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The Future of Care Demands a Virtual Health Ecosystem

Telehealth usage skyrocketed in the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to data from EHR vendor Epic Systems, telehealth visits peaked in mid-April, when telehealth accounted for 69 percent of all ambulatory care visits. Although the percentage dropped to 21 percent by mid-July, telehealth...

Is the COVID Vaccine the Shot in the Arm We Need for Healthcare Access?

Colin Hung recently interviewed Chris Gervais, CTO and CSO at Kyruus; and Pamela Landis, vice president of digital engagement at Hackensack Meridian Health, for a discussion of healthcare access and the importance of that access in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Gervais began by saying that...

McKesson Ventures Invests as Clinical Ink Debuts Lunexis™ ePRO+ Solution

Clinical Ink, a global clinical trial technology company, today announced an investment from McKesson Ventures, along with its significantly enhanced electronic patient reported outcome (ePRO) module. “McKesson Ventures is excited to invest in Clinical Ink, a market leader in clinical trial enablement technology,” said Dave Schulte,...

Michelle Snyder, Digital Health Veteran, Joins McKesson Ventures

McKesson Ventures has hired Michelle Snyder as its newest investment partner. Snyder, a mobile health pioneer, is known for her leadership and guidance in building Epocrates, one of the healthcare industry’s first successful mobile health companies. She brings more than 25 years of healthcare experience to...

Keeping Physicians Independent: Dr Patricia Salber Interviews Dr Farzad Mostashari

In a recent episode of the American Journal of Managed Care’s Managed Care Cast podcast, Dr. Patricia Salber, MD, MBA, of The Doctor Weighs In interviewed Aledade Co-founder and CEO Farzad Mostashari, MD, about how his company is keeping physicians independent through value-based care. Value-based care,...

The Spread of COVID-19 Has Caused Medtech to Boom

The promise of digital health, telehealth, and other medtech solutions like remote patient monitoring has been apparent to people in the industry for a long time, but it wasn’t until COVID-19 forced the adoption of these tools that the promise started to become a reality. Global...