Author: bdigest1

A researcher and a medical freelancer

Are women apathetic of the new paternity leave policy in Nigeria?

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 Isn’t it surprising, that despite the increasing efforts of theGovernment and non-governmental organizations at creating enablingenvironment through effective policy formulation for addressingchallenges to the adoption of exclusive breastfeeding practice, womenthemselves are not taking  advantage of such policies to secure thesupport of their husbands while nursing their babies? For instance,why are they not encouraging their husbands … Continue reading Are women apathetic of the new paternity leave policy in Nigeria?

As Physicians Today, We Must Both Represent the “System” and Disregard it

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By HANS DUVEFELT, MD Healthcare today, in the broadest sense, is not a benevolent giant that wraps its powerful arms around the sick and vulnerable. It is a world of opposing forces such as Government public health ambitions and more or less unfettered market ambitions by hospitals and downright profiteering by some of the middlemen … Continue reading As Physicians Today, We Must Both Represent the “System” and Disregard it

Health in 2 Point 00, Episode 110b | Maven, IntelyCare, and New Acquisitions!

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Today on Health in 2 Point 00, we resume our two-part series with part B and bring our promised special guest! Continuing from the first part of Episode 110, Jess and I discuss the women and family health startup Maven raising $45 million in its Series C round with celebrity investment. 1UpHealth, the MassChallenge HealthTech … Continue reading Health in 2 Point 00, Episode 110b | Maven, IntelyCare, and New Acquisitions!

Can Startups Save Primary Care?

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By ANDY MYCHKOVSKY Today, primary care is considered the bee’s knees of value-based care delivery. Instead of being viewed as the punter of the football team, the primary care physician (PCP) has become the quarterback of the patient’s care team, calling plays for both clinical and social services. The entire concept of the accountable care … Continue reading Can Startups Save Primary Care?

Hotspotting, Superutilizers, and Avoiding “RTM Traps”

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Thomas Wilson Vince Kuraitis By THOMAS WILSON PhD, DrPH and VINCE KURAITIS JD, MBA A recent study in the New England Journal of Medicine reported on the results of a “hotspotting” program created by the Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers (Camden Coalition). Hotspotting targets interventions at all or a subset of healthcare superutilizers – the 5% … Continue reading Hotspotting, Superutilizers, and Avoiding “RTM Traps”

Health Tech Investor Outlook for 2020 | Bryan Roberts, Venrock

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By JESSICA DaMASSA, WTF HEALTH Bryan Roberts of Venrock, one of healthcare’s leading venture capital firms, weighs in with his view on the health tech market ‘state-of-play’ as we roar into 2020. With a track record that includes athenahealth, Illumina, Grand Rounds, Castlight, and Lyra Health, Bryan’s not a bad investor to ask when it … Continue reading Health Tech Investor Outlook for 2020 | Bryan Roberts, Venrock

How Hospital Systems Invest in Digital Health | Brent Stackhouse, Mount Sinai Ventures

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By JESSICA DaMASSA, WTF HEALTH Savvy health tech startups can learn how the differing investment priorities of venture capital funds and strategic investors (those tied to large healthcare organizations like health plans, pharma companies, and health systems) can impact everything from their capital raise to their ability to gain new clients. Brent Stackhouse, Managing Director … Continue reading How Hospital Systems Invest in Digital Health | Brent Stackhouse, Mount Sinai Ventures

How eConsults Can Help PCPs Benefit From the Primary Cares Initiative

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By CHRIS JAEGER MD, MBA The Primary Cares Initiative provides new value-based payment models aiming to enhance the delivery of primary care to promote efficiency and quality while decreasing healthcare costs. In the second part of this two-part series, we explore how eConsults directly support this new initiative across several key metrics. Introduction The Primary … Continue reading How eConsults Can Help PCPs Benefit From the Primary Cares Initiative

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