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Harnessing AI for Creative Innovation: cutting through AI hype and misconceptions for creators
Live Broadcast 3 PM CT on 6/8 Harnessing AI for Creators: Cutting Through AI Hype and Misconceptions Register Now In this episode of B2B Weekly, we delve deep into the world of AI and how it is impacting creators. Gavin Purcell joins host Tim Maitland to break down the hype around AI […]
Identifying Lightning Damage on Pecan Trees: Tips from TreeNewal
Join ISA Certified Arborist Wes Rivers from TreeNewal as he examines the aftermath of lightning damage on a pecan tree. In this insightful video, Wes highlights the path taken by the lightning bolt through the tree, causing superheating of the water inside. The resulting vapor expansion creates visible damage to the tree. The tree’s survival […]
Transforming Coverage to Meet Healthcare Needs with SCAN Health Plan
John Petito, SVP of Transformation at SCAN Health Plan joins the podcast to share his story and how his work is helping enable new types of healthcare coverage for diverse populations. Join us to hear how Health Plans are beginning to evolve their approach to addressing the needs of older adults and the LGBTQ+ community […]
HIMSS 2023: Providers and Payers Maneuver “Too Much Data,” SDOH Initiatives, and “Hospital in the Home”
HIMSS 2023 was the host of several industry-defining conversations for the healthcare industry, including reflections on the growth of data use in healthcare and the evolution of how and where care is administered. The evolution of the healthcare marketplace has resulted in the saturation of data among multiple areas. As a result, the healthcare […]
Declining Profit Margins
Currently in the U.S., hospitals have been seeing abysmal profit margin numbers. A recent research report showed that since the start of the pandemic, many hospitals are operating at a loss. There are many systemic causes, ranging from labor shortages and costs, supply chain issues for equipment, and the general increased costs in every […]
The Pandemic Accelerated Health Systems’ Adoption of Digital Health Services. They’re Now Maneuvering a “Fragmented” Ecosystem.
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused significant disruption across the healthcare industry, from exacerbating the industry’s labor shortage to a heavier involvement from federal and local governments in funding relief programs and an easing of regulatory red tape. It also led to, by complete necessity, a surge in the adoption of digital technologies and services, […]
With Lower Health Insurance Premiums on the Horizon, How Will Insurance Providers Address Increasing Costs?
The Congressional Business Office released a proposal to reduce health insurance premium costs. Clearsurance.com’s health insurance expert, Melanie Musson, examines potential causes and solutions for increasing insurance premiums. As open enrollment season approaches or has already begun in many places, some policyholders face the shock of drastically rising health insurance premiums. No-deductible health plans […]
Retaining Talent Will Be The Largest Priority for Hospitals for the Foreseeable Future
In many industries, including healthcare, staffing shortages and the challenges related to retaining and attracting top talent have become a major topic. David Kemp, host of Highway to Health spoke with Laurence Kessler, Senior Vice President of Growth and Partnerships at Healthrise on the matter. The challenges with staffing have provided a major problem for […]
Protecting Your Hospitals From Ransomware with IT Security
Ransomware is one of the greatest dangers in healthcare IT, with cyberattacks in healthcare rising to 42 percent in 2020. Over the past year and a half, hackers attacked large institutions and smaller organizations with increased intensity. On this episode of Full Circle Healthcare, Host Tyler Kern talked with Thomas Grove, Vice President of […]
How Can Surgeons Eliminate Critical and Costly Mistakes?
Dr. Loralyn Mears is the Director of Scientific Communications at Global Cancer Technology, and she shared her insights into the trending practice of using invisible dots to solve physical problems in healthcare and, specifically, in the misplacement of instruments. “Now, you’ve read in the news where so-and-so had a large scalpel or sponges or something […]
Overcoming Sterility Challenges During COVID-19
The last time that Harlan Adler, President of Massachusetts-based Ranfac, joined the Marketscale Healthcare podcast, the world looked different. COVID-19 was still an epidemic, not a pandemic. There were no reported cases in the U.S. but, worldwide, about 2,000 new cases were reported daily. Now, nine months later, there have been 12.4 million cases total […]
TPC’s CDI Program Selects Paramount Health Solutions as a Strategic Partner to Implement DRG Validation for Member Hospitals
Franklin, Tenn. – Paramount Health Solutions (PHS), a provider of healthcare revenue cycle management services, has been selected by TPC, a network of 11 independent health systems in four states with over $1B in purchasing volume, to be the coding compliance resource for all TPC members. Implementation of the new affiliation between TPC and PHS […]