Is consumerism a big deal in the healthcare industry? Many have asked this question over the past few years, and ultimately, the answer is, yes. Healthcare companies who choose to understand the patient to increase engagement have a significant chance to rework the...
New technologies are advancing the field of medicine that are allowing health care providers to offer better and more accurate diagnoses, decrease wait times and even keep more accurate records. As with every new technology, however, there are definite pros and cons....
Mergers and acquisitions are on the rise all across the healthcare industry. In 2017 alone there were 115 mergers, a record number. Since 2014, the number totals in the hundreds. What’s been driving this uptick? A lot of it has to do with providing value-based care...
Did you know that there is a direct correlation between chronic illness and dietary habits? Poor diet is considered a main cause of chronic illness. Various studies over the past few years have proven the effectiveness of plant-based diets in preventing and reversing...
I’ve mentioned the use of precision medicine when treating patients with cancer in a previous post. Given the successes we’ve already witness in this area, it’s likely that in the next several years we will start to see patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis reap the...
Healthcare facilities all over the country are starting to think about the patient experience on a company level. Top “C-suite” executives are curious about how patients experience their organizations and what kind of care they receive, in a way that they did not...
