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Understanding Serotonin and Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors (SNRIs)

PharmaNewsIntelligence Although most people think of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) when discussing antidepressants, serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs) also play a critical role in managing major depressive disorder and...

Understanding Asynchronous Telehealth’s Benefits and Barriers to Use

mHealthIntelligence With the unprecedented rise in telehealth utilization during the COVID-19 pandemic, it became increasingly clear that it was not a passing phase. Though usage rates have dropped since the pandemic’s peak, telehealth has become...

How Will Biden’s Executive Order on Trustworthy AI Impact Healthcare?

HealthITAnalytics In October, President Joe Biden signed the Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI). The order establishes guardrails focused on promoting safety and security, protecting...

Combating Specialty Drug Challenges in the Pharmaceutical Industry

PharmaNewsIntelligence The pharmaceutical industry has witnessed a significant rise in the utilization of specialty drugs in recent years, prompting a need for improved cost management and a streamlined patient experience. Specialty drugs, characterized by their...

Montefiore’s Community Health Worker Role a Bridge to Medical Workforce

PatientEngagementHIT At Montefiore Medical Center, the Community Health Worker Institute (CHWI) is a pipeline to the healthcare workforce. Sure, the actual “community health worker,” or CHW, title is an entry-level job, but it’s a key starting...

What Health Plans Are Available For People With Disabilities?

HealthPayerIntelligence Public and private payers alike offer a multitude of benefits for people living with disabilities. According to the CDC, up to 27 percent of adults in the United States have some type of disability, including mobility, cognition,...

Exploring the Benefits of Digital Pathology Platforms and Sharing

LifeSciencesIntelligence Last month, at the Radiological Society of North America’s (RNSA) Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, Paige announced its partnership with Nuance, a Microsoft company, to develop a digital pathology and consultation network for...

How Health Informatics, HIE Can Mitigate Impacts of Climate Change

EHRIntelligence Siloed data across the healthcare industry presents challenges for health information exchange (HIE). However, when a crisis strikes, the health informatics community can optimize data infrastructure to drive interoperability, according to...

Integrating Doulas Into Maternal Mental Healthcare, Care Teams

HealthCareExecIntelligence As part of its overall mission to improve health equity, NewYork-Presbyterian is host to a program aimed at improving maternal mental health and, in particular, closing race-based disparities in maternal mental health. According to the...

Using a Smartphone Attachment to Make Neurological Screenings Equitable

mHealthIntelligence Screening people early and often for potential health conditions is critical for stemming disease progression and improving patient outcomes. With the advent of advanced digital health tools, various types of screenings can be brought...

Navigating Prostate Cancer: Insights, Advances, and Personalized Care

LifeSciencesIntelligence Understanding prostate cancer is pivotal not just for enhancing early detection and treatment but also for reducing the impact of the second leading cause of cancer death in men.  In the United States, the financial toll of metastatic...

Can Digital Twin Neighborhoods Help Tackle Health Disparities?

HealthITAnalytics Addressing health disparities and improving patient outcomes are key to achieving health equity, but tackling these issues requires health systems to understand their population’s needs and develop strategies to meet them. Approaches...

Exploring Data Analytics in Pharmaceutical Marketing

PharmaNewsIntelligence As the global understanding of data analytics advances and new techniques come to fruition, nearly every industry is assessing how they can leverage analytics to improve outcomes for their stakeholders. The pharmaceutical industry is...

Price Transparency Healthcare Policies Reduce Out-Of-Pocket Costs

PharmaNewsIntelligence Price transparency enables patients to shop for the most effective and inexpensive healthcare available and is vital as patient out-of-pocket healthcare costs continue to skyrocket year-over-year.   A 2021 Kalorama Information analysis...

Understanding the Value-Based Reimbursement Model Landscape

RevCycleIntelligence The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) aims to have all traditional Medicare beneficiaries under a value-based care model by 2030. Although the pace may be slow, the healthcare industry is shifting away from fee-for-service...

Are Doulas the Key to Closing Maternal Mental Health Treatment Gaps?

PatientEngagementHIT NewYork-Presbyterian wants to do something about the nation’s maternal mental health crisis. In an effort to prepare pregnant people in their third trimesters for their new, child-filled lives, the healthcare organization is tapping...

Exploring Next Year’s Medical Affairs Outlook

LifeSciencesIntelligence Medical affairs teams are critical in scientific communication between life sciences companies, pharmaceutical companies, or industry leaders and medical professionals or patients. The Accreditation Council for Medical Affairs notes that...

Behind Walgreens’ Move on Prescription Drug Costs, Patient Experience

PatientEngagementHIT Walgreens is pushing its newest prescription drug cost savings tool as the retail health provider continues to vie for the pharmacy as a key part of the overall patient experience. Riding tailwinds indicating that patients are increasingly...

Predicting Next Year’s Life Sciences Outlook: Med Devices, Biopharma

LifeSciencesIntelligence For the second year, Deloitte Life Sciences leveraged its network of life sciences and healthcare executives in the industry to compile a document with life sciences outlooks for the next year. Recruiting a relatively even ratio of...