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Terry Myerson, a long-time Microsoft executive, was recently named chief of Truveta, a collaboration that was launched between 14 large health systems. He spoke with Health Evolution on why he’s optimistic about the company’s plans to generate clinical insights through an AI-driven data platform.
Read MoreIf confirmed, Brooks-LaSure would be the first Black woman to oversee the trillion-dollar agency. Here’s what health care CEOs need to know about the potential second most powerful health official in the Biden administration.
Read MoreChief executives of providers, payers and life sciences organizations can look to this frequently updated list for articles and resources about health care and leadership.
Read MoreInvesting in ASCs is all the rage for health care organizations, according to recent survey data. But enterprises moving into the space must understand it’s not a walk in the park or an easy revenue stream.
Read MoreCVS Health CEO Karen Lynch says Aetna will be re-entering ACA marketplaces next year. The announcement comes as the health law is seeing a comeback after four years of near deaths and decreased enrollment under the Trump administration.
Read MoreEmployed-led coalitions don’t have the best track record in disrupting the health system. Here’s what future employer initiatives can learn from Haven and other failed attempts from the past.
Read MoreIn this month’s edition of “Health care execs on the move,” three industry titans—Kenneth Frazier of Merck, David Wichmann of UnitedHealthcare and Susan DeVore of Premier—announced their retirements.
Read MoreOnly 70 percent of vaccines that have been distributed have been administered. That’s not good enough. Here are seven reasons why vaccine deployment has been less than ideal and the U.S. is well behind its original goal.
Read MoreWith Bezos stepping down as CEO and Haven shuttered, here’s a look at Amazon’s grand visions across multiple fronts of the industry.
Read MoreIn the initial weeks of the new administration, President Biden has focused on revitalizing the Affordable Care Act, tackling the COVID-19 response from multiple angles and addressing health inequity.
Read MoreThe Ad Council has been responsible for some of the most successful public service campaigns since the 1940s. Michelle Hillman, Chief Campaign Development Officer, discusses the organization’s efforts to educate the public about the COVID-19 vaccine.
Read MoreWith analytics tools advancing at a rapid pace, what do organizations at the beginning of the journey have to know to be successful? Executives at four leading health care companies discuss analytics opportunities and challenges.
Read MoreLack of evidence about the effectiveness and safety of the COVID-19 vaccine is the most common reason that health care professionals have refused to take it, according to new data
Read MoreLyft Healthcare vice president, Megan Callahan spoke with Health Evolution about a bold campaign to provide 60 million rides to COVID-19 vaccination appointments.
Read MoreAs the first wave of COVID-19 vaccinations have begun across the country, it’s clear that not everyone is on board with inoculation. How can organizations tailor public health messages that will reach specific population groups in efficient manner?
Read MoreIn this new feature, we will keep track of the career moves of the Health Evolution community in a regularly recurring feature. For the first edition, we’re looking at who’s been on the move in the last two months and the first couple of weeks of January.
Read MoreHow can health care CEOs and leaders navigate what’s sure to be a deeply divided population in their communities and within their own organizations? UMass Memorial CEO Eric Dickson, MD, shares advice in the wake of January 6th events.
Read MoreChief Medical Officer Derek Robinson, MD, discusses what the COVID-19 pandemic exposed about racial disparities and why the payer launched two major health equity initiatives.
Read MoreThe new year has already jolted U.S. health care with four major announcements in the first week of business. Here's a closer look at each one.
Read MoreRegulators are already looking more closely than ever at potentially fraudulent activity within telehealth thanks to the uptick in usage during COVID-19. Legal experts share three steps to ensuring fraud does not become commonplace in an organization.
Read MoreAs 2020 comes to an end, M&A activity in the health care sector will see an overall decline in deal volume and value. But while the pandemic has negatively impacted M&A, it hasn’t slowed down activity entirely. Here are some recent deals.
Read MoreIf ever there was a year for health care leaders to come together, albeit virtually, share perspectives and learn from each other, this was it. Here’s a look at some of the most-telling quotations from the last 12 months.
Read MoreThe “Fauci Effect” has led to an increase in medical school applications, which may be an opportunity to help guide future doctors in virtualized care.
Read MoreRagans spoke with Health Evolution about authentic leadership, the unique struggles of non-essential care, working toward what could become the first FDA-approved microbiome origin and more.
Read MoreGeisinger’s Karen Murphy and CHOC’s Anthony Chang, MD share how they measure innovation, ensure it’s part of the culture, and what is on their innovation competency checklists.
Read MoreBecerra’s nomination, along with Biden’s choices for other prominent federal roles, signals what could become a team highly-focused on addressing inequities to improve the health care system for underserved or vulnerable populations.
Read MoreEvaluating area need, economics, market willingness and existing footprint, Array Advisors maps out where the tech giant could establish a presence with a variety of its health care services.
Read MoreIn the midst of the worst pandemic in 100 years, trust in public health, science and vaccines is eroding. CEOs must take action to help reverse this damaging trend.
Read MoreIn the first of this two-part series, Peter Fleischut, MD of NewYork-Presbyterian and Sara Vaezy of Providence reveal what’s on their innovation checklists, which metrics they are successfully using, and the need to foster a culture to support transformation.
Read MoreIf approved by a federal judge, the case would have immediate short and long-term impacts for both payer and provider organizations and create a more competitive landscape.
Read MoreOne-third of patients feel less confident in the health care system than they did before the pandemic and many continue to delay care, according to new research.
Read MoreWhile experts are saying that in all likelihood it will be difficult for Biden to enact short-term policy changes, there are Trump administration moves he could roll back.
Read MoreWith the fate of the law being decided by the Supreme Court, Oscar Health and Centene chief executives continue to plan ahead in efforts to expand ACA marketplace plans in 2021 and after.
Read MoreNow that its vaccine has demonstrated 90 percent efficacy in Phase 3 clinical trials, Pfizer SVP Peter Honig, MD discusses next steps, timelines for wide availability, and the work still ahead.
Read MoreThe pandemic has pushed the health care industry forward on telehealth and not just for urgent and primary care either. Specialties, such as ob-gyn, that never would have been associated with telehealth are becoming more familiar with it as well.
Read MoreThe election is in the homestretch. Where do President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joseph Biden stand on the most pertinent health care policy issues?
Read MoreEven if there’s a “good flu season,” hospital CEOs will have to be prepared to flex staff and manage capacity for triage and admission if COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to swing unpredictably.
Read MoreDiana Allen, who is the President and CEO at SSI Group, discusses the gender gap in the health care C-suite and what can be done to fix it.
Read MoreFrom the election season to the public trust in the COVID-19 vaccine, here's what Health Evolution readers were interested in for the month of October.
Read MoreWhile telehealth rose, revenue cycle management dipped but retained a spot, while supply chain proved offered a surprise twist. In this Q&A with UPMC’s Robert Bart, MD, he explains how COVID shifted health system innovation priorities.
Read MoreWhat happens if a COVID vaccine comes along and no one wants to take it? Experts in the vaccine development process explain how health care CEOs can improve the public’s trust.
Read MoreNo one can predict what will happen to the ACA when the Supreme Court rules on the law in November so CEOs should be prepared regardless of the case’s outcome.
Read MoreWith consumers hesitant to use contact tracing apps, CEOs must be transparent with their messaging, take advantage of the privacy frameworks available and earn public trust. We spoke with various experts on how CEOs can navigate the privacy challenges of contact tracing.
Read MoreThe trio of Washington insiders share perspectives on what a Joe Biden administration would mean for the ACA, a public option and value-based care.
Read MoreThe CEO of VillageMD talks with us about the changing primary care landscape. Female executives remember the legacy of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Here are a few popular articles we published in September.
Read MoreCEOs and executives embedded in AI see a couple of roadblocks standing in the way of significant progress. They shared their concerns—and advice to CEOs on addressing those issues—with Health Evolution.
Read MoreNearly 20 percent of hospital CEOs left their job in 2019, according to a new report from the ACHE. Deborah Bowen, CEO of ACHE, discusses the potential impact COVID-19 will have on CEO turnover in 2020.
Read MoreHealth Evolution spoke with leaders at four different disruptor organizations to examine the changing primary care landscape. Use of tech, leveraging community partnerships, and advancing new models of care are a few of the ways these companies are driving growth.
Read MoreNew data on uninsured rates illustrates that 6.7 million more people lost their health insurance during the pandemic from February to September—which is having a disproportionate impact in Black and Hispanic communities.
Read MoreExecutives from CVS Health, Change Healthcare, Collective Health, innovationOchsner and AdventHealth discuss how they are leveraging technology, focusing on preventive care, and improving vaccine outreach to engage consumers during the pandemic.
Read MoreAfter conducting a needs assessment under the ACA, Virtua Health instituted transportation services to reduce no show rates among underserved communities.
Read MoreHealth Evolution talks with VillageMD CEO Tim Barry and CMO Clive Fields, MD, about the company’s three-year, $1 billion investment from Walgreens, the changing primary care landscape and more.
Read MoreIn the initial installment of our deals report, Health Evolution looks at the proposed and finalized mergers and acquisitions in the industry that occurred over the preceding three months.
Read MoreCan a safety-net hospital successfully virtualize care? Denver Health managed to build a program to monitor high-risk patients who didn’t meet admission criteria for COVID-19 hospitalization.
Read MoreThe combined companies put health care on the path to a digital-first future. For payer and provider CEOs, the importance of the deal can’t be overstated.
Read MoreThe “burning platform” of COVID-19 broke down silos between IT, operations and other business functions. Now, it’s up to CEOs to lead the enterprise into a digital future by continuing to invest in innovation, according to Marc Probst.
Read MoreIndividual health systems and hospitals are reporting the impact of COVID-19 on their finances. For some, it's a sign of the pandemic's damaging impact. For others, it hasn't been as bad.
Read MoreThe hotly contested drug pricing debate rages on as research suggests Americans are concerned about higher medication costs, health care leaders face people who are angry or scared, and progress remains unlikely in an election year.
Read MoreRamona Sequeira, President of Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A, talks with Health Evolution about why the life sciences world can’t be the forgotten sector when addressing social determinants of health.
Read MoreHumana’s Alan Wheatley and Highmark’s David Holmberg talk about the importance of strategic partnerships in developing virtual health capabilities, advancing new models of care and more.
Read MoreNew data from Peterson Center on Healthcare and KFF (Kaiser Family Foundation) highlights how private health insurers are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read MoreJohnson spoke with Health Evolution about the role telemedicine has played in saving the health system, as well as what needs to be done to keep the momentum going.
Read MoreExperts discuss their skepticism about three of the rules and why a forthcoming additional one could ultimately be effective.
Read MoreRasu Shrestha, MD, Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer at Atrium Health, spoke with Health Evolution about what long-term projects are underway at Atrium in response to the COVID pandemic and to share some of the lessons they’ve learned in the last few months.
Read MoreCOVID-19 has further exposed the country’s massive health disparities. That’s why health care organizations like Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of NJ are using data analytics, partnerships, investments in housing and other strategies to tackle the problem.
Read MorePreliminary data has shown just how much COVID-19 has potentially affected emergent medical, surgical and obstetric hospitalizations, at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) in Boston and nationally.
Read MoreFormer Vice President Joe Biden and the Democrats outlined proposals to disrupt the health care system if elected in November. On the table? A public option added to the ACA, taking on the pharma industry to lower prescription drug prices and revamping the health care workforce.
Read MoreeVisit CEO Bret Larsen talks with Health Evolution about how COVID-19 has changed the game for telehealth and what steps CEOs need to take to ensure this isn’t a missed opportunity.
Read MoreA recent survey from Premier reveals that 90 percent of health care providers are contributing to stockpiles of critical medical supplies and drugs intended to last as long as 90 days.
Read MoreA new survey of consumers reveals that more than 60 percent say the health system is confusing and not a single task related to care is effortless.
Read MoreJennifer Sullivan, MD, the Secretary of the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration, talks with Health Evolution about how the state’s Healthy Opportunities initiative has tackled social determinants of health in the Hoosier State.
Read MoreDavid Feinberg, MD of Google Health, Peter Fine of Banner Health, Amy Abernethy, MD of the FDA and other health care leaders and influencers share their thoughts what they’ve learned thus far from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read MoreWhile the COVID-19 pandemic has been devastating to many health care organizations, it hasn’t had a major impact on mergers and acquisition or digital health investments thus far.
Read MoreMussallem discussed forging unique partnerships with UPS and others in response to pandemic, moving forward amid revenue declines and his advice for other CEOs to succeed despite the COVID-19 chaos.
Read MoreA look at the arguments for and against the price transparency rules for health care providers and payers.
Read MoreIn a state that was hit hard by the virus, Hackensack Meridian Health used data tools to generate real-world evidence on how certain therapies mitigate COVID-19. Here’s what the system learned.
Read MoreNew analysis from the Surgo Foundation reveals a list of 20 rural health communities that are the most vulnerable “testing deserts” in the nation. These are areas without a testing site and the most deaths per capita.
Read MoreHow can payers sustain primary care both during and after the pandemic? Our panel of experts dig into this question in part two of our series on COVID-19’s impact on primary care.
Read MoreHealth Evolution interviewed CommonSpirit Health CEO Lloyd Dean on the racial inequalities of COVID-19, leadership lessons he has learned from the pandemic and more.
Read MoreIn part 1 of a two-part series, we discuss with a panel of experts the struggles of primary care during COVID-19 and the potential positives that could emerge.
Read MoreAMA President Patrice Harris, MD, talks with Health Evolution about how health care CEOs can address this looming issue.
Read MoreWhat kind of mental health impact could COVID-19 have on frontline providers? Early research from China is quite revealing.
Read MoreThe mental health toll of this pandemic will linger well beyond the coronavirus itself. Here are some of the ways CEOs can provide mental health support for frontline providers.
Read MoreHealth care thought leaders outline measures to help communities reopen states from the first phase of COVID-19 in a deliberate and phased approach.
Read MoreThe system went from less than 2 percent of patient care being done virtually to 75 percent in a matter of days and now it is circulating its play book to educate other health care executives.
Read MoreAs CEOs increasingly look to virtualize care services amid COVID-19, these programs have proven to be successful from a cost and outcomes perspective.
Read MoreLivongo Executive Chairman Glen Tullman spoke with Health Evolution about the impact of COVID-19 on digital health adoption and why it’s imperative that health care CEOs use this circumstance to rapidly evolve their organizations.
Read MoreGrocery stores, hotels, and compassion crews. CEOs are doing whatever it takes to make sure their frontline caregivers are being supported during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read MoreNew studies from the CommonWealth Fund and Luma Health illustrate the pandemic’s impact on patient’s keeping their appointments.
Read MoreSteve Barnett, CEO of McKenzie Health System, talks with Health Evolution about financial challenges amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read MoreFrom a financial perspective, the COVID-19 pandemic was painful for hospitals in March, according to a new report from Kaufman Hall.
Read MoreSecurity experts discuss where chief executives should focus efforts to protect sensitive data during the pandemic.
Read MoreNew data from the Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy and the National Association of ACOs suggest Accountable Care Organizations could face financial hardship.
Read MoreThese tools can be used to track the spread of the virus by geographical region, understand surge capacity, view community data and more.
Read MoreVinod Khosla, founder of Khosla Ventures and co-founder of Sun Microsystems, was joined by Steve Klasko, MD, President & CEO, Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health at the Health Evolution Executive Briefing Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning to talk about the future of AI. Will AI be able to predict who is going to get a viral disease during a pandemic?
Read MoreWhether building AI in-house or partnering with technology vendors, CEOs and executives driving hard to deploy AI to fight the pandemic have to focus on fundamentals, according to experts at the Health Evolution Executive Briefing: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning.
Read MoreCVS Health CEO Larry Merlo, Teladoc CEO Jason Gorevic, and Google Health VP David Feinberg, MD talked about changing consumer habits at the Pandemic Response virtual gathering. What are the lessons they are learning in real time?
Read MoreCEOs and stakeholders from government, provider, payer and life science organizations shared insights about the pandemic at Health Evolution’s Pandemic Response: A Public-Private Call to Action webcast.
Read MoreThe Hospital for Special Surgery chief executive discusses suspending non-essential care to help other New York City hospitals battle COVID-19.
Read MoreNeed space? Here's a look at how some health care organizations are already expanding ICU capacity to deal with the pandemic.
Read MoreHealth insurance companies, providers, and consumers will all pay—one way or another—for the coronavirus pandemic. Here is a look at some recent financial analyses that paint a no-so-pretty picture.
Read MoreIn Washington State, New York City and points between, health system leaders are engaging in uncommon collaborative efforts as coronavirus sweeps across the nation.
Read MoreAcross, the board—providers, payers and other stakeholders—are working to immediately meet the increasing demands and capacity that is being caused by coronavirus.
Read MoreHealth Evolution found these top takeaways for CEOs of health care providers and payers in the new rules from HHS.
Read MoreDespite being so close to China, where the COVID-19 outbreak began, Taiwan responded quickly by using data, analytics and proactive testing to slow down spread of the disease.
Read MoreUMass Memorial CEO Eric Dickson, MD, discusses why he openly backs Medicare for All, how he handles negative responses to the idea, and more.
Read MoreA new survey from the Center for Connected Medicine (CCM) reveals that health systems are not getting a lot of bang for their buck when it comes to digital health tools for patients.
Read MoreA recent survey found that 92 percent of employees say CEOs should speak out on issues of the day. Some CEOs agree and have made their thoughts on gun violence, Medicare for All, and other divisive topics publicly known. Others don’t think it’s a good idea. Here’s a look at both sides.
Read MoreNew data reveals that 2019 saw a record-setting number of rural hospital closures. It could get even worse in the 2020s. Here’s an infographic that shows the problem at large and what variables are driving this unfortunate trend.
Read MoreSurprise billing is one of the most hotly debated issues in health care policy, thanks to competing legislative bills in the House and ongoing rhetoric from the White House. Just how prevalent of a problem is this in the health care system?
Read MoreAaron Martin and Maryam Gholami discuss the biggest opportunities for AI in health care, what they’ve discovered through investments and more.
Read MoreClinician burnout is costing the industry $4.6 billion every year— and that means you’re already spending more on the problem than you might think. Here’s how much burnout is taxing your organization and what CEOs can do about it.
Read MoreProMedica CEO Randy Oostra and Kathleen Krueger, President of ProMedica International, chatted with us about the organization’s efforts in China, how ProMedica has evolved in a post-acute world, finding similarities between the two countries, dealing with coronavirus and more.
Read MoreThe era of artificial intelligence and machine learning has arrived. Investments are being made, partnerships formed and use cases developed. Here's a look at the numbers.
Read MoreThe Impact Circle is an invitation-only gathering of CEOs, select policymakers and investors to accelerate a positive future for health that takes place at the Health Evolution Summit.
Read MoreThe recent trade war between America and China hasn’t stopped the American health care industry from a different kind of exporting — looking eastward for expansion opportunities. Here’s why UPMC and others are investing in China.
Read MoreSeveral underlying forces are turning up the heat on health care executives. How to survive and thrive? It starts with changing your mindset about the role you play as CEO.
Read MoreWhile hotspotting has received praise, new research from the New England Journal of Medicine shows it may not be as effective as once thought.
Read MoreAs we head into 2020 with existing and new challenges abound, here’s what the industry's leading executives had to say to Health Evolution in 2019.
Read MoreWomen make up the majority of the industry's workforce but only a small sliver of its leadership. Here’s a look at some of the proactive executives making small, but notable, strides in diversification.
Read MoreNo longer the realm of futuristic science fiction, artificial intelligence and machine learning are already making a variety of in-roads in health care. Here are four examples.
Read MoreMore than 100 rural hospitals have closed since 2010 and approximately 700 more are currently in danger of following suit. How do rural CEOs survive? By looking ahead.
Read MoreMaureen O’Connor, President of Whiterabbit.ai and formerly an executive with Blue Cross Blue Shield North Carolina, and Rob Coppedge, CEO of Echo Health Ventures, recall how Project Adirondack emerged.
Read MoreReaction from the health care industry to the recent rules on health care pricing transparency has been mostly negative and cynical. Here’s why some CEOs are saying pricing is too complex to be transparent and the rules could even create higher prices.
Read MoreAcademic researchers suggest that innovation from other countries could cut care delivery costs by up to 50 percent. Some CEOs are taking this to heart and employing lessons learned abroad here in the U.S.
Read MorePenny Wheeler says that the 80% of care the health system provides could be “done in other settings.” Here’s how she thinks these inefficiencies can be addressed.
Read MoreTechnology titans are no longer entirely new to health care. Yet now more than ever, CEOs find themselves competing with big tech for personnel. Provider CEOs and recruiters offer advice about attracting talented employees even with fewer resources than large vendors.
Read MoreThe legendary investor and technologist join David Brailer in a conversation about Amazon, Apple, Google, IBM, Microsoft and others’ big potential but challenges to match as the new entrants continue their march into the realm of providers, payers and life sciences.
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