Rallying the Healthcare Industry Around Precision Medicine, Confronting Challenges

Pharmacogenomics and precision medicine are evolving fields that are full of opportunities for advancement and improving patient outcomes, but seizing these opportunities may require a concerted effort from healthcare stakeholders. Cynthia Yu, PharmD, director of precision medicine at The Profero Team, and Scott Betzelos, MD, chief medical officer and vice president of HMO strategy and affordability at Blue Care Network, offer their perspectives on the challenges and opportunities of precision medicine and pharmacogenomics and its future.

Unpacking the Role of Value-Based Care in Chronic Disease Management

Since chronic disease management has a significant impact on patient outcomes and spending, it is often a central focus of healthcare stakeholders' value-based care efforts. Hayden Schmidt, assistant editorial researcher of Insights at Xtelligent Healthcare Media, dives into the recent Insights report which sheds light on value-based care efforts related to chronic disease.
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Assessing How New DOJ Cybersecurity Efforts May Change the Face of HIT Security

The new DOJ Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative includes provisions related to whistleblowers and may change the way that healthcare providers are viewed in cybersecurity cases. Lisa Rivera, a member of the law firm Bass Berry & Sims, and co-chair of the firm's compliance and government investigations practice group, delves into how the initiative might impact the healthcare industry.

Promoting Gender Equity in the Medical Workforce, Benefits of Diversity

Despite the high demand for healthcare workers during a years-long workforce shortage and the demonstrated benefits of workforce diversity, large disparities exist between women and men in the medical field including leadership transitions and promotions. Shikha Jain, MD, a hematologist and oncologist at UIC Cancer Center and the founder of Women in Medicine (WIM), and Eve Bloomgarden, MD, an endocrinologist and chief development officer for WIM, shared their nonprofit's goals and efforts to reverse gender gaps in the healthcare workforce.

Addressing EMR Security Risks, Role of Cloud-Based Solutions in Cybersecurity

Electronic medical records (EMRs) and electronic health records (EHRs) are essential tools that allow the storage and maintenance of protected health information (PHI). Unfortunately, PHI is also extremely valuable to threat actors. Salwa Rafee, global managing director for healthcare security at Accenture Security, discusses EMR security risk factors and the pros and cons of in-house and cloud-based EMR systems.

An Introduction to the Life Sciences, Relevance for Healthcare Industry: Part Two

In part two of this introduction to the life sciences, Alivia Kaylor, senior editor of LifeSciencesIntelligence, addresses the other three categories of life sciences: medical devices, medical imaging, and reproductive health. Each of these categories is prime for growth and presents many opportunities and challenges to the healthcare industry as a whole.

An Introduction to the Life Sciences, Relevance for Healthcare Industry: Part One

Life sciences is a broad field of study, but it has significant implications for stakeholders across the healthcare industry. Alivia Kaylor, senior editor of LifeSciencesIntelligence, explains how being knowledgeable about biotechnology, genetics, genomics, and other aspects of the life sciences can be valuable for healthcare professionals.

Developing Successful Predictive Analytics Tools, Avoiding Pitfalls

Predictive analytics covers a broad range of functions and tools. Tom Selva, chief medical information officer of University of Missouri Health Care, shares how his healthcare system implemented a a predictive analytics-powered early intervention tool for sepsis and what the future of predictive analytics could hold.
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Improving Patient Engagement Strategies for Preventive Care Services

Providers know that preventive care services are critical to achieving positive patient outcomes, but how do they educate patients about the need for preventive care and encourage patients to follow through on preventive care appointments? Sara Heath, managing editor at Xtelligent Healthcare Media, covers how healthcare organizations have been improving their patient engagement strategies around preventive care services.

Celebrating 100 Episodes of Healthcare Strategies

We are celebrating 100 episodes of Healthcare Strategies with 100 seconds capturing a couple of highlights. Thank you to all of our guests, hosts, sponsors, and--of course--a big thank you to you, our listeners, for making this possible!