Jeff Lagasse
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The technology in question can encompass telehealth, artificial intelligence, automation, blockchain, chatbots, apps and other tech.
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Technology can enhance the patient experience, but it requires organizational buy-in and an infrastructure that scales.
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Telehealth and other new technologies are putting the patient first, improving outcomes and lowering the cost of care.
HIMSS21 Digital panelists will discuss what empathy looks like in practice in a hospital setting during a public health emergency.
Improving clinical outcomes for people with kidney disease results in lower costs for health plan partners, according to Cricket.
Some of these changes have presented opportunities for entrepreneurs and product developers.
One of the big factors accelerating technological innovation is the healthcare workforce, which has been stressed during the pandemic.
Elevated health system utilization will likely lead to increasing costs and higher insurance premiums for years to come.
Only 16 drugs approved through the pathway have ever been withdrawn, and in some cases the confirmatory trials were never done.
The projected average basic premium is calculated based on plans' expectations of per capita drug spending in the coming year.