022 – According to the CDC, approximately 146.5 million patients visit hospital emergency departments (EDs) in the United States each year. Moreover, patients seeking care in EDs for mental health conditions is growing, nearly two-fold from 2007 to 2016 alone. Hospitals and health systems are already overwhelmed, and the… Read more »