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Deirdre Ruttle

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Provider Trends in Healthcare Payments: Missing the Connection with Consumers

Consumer sentiments show the demand for contactless experiences that are also digital and convenient has been on the rise for years, and 2020 might be the year where the importance of this rising demand was fully realized.


Stephanie Wilding, MPA

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Opportunities for Telemedicine to Meet Socioeconomic Demands

Telehealth has been a lifeline for long-term patients throughout the pandemic — but what about those without reliable access to high-speed internet?


Kathy Gersch

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What leaders need to know: A roadmap for healthcare M&A integration | Viewpoint

To navigate the integration process successfully, healthcare executives must take steps to best align their people with the vision for the newly combined organization.


K. Scott Griffith

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We need a new scientific standard for high reliability | Viewpoint

The standard must highlight evidenced-based practice, such as proven treatments to manage diseases.


Yige Cao

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Five solutions to challenges health systems face in operating weight management programs | Viewpoint

Healthcare providers are best positioned to treat patients with obesity with these medications, but they face hurdles in starting and maintaining those programs.


Stephan Herron, CEO and President, Scriptel Corporation

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How One Chicago-Area Health System Eliminated Paper Signatures

Electronic signature pads save money and reduce paper waste at health systems.


Paul Sarnese

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Why hospitals must rethink protection of executives | Viewpoint

The killing of UnitedHealthcare Brian Thompson is a sobering example of the threats to executives. Two security leaders share ideas to help keep leaders safe.


Mark Van Sumeren

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Lack of discipline costs real money: Non-clinical spend targeted for cost savings | Viewpoint

There are five steps healthcare systems can take to improve their procurement processes to unlock new cost savings in the supply chain.


Rose McNulty

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When Given Equal Care, Minorities and Disadvantaged Fared the Same as Others During COVID-19

The researchers also sought to learn whether any particular patient group had worse outcomes from COVID-19 than other vulnerable populations.


Todd Walrath

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How hospitals are gaining operational control by utilizing local talent and technology | Viewpoint

By using data-driven tools to manage internal float pools and local per diem staff, healthcare systems are improving retention, reducing costs, and achieving better outcomes.


Susan Hawk

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Getting in front of long wait times in emergency departments | Viewpoint

Why optimizing patient transfer processes is more important than ever.


Sean Burke

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Stakeholders must collaborate to strengthen the nursing pipeline | Sean Burke

The healthcare industry needs creative solutions that focus on attracting more students into nursing.


Greg Miller

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The AI genie is out of the bottle - and there’s no going back | Viewpoint

Without AI, no healthcare organization is going to be able to keep up with the amount of clinical documentation as more healthcare data is generated and jobs go unfilled.


Manpreet Singh Dhalla

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Solving the blindspots in transitional care | Manpreet Singh Dhalla

CMS is moving to a value-based reimbursement program for home health agencies. This change represents a generational opportunity for agencies to implement new models of in-home care.


Chris Peronto

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Creative collaborations are key for mid-sized payers | Viewpoint

To remain independent and relevant, mid-sized insurers must seek meaningful alliances with like-minded organizations.


Eric Elliott

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Behavioral health: What we learned in 2023, and how we navigate the future | Viewpoint

Balancing increasing demand, workforce challenges and new technology with a new model of whole person care.


Andrea Kelly

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Winning over women by addressing healthcare gaps through better innovations | Andrea Kelly

There’s a lot of mythology and ignorance around what women want in the healthcare marketplace. Finding the truth means looking deeper, and more critically, into unmet needs.


David Hunt

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Bridging the Gap: Moving Large Healthcare Systems into the Home

Moving healthcare home is just part of the growing personalization of healthcare that has been made possible by advancements in technologies that seamlessly connect a patient to their care team.


Gary Jessee

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Why Medicaid is the most innovative payer in healthcare | Viewpoint

Medicaid, which offers coverage to nearly 80 million Americans, has evolved far beyond basic care toward whole-person care. The program could use more entrepreneurs.


John Figueroa
John Figueroa

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Polishing the Stone: Healthcare Innovation and Technology

The COVID-19 pandemic has proven healthcare organizations, even in a crisis, need to tirelessly forge ahead with innovation to be successful. Senior-level healthcare executives need to follow the macro-trends driving the industry forward.



Bevey Miner

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Collaboration Technologies Can Help Practices Recover from Pandemic Challenges

By making the care process more efficient, technology can relieve administrative burdens, help clinicians participate more fully in integrated, patient-centered care and refill depleted practice coffers.


Therasa Bell

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Providers can take 6 steps to improve health equity now | Viewpoint

With these action items, providers can realistically take steps and make an impact on the overall picture of health equity.


Michael N. Abrams

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Creative collaborations are key for mid-sized payers | Viewpoint

To remain independent and relevant, mid-sized insurers must seek meaningful alliances with like-minded organizations.


Thomas Lanvers

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Future-proofing hospitals: Creating financially stronger hospital and health systems | Viewpoint

While the financial pressures facing hospitals are vast, there are clear steps that can be taken to improve operational efficiency and strengthen margins.


Jason Mills

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Making the most of your hospital's pharmacy purchasing power | Viewpoint

With better, unbiased data, hospitals can gain insights that will help drive improvements in pharmacy spending.


Mudit Garg

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How automation helps hospitals improve operating room access and grow revenue | Viewpoint

Many leading health systems have turned to artificial intelligence (AI) and automation technology to schedule surgeries more effectively.


Judith Graham

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Do we simply not care enough about old people?

In the last week of 2023 and the first two weeks of 2024 alone, 4,810 people 65 and older lost their lives to covid — a group that would fill more than 10 large airliners.


Daniel Knecht, M.D., M.B.A.
Daniel Knecht, M.D., M.B.A., Vice President, Clinical Product, CVS Health

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Community-Based Mental Health Services Are Critical Both Now and Beyond COVID-19

A new CVS Health initiative uses a localized approach to increase mental health care accessibility and affordability, particularly for vulnerable populations like young adults and people of color.


Tim Dybvig, SVP of Patient Engagement, Experity

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Evolving with Patients’ Expectations to Meet Them Where They Are

Patients have come to expect fast, convenient and safe care when and where they want it.

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