By Joelle Poe – The world is shifting almost entirely towards digital transactions. This digitization has only accelerated since the COVID pandemic began in 2020, leaving healthcare and consumer brands stranded in the middle—relearning how to engage and serve the audiences they thought they knew.
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Dr. John M. Ciccone – The rapid changes in the delivery of healthcare, and the associated technology, present both challenges and opportunities for companies engaged in the healthcare markets. The speed at which these changes are occurring is unprecedented, and will change the face of healthcare delivery worldwide.
By David W. Johnson – My sister recently gave me a t-shirt that proclaims, “I speak in movie lines, song lyrics and sarcasm.” At least the middle part of that proclamation applies to this month’s song, “Sweet Hospital-at-Home,” sung to the tune of Leonard Skynyrd’s “Sweet Home Alabama.”
By Matt Fisher – How should patients be able to access healthcare services? The question is becoming more nuanced given the growth and expansion of telehealth. Prior to COVID-19 driving the implementation of telehealth, access to healthcare services had largely been the same for years. Access focused on patients going to a physician’s office, a hospital, or other facility.
By Devin Partida – Health care payments have undergone a tumultuous period in the past two years. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, CMS has adjusted multiple policies and implemented several new ones. These changes that seek to improve patient care and accessibility have considerable impacts on health care professionals.
By Paul Nadrag – As new variants emerge, COVID-19 continues to have healthcare providers’ top focus. Knowing this, criminals are using the pandemic as cover to inundate hospitals, health systems and other providers with surge after surge of cyberattacks.
By Mona Abutaleb – The high-stakes threat landscape healthcare organizations operate in today demands that IT partners and hosting providers go beyond HIPAA compliance. It’s time to demand HITRUST CSF certification as well.
Week 4 and final week of our Cybersecurity Awareness Month is all about making security a priority. We had no problem rounding up security experts that can get on board with this theme. From large scale health systems to rural hospitals to small medical practices, be cyber smart and make security a priority.
Value-Based Care Insights Podcast with host Daniel J. Marino. In this episode Dan speaks to Dr. Cheri Olson of IPMA and Doug McKinley of the Lumina Leadership Institute to discuss the need for a collaborative leadership model.