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Mastering the shift to value-based care: 3 strategies for organization-wide successThe transition to value-based care presents serious challenges to physicians. Here are three concrete ways that health plans, ACOs and others can help them thrive.
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3 things to address to ensure a stable supply chain for your practiceEven as we begin to envision a post-pandemic future, continuing backlogs and unsustainable workarounds and rising international turmoil supply fresh evidence that supply-chain fragility is untenable.
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The rise in pollen is spiking allergy and asthma hospitalizations and impacting the economySpring has sprung, so it’s time for physicians to help patients feel better, maintain quality of life, and keep working.
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Medical boards pressured to let it slide when doctors spread COVID-19 misinformationStopping some doctors from sharing unsound medical advice has proved challenging. Even defining misinformation has been difficult. And during the pandemic, resistance from some state legislatures is complicating the effort.
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The untold cost of caregiving: We all have a role to playDuring my decades of experience working with people who live with Alzheimer’s disease I’ve seen first-hand the detrimental impact this condition has on the family and caregivers.
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Health misinformation is killing patients. Here’s what physicians can do.The problem calls for systemic changes and individual actions
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Solving health care’s financial burden amid economic uncertaintyLeaders look to software for solutions that will lead to better patient care.
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Vaccines in the post-COVID-19 world: Distrust amid promising developmentsAt the Financial Times Global Pharma and Biotech Summit 2024, a panel discussed the potential of mRNA technology in developing cancer vaccines amid distrust from the public.
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Highlights from the 2024 Concierge Medicine ForumStories of transformation were shared by Specialdocs and affiliated physicians.
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Why cybersecurity education is key to protecting your medical practiceCyberattacks on healthcare networks have increased exponentially in recent years, but there are steps to protect your practice.
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Doctors need new approaches to pain managementOpioid epidemic demonstrates importance of alternative therapies for managing pain
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Mental health wellness programs for clinicians are now more accessibleStressful work environments, fatigue, burnout, and aging patient populations who require more care all add to the hardship of attracting and maintaining clinical staff.
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Can technology help revive primary care?Health care leaders increasingly are looking to technology for solutions to the challenges facing primary care
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The truth behind growth of the 340B prescription drug programThe pharmaceutical industry has increasingly taken aim at the program for growing costs, but is that accurate? American Hospital Association analysts offer this perspective.
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Not viewing working physicians as leaders is a mistake that needs to be fixedThe simple mental step of recognizing oneself as a leader begins a virtuous cycle of self-improvement
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How IoT supports medical device securityBest practices for health care organizations to implement to secure connected medical devices.
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Trump administration should continue momentum on tackling the medical debt crisisAfter running on a platform of bringing economic relief, President Trump must strengthen, not dismantle, existing programs.
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Overcoming data fragmentation is key to avoiding future health care crisesCOVID-19 pandemic shows importance of breaking down health care data silos
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Why aren’t we using the data we know we have to improve patient outcomes?How privacy technologies are unlocking critical data flows from stringent privacy requirements to accelerate improving patient outcomes in health care.
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Modernizing the health care payer system: A prescription for alleviating physician workload and burnoutHere are three ways physicians can leverage artificial intelligence, robotic process automation, and low-code/no-code tools to maximize revenue, reduce workload, and create better patient experiences.
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Three disruptive digital healthcare trends to watch for the rest of 2022More than two years into the pandemic, the healthcare industry has been altered tremendously.
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Why so many physicians are partnering with private equityPrimary care continues to be a target for investors
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A strategy for investing during a recessionThere is a difference between investing during a recession and investing in anticipation of a recession.
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What you need for better claims managementA more proactive and holistic approach to revenue cycle management is critical to improving operational efficiency by reducing administrative burden, ensuring providers are appropriately reimbursed for the care they deliver and preventing billing errors or potential financial burdens for patients on the back end.
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Government fraud alert for physicians: Watch out for speaker programsPast Special Fraud Alerts have portended heightened enforcement activity.
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How to set up a drive-thru flu shot clinicThe best way to issue flu shots might be for patients to never enter your office.
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Why sharing your personal number with patients isn’t a great idea and what to do insteadPrioritizing physician well-being while keeping patient care top of mind.
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The need for greater patient loyalty: A lesson from the hospitality industryPhysicians would be wise to exam how the hospitality industry builds repeat customers before it’s too late
