Wearable Biosensors Lack Clinical Impact: Research Required
New research shows that wearable biosensors have a limited impact on clinical outcomes. But digital health researchers aren't ready to abandon the promise of mobile technology.
Asthma Management Costs: $80 Billion Annually To Breathe Easier
Asthma costs the U.S. economy more than $80 billion annually in medical expenses, missed work and school days and deaths, according to new research published in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society. Healthcare leaders’ continuing efforts to alleviate the trending asthma management costs will have long-term benefits for patients and providers alike.
US Healthcare Spending Balloons: Insights On Cost Containment
National health spending in the year ending November 2017 was nearly $3.56 trillion, up 4.5 percent from the same period one year prior, according to an Altarum report.
Cyberattacker Activity Beyond Ransomware: Healthcare Networks Prepare
Cryptonite, a leader in moving target cyber defense, announced the availability of its “2017 Health Care Cyber Research Report,” which shares the company’s findings on healthcare cyberattacker activity in 2017
Survey Finds: 20% of Physicians Prefer Hospital Employment
The AMA's latest National Economic Impact of Physicians report provides data that can be used by key health care policymakers, legislators and thought leaders. It also demonstrates how physician practices both ensure the health and well-being of communities as well as support local economies and enable jobs, growth and prosperity.
Prior Authorization Reform Strategies: Payers Boost Efficiency
Prior authorization reform strategies allows payers to limit unnecessary spending on high-cost prescription drugs, but leading provider experts suggest that payers could do more to boost the efficiency of prior authorization procedures for clinically valid prescription requests.
Preserving Cybersecurity Requires New Approach
This year’s "McAfee Labs 2018 Cybersecurity Threats Predictions Report" focuses on the evolution of ransomware from traditional to new applications, the cybersecurity implications of serverless apps, the consumer privacy implications of corporations monitoring consumers in their own homes, long-term implications of corporations gathering children’s user-generated content, and the emergence of a machine learning innovation race between defenders and adversaries.
Closing Telehealth Gap by Educating Payers
Hospitals and healthcare-delivery systems are embracing telehealth, having made substantial investments in infrastructure, training, and process re-engineering. Yet most patients — about eight out of 10 consumers — are still largely unaware of how to access telehealth or whether their insurer will cover it. Through education we can continue progress in closing the Telehealth gap.
Premature Death Rising: Stakeholders Combat Challenges
America’s Health Rankings Annual Report, now in its 28th year, provides a holistic view of the health of the nation and of each state by analyzing 35 measures of behaviors, community and environment, policy, clinical care and outcomes data. The rise of premature death is a concern shared by health care professionals, payers, and leadership as well as their members.
Healthcare Trends to Watch for 2018
In the upcoming year, persistent uncertain and risk is projected for the US health industry, according to PwC’s Health Reach Institute’s newly released Healthcare trend report. The challenges of 2017, heated debates over health and tax reform and natural disasters could echo in 2018. Payers have already been strategizing for 2018, but looking at the 12 defining healthcare trends for 2018 can assist payers with long-term planning.