By David Burda – It should come as no surprise that two things that I thought went together in healthcare — value-based care and interoperability — don’t really, at least not yet, according to a recently published study in JAMA Health Forum.
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By David Burda – I’ve never been much for company-sponsored surveys. They’re all self-serving, and they reach the same inevitable conclusion: our customers need or want what we’re selling, and you should, too.
Our monthly roundup of surveys and reports from around the industry. This month, children’s mental health, ACA proving a reduction in uninsured black Americans, and people are willing to open their data if it leads to a better experience.
This month’s AI report includes news and updates from Cognito Therapeutics, Aetion, SkyPoint Cloud, Vapotherm, Inc., Pearl, Twist Bioscience, and Eleven Therapeutics, plus check out the sessions from ViVE and HIMSS and some interesting reads.
By David Burda – AHRQ’s snapshot of the U.S. healthcare system taken through the lens of 233 performance measures in three domains and six subareas under the quality-of-care domain. The 2021 report is a picture of the healthcare system as it was in 2019, a year before the COVID-19 pandemic.
This month’s AI report includes news and updates from Caris Precision Oncology Alliance, Rockley Photonics, SkyPoint Cloud, IBM, Francisco Partners, Twist Bioscience, Eleven Therapeutics, & RiseNow. And don’t miss our newest Playlist on Healthcare NOW Radio on AI in Healthcare.
By David Burda – One of my favorite scenes in The Princess Bride is when Miracle Max tells Inigo and Fezzik that Westley is “mostly dead,” which means he’s “slightly alive.” There’s hope for a full recovery. We can say the same thing about value-based reimbursement, if we have as much faith in a few recent VBR status reports as Inigo and Fezzik have in Miracle Max.
By William Hersh MD – As is the tradition with this blog, I end each year with a reflective look at the year past and what the future may hold. The year 2021 is not ending quite like I anticipated. At the beginning of the year, there were stirrings of optimism.
Our monthly roundup of surveys and reports from around the industry. This month, will we ever see the end of the pandemic? Digital health and the most wired hospitals. Oncologist believe real world data will accelerate cancer research. And Americans want home to be the center of their health.