by Colin Banas, Chief Medical Officer, DrFirst November 2022 – Physicians know this scenario well: A patient shows up with a piece of paper scribbled with lists of medications or hands over a paper bag full of old pill bottles. These scraps of information are better than nothing. Many patients have only vague recollections or… Read more »

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 »

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 »

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 »

By Ben Sawyer, Vice President of Market Development for ABOUT Healthcare Inc. June 2022 – The January 2022 jobs report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics told a familiar story. The healthcare sector, just behind dining and hospitality, had the most job openings of any industry in the country. More than 1.9 million jobs… Read more »

By John A. Selby, Executive Consultant to health plans and related businesses May 2022 – The growth of Medicare Advantage (MA), by almost every measure, is continuing at an explosive rate and the pace is not expected to slow any time soon.  The ramifications of this growth are both broad and inviting.  Any healthcare related… Read more »

By David Lareau, Chief Executive Officer, Medicomp April 2022 –  Every few years, the healthcare industry seems to lose its collective mind over the latest new thing that will solve all our problems and usher in the (dreaded) “new paradigm.” This combination of magical thinking and marketing hype sporadically erupts and then dissipates as reality… Read more »

By Bill Lucia, Sellers Dorsey Board Member, & Nancy Smith-Leslie, Director, Sellers Dorsey March 2022 – Health equity has become a strategic priority for many health care organizations, particularly those who serve Medicaid beneficiaries. More than half (61%) of Medicaid’s 73 million low-income beneficiaries identify as Black, Hispanic, Asian American, or another non-White race or… Read more »

By Kiran Kuchibotla, VP Project Portfolio Delivery, Advantasure February 2022 – The healthcare industry invests millions in modernizing technology stacks and building high tech platforms and applications. Yet those platforms and applications continue to be siloed, preventing healthcare institutions from sharing patient data and communicating effectively. In short, these systems still don’t talk to each… Read more »