Artificial intelligence (AI) is making an appearance in countless industries, which is allowing researchers and scientists to make state-of-the-art advances. AI has become a stronger presence in medicine and is even being used in practice settings such as heart...
Massive Growth Projected for Immunotherapy Funding
By 2030, the rapidly growing immunotherapy industry is set to reach $277.1 billion. While this growth is good news for cancer patients benefiting from these treatment advances, it has started to pose a problem for some oncologists. There are clinicians who find that...
Interstate Licensure Compacts & Your Health Plan’s Bottom Line
Interstate licensure compacts are an example of another policy that is helping propel the telehealth movement. These regulations make it so that telemedicine providers can receive multiple state licenses simultaneously in order to provide virtual care. Since a main...
Lowering Costs Associated with Hospital-acquired Infections
Current CDC data finds that about one in 31 hospital patients has at least one healthcare-associated infection (HAI). While hospitals can implement measures such as improved disinfecting protocols, equipment standards, and streamlined processes, another side to be...
Accumulators and Switching Health Plans
Many circumstances in life might force someone to switch health insurance plans. Moving, getting married, losing a job, starting a new career, and a change in financial status can all cause someone to need a new plan. While this may seem like a good thing if someone...
Attracting and Retaining Healthy Young Adult Members
People across all age groups have varying consumer health behaviors that impact payers’ bottom line. One of the most notable tendencies of younger generations is how rarely they rely on primary care physicians. While middle-aged and older adults regularly schedule and...
New Way to Address the Opioid Crisis
The pandemic has brought about an onslaught of changes -- some good and some bad. While a surge in drug-related deaths due to overdose has been a negative outcome, this has prompted some positive action in the realm of addiction treatment. Unfortunately, the United...
Medicare Networks Proving More Concerning than Premiums
While one might assume that Medicare subscribers’ main concern is affording costly insurance premiums, this is not always the case. Recent research shows that many Medicare beneficiaries are more concerned about the benefits available to them as part of the...
Overcoming Common Digital Health Obstacles
Digital health has presented many opportunities for people on all sides. Telemedicine and other forms of health technology have increased convenience and accessibility for patients, productivity for health care providers, and reimbursement for payers. But what most...
Can The Health Care Industry Support an Aging Nation?
It has often been said that the only constant in health care is change. Socioeconomic trends can be all over the map, which often makes it trying to rapidly and effectively adjust health care informatics and clinical infrastructure in response. One trend that is not...