Tanay Tandon is CEO of Commure, which is essentially a startup conglomerate which includes the original Commure, Tanay’s company Athelas, ambient scribe Augmedix, the Strongline staff safety product, Memora Health’s workflows and more. HCA, the big for-profit chain, is one of the biggest customers and an investor in Commure. I grabbed Tanay at HIMSS earlier…
According to a recent panel of employer leaders, it is important for health vendors to be honest with employers and share their incentives. The post How Can Health Vendors Build Trust with Employers? appeared first on MedCity News.
The growing shift from inpatient to outpatient care continues. The U.S. ambulatory services market was estimated at USD 289.5 billion in 2023and is projected to grow at a CAGR of 5.38% from 2024 to 2030. ADeloitte study notes that the gap between inpatient and outpatient revenue has been closing for two decades. But what’s driving…
[Sponsored] Explore how integrated workflow solutions—powered by Veradigm’s suite of products—can transform your operations into a more efficient, connected healthcare system. The post From Data Silos to Integrated Care: Driving Provider Engagement appeared first on MedCity News.
While expanding access to VBC in primary care is indeed an important goal, we must keep in mind that the vast majority of healthcare expenses are in specialty care areas like oncology, where costs continue to rise without improved patient outcomes. The post Easier Said Than Done: Why Scaling Up Value-Based Care is So Hard…
Michele Andrews had been seeing her internist in Northampton, Massachusetts, a small city two hours west of Boston, for about 10 years. She was happy with the care, though she started to notice it was becoming harder to get an appointment. “You’d call and you’re talking about weeks to a month,” Andrews said. That’s not…
GLP-1s have real value, but not all people respond to them the same way. The real question isn’t just what these drugs cost, but who they’re working for — and our healthcare system doesn’t have a reliable way to reconcile the two. The post America Is Betting Big On GLP-1s. It Doesn’t Have To Be…
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How does a hospital’s participation in a health plan’s Medicare Advantage (MA) provider network impact their commercial rates? Since many insurers offer both MA plans and commercial plans, there could be spillovers with respect to negotiating. How would MA network participation impact commercial rates? Marr et al. (2025) offers some hypotheses: On the one hand,…
The DEA recently announced the third extension of Covid-19 flexibilities for the virtual prescribing of controlled substances. Telehealth advocates applaud this move but remain hopeful for a more permanent solution in the future. The post Telehealth Advocates Praise DEA’s 3rd Extension of Telemedicine Flexibilities, but Call for Further Action appeared first on MedCity News.