In the News: June 18–25
By Sg2 TeamThis week: FDA approves first game-based therapeutic; payers continue to focus on impact of SDOH on enrollees; and digital health technology trends
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This week: FDA approves first game-based therapeutic; payers continue to focus on impact of SDOH on enrollees; and digital health technology trends
This week: UnitedHealth Group invests $100 million in affordable housing; a meditation app helps with pain management; and the role of virtual health after COVID-19
This week: Health system successfully integrates holistic care model; start-up scales women’s health; and early predictions underestimate COVID-19’s impact
This week: COVID-19 has enhanced virtual health usage; using precision medicine for immunotherapy efficacy; and health care spending sees 18% drop
This week: Virtual health partnership between the UK and the US; compensation to increase training participation for opioid treatment; and service line losses in patient volume
This week: Enhanced screening tools for postpartum depression and medication management innovation
This week: UPS and CVS partner for drone deliveries; remote patient monitoring could reduce readmissions; and work system changes can address burnout.
This week: High-deductible health plans impact chronic disease treatment; new technology addresses loneliness in seniors; and home-based primary care may improve outcomes and reduce costs.
This week: A new app to help parents of preemies with care coordination, an underutilized Medicare program for diabetic patients, and a new partnership focuses on reducing infant mortality.
Care Coordination Remains a Manual Process A recent Fierce Healthcare article discusses a PointClickCare report regarding the inefficient methods of patient data sharing among acute and post-acute care facilities. According...
Almost a decade ago, Sg2 highlighted the growing importance of building an innovation competency, not just by leading institutions, but by all who wished to remain competitive in today’s complex...
This week: CMS's new primary care risk-sharing models; medically tailored meal programs are tied to fewer IP admissions; a new method for rare genetic disease causes in children.