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Keith Dunleavy, MD, Discusses Healthcare Quality and Value Through the Digitization of Medicine
Keith Dunleavy, MD, President and CEO, Inovalon, addresses the importance of healthcare data and the digitization of medicine. Dr. Dunleavy states that having quality data allows for more accurate care on an individual level, along with cost savings and a better risk score.
Keith Dunleavy, MD, President and CEO, Inovalon, addresses the importance of healthcare data and the digitization of medicine. Dr. Dunleavy states that having quality data allows for more accurate care on an individual level, along with cost savings and a better risk score.
Dr. Dunleavy says that having good data around a person’s individual care path “allows us to guide the patient through a more effective care plan, which leads to lower complications, lower cost, and higher quality of life,” says Dr. Dunleavy.
Examining Low-Value Cancer Care Trends Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic
April 25th 2024On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we're talking with the authors of a study published in the April 2024 issue of The American Journal of Managed Care® about their findings on the rates of low-value cancer care services throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The Federal Trade Commission's (FTC's) vote to ban most employers from issuing and enforcing noncompete clauses could have varying impacts on the health care workforce; federal regulators vastly under-enforced antitrust laws in the hospital sector during the last 2 decades, resulting in increased health costs; the FDA recently found genetic evidence of the H5N1 bird flu virus in pasteurized commercially purchased milk.
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Empowering Community Health Through Wellness and Faith
April 23rd 2024To help celebrate and recognize National Minority Health Month, we are bringing you a special month-long podcast series with our Strategic Alliance Partner, UPMC Health Plan. In the third episode, Camille Clarke-Smith, EdD, MS, CHES, CPT, discusses approaching community health holistically through spiritual and community engagement.
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What We’re Reading: Abortion Privacy Rules; Alzheimer Drug Hurdles; Nursing Home Staffing Overhaul
April 23rd 2024New health privacy rules aim to protect patients and providers in an evolving abortion landscape; some physicians express concerns about efficacy, risks, and entrenched beliefs in treating Alzheimer disease; CMS addresses longstanding staffing deficits in nursing homes.
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