By August Calhoun – Healthcare is at an inflection point. As leaders navigate financial constraints, evolving regulations and patient expectations, the need to deliver safer, more efficient care has never been greater. In the current climate, three key areas are rising to the top of every executive’s agenda: improving care quality, strengthening the workforce and making data more actionable.
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By Amy Johnson – For pharmaceutical manufacturers and life sciences organizations, ensuring patients use medications as intended is central to outcomes, safety, and adherence. But when EHR prescribing workflows introduce ambiguity, especially with patient instructions, those goals become harder to achieve.
By Stephen Vaccaro – Offering a solution to the disconnected systems holding Home Care back. Enabled by technology, the industry has streamlined everything from the delivery of test results to treatment timelines, meeting patient needs with unprecedented speed. Industry professionals are continuously seeking ways to deliver care as effectively as possible.
By Percival Kane, Jr., MHA & Iain Jewitt – As the healthcare landscape rapidly evolves, digital transformation is often seen through the lens of clinical systems, telemedicine, or data interoperability. Yet, one critical factor is often overlooked: the experience of physically navigating hospital environments.
By Tom Stubbs PhD – We often talk about diagnostics as the gateway to precision medicine. But what happens before and after the test? In a healthcare system made up of multiple initiatives and institutions, working in siloes, even the most advanced insights can fail to reach their potential.
By Rachel Podczervinski & Julie A. Pursley – Trust is critical in healthcare, not only trust between patients and providers but also trust in the health information used to make clinical decisions. Health information must be accurate, reliable, and complete. Unfortunately, data is inherently dirty.
By Joel Diamond MD – Every hospital admission and every new prescription comes with a familiar routine: the insistent questions about medication allergies, often followed by a brightly colored wristband. This relentless focus on allergies aims to protect patients, and it’s certainly vital.
The MedTech Breakthrough Awards recognize the top companies, people, platforms and products in the health, fitness and medical technology industries today. Some winners include InterSystems, MDClone, TrustCommerce, Peerbridge Health, Xsolis, CliniComp, Yosi Health, TeleVox, AccurKardia, Waystar, and more.
By Melissa Mooney – The process of selecting and implementing an electronic clinical outcome assessment platform — an eCOA — involves careful planning from the start of selecting a vendor to configuring the system and launching a clinical trial.