Emerging Technologies, Tools & Thoughts
Watchdog: DEA Allowed Increase of Opioid Production as Overdose Deaths Rose16 Oct 2019
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) allowed drug makers to increase production of opioids even as overdose deaths were skyrocketing, according to a... Continue Reading
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66% Small, Medium Businesses Hit with Cyberattack in Past Year16 Oct 2019
Two recent reports shed light on the threat landscape facing small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs): Kaspersky found that half of... Continue Reading
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CBO Report Shifts Balance in Surprise Medical Bill Battle01 Oct 2019
The backers of alternative legislation to address the red-hot “surprise medical bill” issue just got a surprise bill of their... Continue Reading
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Consumers open to Using Blockchain-Based Tokens, Even for Healthcare: KPMG Survey01 Oct 2019
The majority of consumers — 63 percent — are encouraged by the advantages of blockchain-based tokens used for payments, according... Continue Reading
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Key Findings From EY’s 2019 Pulse of the Industry Report on Medtech01 Oct 2019
The annual Ernst & Young Pulse of the Industry report shows that revenue is growing but much remains to be... Continue Reading
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Poll: Voters Back Medicare Expansion, Keeping Private Insurance01 Oct 2019
The majority of voters in a new poll supports a health care plan that would expand a public option but... Continue Reading
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Proposed Regulation to Protect Privacy of Substance Abuse Patients is an Improvement, But is it Enough?01 Oct 2019
The proposed revisions to protect privacy of substance-abuse patients such as opioid users are a step in the right direction... Continue Reading
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How Will Medicare-for-all Proposals Affect Medicaid?18 Sep 2019
Summary As the debate over the future direction of our health care system heats up leading into the 2020 Presidential... Continue Reading
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Top 10 Challenges, Issues and Opportunities Healthcare Executives Will Face in 202018 Sep 2019
– The HealthCare Executive Group unveils its annual 2020 HCEG top 10 critical challenges, issues and opportunities healthcare executives expect... Continue Reading
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Big Pharma Sinks to the Bottom of U.S. Industry Rankings18 Sep 2019
The pharmaceutical industry is now the most poorly regarded industry in Americans’ eyes, ranking last on a list of 25... Continue Reading
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