May/June 2022

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Genomics & Precision Medicine

One Hospital System Makes Precision Medicine a Reality

May 17, 2022
Precision medicine and genomics are two words that get tossed around in the healthcare industry as plans for the future, one senior leader at University Hospitals explains how...
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Privacy/Security

Third-Party Apps Pose New Threats to Healthcare Cybersecurity

May 17, 2022
Third-party apps that collect health data may be crowd-pleasers to consumers, but privacy and security are two major concerns, as there is currently no federal regulation to protect...
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Telehealth

Consumer Demand and Expectations Push Providers to Up Their Telehealth Game

May 17, 2022
According to senior leaders, consumers have grown accustomed to virtual options offered during the pandemic and a hybrid model of in-person and telehealth visits will be commonplace...
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Policy & Value-Based Care

Value-Based Care Catalyzes Transformation of Kidney Disease Care

May 17, 2022
Alternative payment models move upstream to chronic kidney disease, seeking to delay the onset of dialysis and to incentivize kidney transplantation
Stephen Parodi, M.D.
Stephen Parodi, M.D.
Home-Based Care

Hospital-at-Home Programs Seek to Sustain Momentum Built During Pandemic

May 17, 2022
Stakeholders seek two-year CMS waiver extension to continue innovation, research

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Staffing/Professional Development

Efforts Underway to Address Increasingly Dire Staffing Shortages

May 17, 2022
Nurses and IT professionals are positions currently in high demand for healthcare organizations, the COVID-19 pandemic along with the “Great Resignation” only aggravated this ...
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Medicare/Medicaid

A Push Towards Whole-Person Care Moves Medicaid Forward

May 17, 2022
Medicaid program officials and Medicaid-focused health plans are pushing ahead to collaborate with providers to address the social determinants of health
Patrick McGill, M.D.
Patrick McGill, M.D.
Analytics/AI

Even as the MSSP Teeters, Privately Sponsored ACOs Zoom Ahead

May 17, 2022
Even as the MSSP is weighed down by a complex combination of challenges, providers are moving forward robustly in developing more flexible ACO terms in contracting with private...
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Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR)

Interoperability Experts Optimistic About Progress on FHIR, Standard APIs

May 17, 2022
By the end of 2022, all certified health IT vendors will be required to have FHIR-enabled versions, which stakeholders see as a significant development
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Analytics/AI

AI for Care Delivery and Clinical Operations: Real Progress—One Algorithm at a Time

May 17, 2022
Patient care organization leaders are discovering that AI algorithms can only be developed and implemented organically—with physician involvement and buy-in
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Analytics/AI

Ten Transformative Trends 2022: A Roiling Landscape for Providers

May 17, 2022
Introducing our May/June 2022 cover story package: Healthcare Innovation's Ten Transformative Trends 2022
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Policy & Value-Based Care

Has Your Linguistic Reform Gone Too Far? A Cautionary Tale

May 17, 2022
Dutch journalist, linguist, and polyglot Gaston Dorren has written several fascinating books for laypeople on language and languages; I loved his 2018 Babel: Around the World ...