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Polypharmacy is a Health Killer: Personalized Medication Management is the Answer

MedCity News

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

We cannot change the fact that some patients must take multiple drugs, but we can certainly change how we manage it with careful coordination and communication among healthcare providers, and personalized medicine practices such as pharmacogenomics.

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Crucial Factors Healthcare Providers Should Consider When Migrating CRM Platforms

MedCity News

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Within the healthcare sector, the migration of CRMs faces even bigger challenges due to the sheer amount and dispersion of data. Maintaining patient safety and ensuring HIPAA-compliance are also pressing factors. Nonetheless, the results of a CRM migration are definitely worth it.

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Recognizing Mental Healthcare Efforts Benefits Both Patients and Providers

MedCity News

MAY 9, 2023

Recognizing exceptional mental healthcare providers can lead to improved patient outcomes. Patients tend to have a better experience when they feel appreciated and valued. Acknowledging the efforts of mental healthcare providers can enhance the quality of care provided and, in turn, lead to better patient outcomes.

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From Diagnosis to Delivery: How AI is Revolutionizing the Patient Experience

Speaker: Simran Kaur, Founder & CEO at Tattva Health Inc.

The healthcare landscape is being revolutionized by AI and cutting-edge digital technologies, reshaping how patients receive care and interact with providers. You'll also learn how AI is streamlining healthcare processes, helping providers offer more efficient, personalized care and enabling faster, data-driven decision-making.

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Redefining Clinical Development of Obesity Drugs: What Does Success Look Like?

MedCity News

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

As multi-billion investment continues to pour into the R&D of future obesity medications, the need for evidence generation of health benefits beyond short-term weight loss will be critical to the decision-making of healthcare providers and payers. appeared first on MedCity News.

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Enhancing Hiring at Healthcare Practices with Technology

MedCity News

OCTOBER 13, 2023

The last few years, both during and after the pandemic, have been turbulent times for healthcare providers and patients alike. For now, although it appears that healthcare staffing shortages will continue, providers are not without practical strategies for attracting and retaining talent.

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Answers Healthcare Providers Need to 5 Burning AI Questions in Revenue Cycle Management

MedCity News

APRIL 19, 2023

Automation, AI, and machine learning can all be used to identify issues that lead to denials, streamline the patient billing process, reduce manual processes, and provide real-time data to quickly process claims.

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More Than a Survey: How to Holistically Embrace the Patient Experience

MedCity News

JANUARY 16, 2024

Despite the challenges that healthcare providers face and declining patient experience scores, several effective strategies can enhance their work to improve the patient experience and sufficiently satisfy expectations for care.

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Better Patient Care and Operational Success: Seven Ways to Benefit From Generative AI in Healthcare

MedCity News

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

No matter what camp healthcare providers sit in, it’s important for them to understand how they can harness the power of responsible generative AI. Here we dive into some use cases to consider exploring and how it’s impacting healthcare – for the better.

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Improved Access to CGM Data Empowers Providers and Patients to More Effectively Partner on Diabetes Management

MedCity News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Continuous Glucose Monitoring tools are revolutionizing the way diabetes is managed, offering unparalleled benefits for both healthcare providers and patients. By providing continuous, accurate data, CGM is especially useful for remote monitoring, enabling timely interventions and leading to better user health.

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The Healthcare System Isn’t a System, Health Exec Says

MedCity News

APRIL 19, 2023

Patients are struggling to find the right care, and that’s because the healthcare system is fragmented, according to Andrea Walsh, president and CEO of HealthPartners, an integrated healthcare provider and insurance company. Walsh made these comments Wednesday at the HIMSS 2023 conference in Chicago.

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Rising Healthcare Costs Require New Solutions

MedCity News

APRIL 18, 2023

The American Hospital Association reports that since 2000, hospitals of all types have provided about $745 billion in uncompensated patient care.

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How Automating Patient Intake Can Help Healthcare Providers Manage Data

Referral MD

APRIL 7, 2025

Can Automating Patient Intake Help Healthcare Providers? Manual patient intake is a burden. This can mean long wait times for patients, but for healthcare providers, it can mean missing data, extra costs, and compliance risks. What Types of Data Do Healthcare Providers Need to Manage and Why?

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Fear creates urgency: Big tech’s move into healthcare can lead to a better system for all

MedCity News

OCTOBER 4, 2022

To position the healthcare system for long-term success, traditional healthcare providers must tap into new disruptive forces to create navigable, discoverable, accessible, and personalized experiences for patients who now expect a new consumer-centered model of care.

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How PDPM Optimization Improves Facility Financial Performance

MedCity News

MARCH 5, 2025

[Sponsored] Transitioning to PDPM models significantly shifted the healthcare industry. By replacing the RUG system, healthcare providers cut waste and more accurately reflect the care each patient received. The post How PDPM Optimization Improves Facility Financial Performance appeared first on MedCity News.

Across Healthcare, Companies Are Profiting From Data. When Will Providers and Patients Get Their Share of the Winnings?

MedCity News

MARCH 1, 2023

Valuable digital data is a relatively new phenomenon in the history of healthcare. Providers need to think of it in a new way — not as a byproduct, but as another valuable outcome they are generating as they do their jobs and care for patients.

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AI Adoption Essential for Healthcare Providers Amid Rising Challenges and Patient Options

MedCity News

MARCH 29, 2024

Given the increasing competition and rising back-office costs, embracing AI-powered revenue cycle automation to boost profitability and achieve operational excellence is more crucial than ever.

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Getting the healthcare first impression right through smart pre-care engagement

MedCity News

AUGUST 9, 2022

The trifecta of increasing consumerism, staff burnout, and deferred care is a fundamental and new challenge that every healthcare provider in the country must overcome.

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5 Ways Patient Access Software Solutions Can Transform Mental Health Care

MedCity News

AUGUST 25, 2023

By leveraging sophisticated patient intake forms, robust patient-provider matching algorithms, self-scheduling features, calendar management tools, and telehealth capabilities, healthcare providers can bridge the gap between consumer expectations and the current state of healthcare access.

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3 patient engagement strategies provider are neglecting

MedCity News

OCTOBER 26, 2022

A new report revealed key trends about patient preferences, including information about how they prefer to schedule appointments and choose providers.

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Inside One Startup’s Effort to Make Mental Healthcare Progress Seem Less Subjective

MedCity News

JANUARY 31, 2023

Less than 20% of behavioral healthcare providers collect data on how patients are progressing with their treatment. To buck this trend, Two Chairs is rolling out “mental health snapshots,” which are consistent summaries of patients’ well-being designed to offer real-time insight to both clinicians and clients.

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Is ChatGPT Healthcare’s Autopilot?

MedCity News

MAY 8, 2023

While human empathy will never be replaced, AI technologies and ChatGPT are providing new possibilities to help healthcare providers engage more efficiently with their patients and streamline administrative duties so physicians can focus more on their patients.

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Can Herbal Alternatives Ease the Economic Burden of Weight Loss Drugs?

MedCity News

OCTOBER 23, 2024

For patients who may be unable to afford the high cost of GLP-1 obesity drugs or are worried about the side effects, it’s important for healthcare providers to offer education on herbal alternatives and consider these as part of the broader treatment conversation. appeared first on MedCity News.

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Breaking Through Gridlock in the Mental Health Care System

MedCity News

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

For the gridlock in mental healthcare to be resolved, 100% of mental healthcare providers must practice measurement-based care, utilizing validated rating scales to monitor and measure longitudinal outcomes for every patient.

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Everything You Need to Know About Prior Authorizations in Healthcare

Referral MD

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Prior authorization is a pivotal component of healthcare, bridging the relationship between patients, healthcare providers, and insurance companies. This ensures the efficient use of healthcare resources while reducing unnecessary expenditures. Photo by terovesalainen on Adobe Stock What Is Prior Authorization?

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5 Questions Providers Must Ask to Ensure More Equitable AI Deployment

MedCity News

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Experts agree there are some concrete steps healthcare providers can take to ensure AI will be integrated more smoothly and equitably. Some of these measures include ensuring that models are trained on diverse datasets, keeping clinicians in the loop and prioritizing patient consent.

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Symptom Search Optimization

Healthcare Success

MARCH 25, 2025

Forward by Stewart Gandolf, Chief Executive Officer At Healthcare Success, we understand that a patients journey often beings with a search query. Symptom search optimization is crucial for: Guiding patient journeys. This fundamental shift in behavior presents both a challenge and an opportunity for healthcare organizations.

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How To Manage a Post-Covid Appointment Surge – Smartly

MedCity News

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

More patients are coming back to the doctor’s office even as a physician shortage looms; here’s how savvy healthcare providers are turning to intelligent scheduling technology to optimize physician time and clinic efficiency.h.

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How Digital Patient Intake is Revolutionizing Healthcare

Referral MD

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Yet, the healthcare experience often begins with a decidedly analog ritual: The dreaded patient intake form. For too long, the administrative side of healthcare has lagged behind its clinical advancements. Its simple: Digital patient intake forms. What is Digital Patient Intake?

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How better ultrasound workflows can mitigate physician burnout

MedCity News

OCTOBER 14, 2022

With modern point-of-care ultrasound workflows, healthcare providers can easily share patient information and provide optimal care. By making documentation and images easily transferrable immediately after the imaging is performed, clinician workflow can be simplified.

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A Liver Scan on the Drive-Thru Menu? It Probably Should Be.

MedCity News

MARCH 8, 2023

Non-invasive liver tests provide an accessible means for healthcare providers to monitor the positive effects of patient lifestyle changes over time, reinforcing the positive behaviors that lead to improved liver health – halting or even reversing the progression of liver disease

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Nurturing the Nurturers: The Role of Parental and Caregiver Wellness in Supporting Children’s Mental Health

MedCity News

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Healthcare providers play a critical role in helping caregivers recognize potential imbalances. Encouraging caregivers to access resources for self-care and respite isn’t just a nicety, it’s a clinical necessity.

Driving for Results: 3 Key Benefits of Telehealth [Sponsored]

MedCity News

AUGUST 3, 2023

Explore the myriad benefits telehealth offers to healthcare providers and patients alike. From enhanced convenience and improved privacy to streamlined workflows and elevated patient satisfaction, find out how telehealth is reshaping the future of healthcare delivery.

Too many patients aren’t filling their prescriptions. Here’s how the industry can change that.

Fierce Pharma

APRIL 9, 2024

Medication adherence is a large and growing challenge for pharma companies, healthcare providers and the patients they serve. Research shows that 20% of patients have failed to fill a script in the past, and one-third aren’t confident managing their illness. In the U.S.

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Let’s Focus on Behavioral and Mental Health in Rural Communities

MedCity News

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

In the next 12-18 months, healthcare providers — especially rural providers — have an opportunity to lay the foundation that will stem the volume of patients with mental health issues from going to the emergency room.

Why Baptist Health Joined Nuance’s Precision Imaging Network

MedCity News

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Nuance recently added Baptist Health and Einstein Healthcare to its precision imaging network, a platform that allows healthcare providers to adopt AI-powered diagnostic imaging tools at the point of care.

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GoodRx goes ‘provider mode’ with new platform

MedCity News

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Now, it has launched a similar platform for healthcare providers. The new platform, called “Provider Mode,” is designed to help providers search for drug cost information while they are conducting appointments with their patients.

Value-based healthcare can help reduce costs

World of DTC Marketing

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Why haven’t more employers addressed the rising costs of employee healthcare with value-based care? health insurers report billions as small providers face stress in the first quarter. This has to be upsetting to employers experiencing riding employee healthcare costs. The post Value-based healthcare can help reduce costs.

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Hospitals’ Finances Are Getting Steadier, But Cost Pressures May Ruin That Soon

MedCity News

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

Many healthcare providers saw their revenues and operating margins grow in July, despite the fact that both labor and non-labor expenses continue to grow, according to new data. The post Hospitals’ Finances Are Getting Steadier, But Cost Pressures May Ruin That Soon appeared first on MedCity News.

In Europe, shortages of Novo Nordisk's Ozempic to persist into Q4: letter

Fierce Pharma

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

The company and the European Medicines Agency warned European healthcare providers to continue limiting new patient prescriptions until the shortages let up.

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Using fertility testing to grow a family

MedCity News

JUNE 22, 2022

The ability of healthcare providers to leverage accurate, sophisticated and timely diagnostic testing for infertility patients is a crucial part of the patient journey.

The evolving roles and responsibilities of digital opinion leaders in medical education

PharmaVoice

OCTOBER 3, 2022

In the past, patients entrusted their healthcare providers to provide information about health-related matters.

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Advice Given by ChatGPT Vs. Human Providers Is Nearly Indistinguishable, NYU Study Says

MedCity News

JULY 17, 2023

NYU researchers conducted a study this year in which nearly 400 people were asked to identify whether responses to patient questions were produced by human providers or ChatGPT.