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How Digital Health Can Help Address Issues Of Equity And Access In Behavioral Health
Behavioral healthcare access and treatment is one area where disparities continue to disproportionately impact people of color and other vulnerable populations, including the LGBTQ community; research shows that LGBTQ populations of all ages disproport…
Inside Redesign Health’s Bid To Change The Healthcare Innovation Cycle
Redesign Health believes its process creates more attractive companies for investors initially and as they mature. Started in 2018 by Shaheen, Redesign essentially researches, builds, brands, launches and lines up funding for all kinds of healthcare st…
Twitter’s Fate Depends On Elon Musk’s Understanding Of Platforms; Healthcare Can Learn From That
What can the healthcare industry and digital health platform companies learn from a pipeline expert taking over a platform business, especially in an industry that is vastly different from those in which he’s operated to date?
More Disruption, Please
An article in the Wall Street Journal from last year makes the case for consolidation among employer-focused digital health solutions, for example, citing the “enough already” attitude from buyers when it comes to the seemingly never-ending parade of r…
Changing The Landscape Of Women’s Health: Founders And CEOs Sound Off
“Women are the most influential healthcare consumer in our country, control most of the decisions, and actually make up a slight majority of the population, so it only makes sense that investors and providers take notice. The greater question is, what …
Innovation Amid Declining Margins: Four Questions Health Systems Should Ask Themselves Prior To Investment
Today, taking a strategic, methodical approach to technology purchasing decisions is non-negotiable, especially given the increasing financial strain under which hospitals and health systems find themselves.
Price Transparency Or Price Obfuscation? Is A PBM-Backed Network Using Its Monopoly In One Business To Advantage Itself In The Next? (2 Of 2)
In fact, one could argue that for e-prescribing routing, it was Surescripts’ central position as a network that helped bring together disparate entities (and their disparate interests) and build a fabric of trust that enabled the adoption of the first …
Price Transparency Or Price Obfuscation? Is A PBM-Backed Network Using Its Monopoly In One Business To Advantage Itself In The Next? (1 Of 2)
What happens when two organizations join forces on the promise of delivering pricing transparency for the nation…except instead of price transparency, what’s delivered is price obfuscation?
To borrow from Katherine Gehl, the system isn’t broken. It’s…
Amid Rampant Provider Burnout, Marketplace Platform Companies Focus On Clinician Experience
Not only are patients noticing their doctors’ and nurses’ stress levels, but one in four Wheel survey respondents said they personally know a clinician that would switch careers immediately if they could.
What Bubble? Digital Health Funding Year In Review 2021
Digital health infrastructure and interoperability startups also saw an incredible amount of traction last year, securing $2.2 billion across 40 deals, including companies like Innovaccer, Redox, Ribbon Health, Commure, Truepill, Wheel, and Zus Health.
