By Nick Frenzer – Developing new drugs and therapies is a contact sport for research sites. Investigators are on the frontlines, meeting and treating patients to help them live healthier lives. At the same time, sites are working through complex protocols, numerous disconnected systems, and manual processes that are costly in time and resources.
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By Rachel Blum – Health tech companies are investing aggressively in three directions right now: connected care experiences, cross-platform growth, and AI. Each represents a significant commitment of capital and engineering resources, and each is reshaping how these organizations compete.
By Michelle Barlow RN BSN – Hospice providers are entering a tougher regulatory environment. Oversight is increasing, audits and surveys are drawing more attention to day-to-day execution, and documentation is carrying more financial weight. Beyond regulation, these requirements also play an important role in making sure patients receive timely follow-up and symptom management when they need it most.
Latest News and grants from The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H). This HHS agency’s mission is to fund pivotal, high‑risk/high‑reward technologies that traditional research or commercial pathways struggle to deliver, mirroring the DARPA model but focused on health.
By April Miller – When health systems acquire electronic health record add-ons, end users typically have high expectations that these purchases will help them make better clinical decisions, improve patient care and speed up workflows. Yet to get the most out of these investments, hospitals must think carefully about their strategy.
By John Torontow – Physicians are trained to be questioners, seekers, and skeptics. This is usually a good thing, as skeptics tend not to accept the first or most obvious answer. And when their doctors are inspired to dig deeper, patients tend to feel like they’ve got someone on their side who really cares.
By Devin Partida – Traditional quality assurance depends on paper-based workflows, which are prone to human error and inefficiencies. The rise of data sharing and analysis in drug discovery, diagnostics, medical device manufacturing and pharmaceutical supply chains demands change.
By Amy Lukowski Psy.D. – The behavioral health crisis isn’t just a workforce problem; it’s a care delivery problem. The implications of the shortage of behavioral health professionals are concerning for anyone in healthcare. It stands to worsen the widespread, untreated behavioral health issues that cause excessive wait times for appointments.
By Houda Hachad – Cancer care is undergoing a structural transformation. Advances in early detection, targeted therapies, and immunotherapies have improved outcomes. According to the American Cancer Society, the five-year survival rate for all cancers combined has now reached 70%, reflecting meaningful progress in treatment and care delivery.