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Erin Jospe, MD, chief medical officer, Kyruus, discusses the impact of “poor” provider-patient matching on the entire care team, and highlights ways technology can be utilized to address this problem.

Drew Ivan, chief product and strategy officer, and Jessica Nisenbaum, chief people officer, both with Rhapsody, discuss the benefits and challenges of introducing patient-generated health data into practice, and they explain important concepts health executives should be aware of when transitioning…

In an exclusive interview at SABCS 2019, Dawn Hershman, MD, MS, professor of medicine and epidemiology at Columbia University Medical Center, Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, discusses how the cost of breast cancer treatment is directly associated with rates of adherence, and explains…

“From a payer's perspective, this is a mechanism to address the dramatically rising cost of cancer care in a way that not only reduces costs, but also improves quality at the same time,” explained Charles Saunders, MD, chief executive office, Integra Connect.

Ronald J. Shumacher, MD, FACP, CMD, chief medical officer for Optum Care Services, discusses a recent study that looked specifically at inpatient utilization or hospitalization rates, transfers to the emergency department, and skilled nursing use patterns for long-term nursing home residents who…

Pat Keran, vice president of UnitedHealthcare, highlights the major benefits of using an application as a health care resource, explains how apps improves patient care and lowers costs, and also reviews the challenges of app usage.

Editorial board member Matthew Grissinger, RPh, FISMP, FASCP, discusses drug shortages and their impact on the entire care team, and also provides a 5-year prediction on the future of health care.

Chris Caulfield, RN, chief nursing officer at IntelyCare, highlights factors that lead to burnout for nurses, the environment that encourages higher rates of burnout, and what facilities can do to combat burnout.

Ashley Chiara, PharmD, clinical pharmacy consultant, Clinical Pharmacy Services, University of Massachusetts Medical School, explains why it is important to open up access to mental health services, destigmatize the discussion about patients who have mental health disorders and need treatment, and…

Jason Rose, CEO of AdhereHealth, a health care technology solutions company, explains what steps health plans can take to enhance their star ratings and boost adherence, as well as addresses the role social determinants play in improving patient outcomes.