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Two decades ago, we in healthcare conducted employee surveys annually (or even bi-annually) to gauge what we called “employee satisfaction.” As the thinking about satisfaction evolved (and we replaced less-useful questions on the survey like “parking” with more-useful questions like…
In this episode, John Whyte, MD, MPH, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Vice President of the American Medical Association (AMA), discusses how AI, wearables and continuous health data are reshaping medicine and the physician-patient relationship. He also explores physician burnout,…
In this episode, Laura Dyrda, Vice President, Editor-in-Chief, Becker’s Healthcare, discusses the biggest challenges facing health systems, including workforce shortages, reimbursement pressure, access to care, AI strategy and rebuilding trust with patients.
Monday morning is when the cost of inconsistent patient access surfaces — unmet demand, backed-up calls, stretched staff and provider capacity that patients cannot reach. For specialty practices, access is no longer just an operational headache; it’s a growth lever.…
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- Marie D’Aiuto, VP of Patient Access Innovation, Assort Health
- Michael T. Rohmiller, M.D., Orthopedic Spine Surgeon, Beacon Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine, Strategic Advisor, Assort Health
The medical community should be willing to experiment with AI systems that make autonomous clinical decisions, rather than insisting physicians always have the final say, Ezekiel Emanuel, MD, PhD, and venture capitalist Vinod Khosla wrote in a Sept. 8 article…
Boston Scientific announced Sept. 8 that it has restored remote monitoring activation capability for cardiac devices following an Aug. 25 cybersecurity incident. The medtech company said healthcare professionals can now resume activation and pairing for cardiac device implant communicators and…
More providers are requiring payment before a medical procedure, the Wall Street Journal reported Sept. 6. The share of U.S. healthcare providers building prepayment into the estimate process — whether by encouraging it, requiring it outright, or keeping a card…
In this episode, Marie Langley, Chief Executive Officer, Desert Valley Medical Group, discusses expanding specialty and outpatient services, strengthening hospital-physician collaboration and addressing healthcare access needs in the High Desert. She also shares the challenges posed by Medi-Cal uncertainty, physician…
More than 150 physicians at Allina Health’s Mercy and Unity hospitals in Minnesota are set to strike Sept. 14-17. The union, Doctors Council SEIU, filed a required 10-day notice for an unfair labor practice strike, according to a Sept. 5…