Introduction -
Throughout 2017, the health care and life science industries experienced a widespread proliferation of digital health innovation that presents challenges to traditional notions of health care delivery and...more
1/10/2018
/ 21st Century Cures Act ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Biometric Information ,
Consumer Protection Act ,
Cyber Threats ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Digital Health ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Health Information Technologies ,
Health Insurance ,
Life Sciences ,
OIG ,
Privacy Policy ,
Research and Development ,
TCPA ,
Telehealth
A recent article in Kaiser Health News highlights the health risks associated with the increased effort to get patients home—namely, the need for families to gain and effectively deploy the skills needed to care for...more
On December 7, 2016, the US Congress enacted the 21st Century Cures Act, substantial legislation intended to accelerate “discovery, development and delivery” of medical therapies by encouraging biomedical research investment,...more
1/21/2017
/ 21st Century Cures Act ,
Ambulatory Surgery Centers ,
Digital Health ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Information Technologies ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Hospitals ,
Long Term Care Facilities ,
Manufacturers ,
Medical Devices ,
Medicare ,
Medicare Advantage ,
MedPAC ,
Mental Health ,
Mental Health Parity Rule ,
National Institute of Health (NIH) ,
Off-Campus Departments ,
Opioid ,
Patients ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Research and Development ,
Small Business ,
Substance Abuse ,
Telehealth ,
Transparency
The promise of health care reform by the incoming administration will result in significant changes; but understanding how those changes may flow through to digital health industry requires an analytic framework that...more
The integration of technology into health care delivery is exploding throughout the health industry landscape. Commentators speculating on the implications of the information revolution’s penetration of the health care...more
7/12/2016
/ ACOs ,
Affordable Care Act ,
Big Data ,
Business Model ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Fee-for-Service ,
Health Information Technologies ,
Investment Opportunities ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization (MACRA) ,
Mobile Medical Applications ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine ,
Value-Based Payments