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HLTH ‘23: For Health Tech Firms, Eat Or Be Eaten?
This year’s conference had perhaps a slightly more moderate tone than in years past. But perhaps we’re still in the investment phase of digital health.
The Great White Shark And The Remora: Epic’s Revamped Digital Health App Marketplace
Just like sharks and remora fish can have a symbiotic relationship, Epic can benefit from third party developers. But only if the shark doesn’t eat the remora.
AI And Standards Aren’t Enough: Fixing Prior Authorization Will Require Something Else Entirely
Artificial intelligence and standards may help. But what the healthcare industry needs is a two-sided network platform business.
Hims & Hers’ New Path For Growth Comes From The Heart
Starting with the larger brand of the two the company operates (Hims), Heart Health by Hims is the company’s first answer to one of the most devastating healthcare problems globally, cardiovascular disease (CVD)..
Hims & Hers’ New Path For Growth Comes From The Heart
Starting with the larger brand of the two the company operates (Hims), Heart Health by Hims is the company’s first answer to one of the most devastating healthcare problems globally, cardiovascular disease (CVD)..
Betting On Value: How Pearl Health Is Helping Primary Care Lead The Value-Based Care Charge
Is the way to slow healthcare costs by helping primary care providers participate in value-based programs?
Healthcare technology company Pearl Health is betting so.
Price Transparency: A Boon For Patients, A Bust For Hospitals?
While influencers advocate for healthcare price transparency, adherence lags among hospitals, unsurprisingly, as competing interests and increasing oversight signal sh…
Risant Health’s Value-Based Platform: A Future Option For Health Systems Seeking To Remain Independent?
Amidst a continued flurry of healthcare M&A, Kaiser Permanente’s intended launch of Risant Health, including Geisinger Health as its first partner, is one that’s promp…
The ‘Techquity’ Imperative: How Technology And Platforms Can Help Improve Health Equity
“Techquity” is the idea that healthcare technology can either be a barrier or conduit to more accessible, equitable care, depending on its purpose and design.
Culture Trumps Strategy In Digital Health (Except When It Doesn’t, Which Is Most Of The Time)
Digital health startups fund tend to be exceptional at driving activity and measuring things they can quantify to show “progress”.
But are they doing and measuring the things that create market value and ultimately to company success? Or are they sim…
