The evolving landscape of value-based care (VBC) in 2024 is witnessing a dynamic shift, driven by nuanced changes that hold the promise of transforming healthcare delivery, quality assessment, and reimbursement methodologies. Here are the key trends that will need to be top of mind for provider organizations that are transitioning to VBC, or looking to improve their performance under value-based contracts.
Expanding access to the existing mental care system alone won’t solve problems if the mechanisms for providing care are inefficient and ineffective. Access must come hand-in-hand with quality of care - which is where measurement-based care (MBC) comes into play.
Gabby Everett, the site director for BioLabs Pegasus Park, offered a tour of the space and shared some examples of why early-stage life science companies should choose North Texas.
Talkspace is offering free self-guided mental health content to some female Evernow customers over the age of 40, while Evernow is offering discounted menopause care to Talkspace patients.
Zocdoc Founder and CEO Oliver Kharraz gave five predictions about how patient preferences will evolve in 2024. Some of them include Americans increasingly seeking cash-pay care options and an uptick in patients seeking mental health appointments before and after the presidential election.
The top three areas of concern for employers in 2024 include rising healthcare costs, mental health challenges and cancer care, according to a recent report from Business Group on Health.
One investor is most interested in mental health startups that focus on high acuity care, while another wants to see companies that are built with the end-user in mind, they shared during recent interviews.
CEO of Cohere Health, Siva Namasivayam details how the company provides technology to streamline the prior authorization process.
There needs to be better communication, a focus on clinically appropriate care and more empathy when it comes to treating the mental health of the incarcerated population, executives said during a recent panel discussion.
We need to take inspiration from the progress in oncology over the last few decades and challenge ourselves to adapt its successful playbook to mental illness. It’s time for precision psychiatry.
Engaging parents in their kids' mental health treatment can improve health outcomes. With digital health, it's easier to do this, according to one mental health executive.
It’s not just our lowest-paid healthcare professionals who suffer from financial insecurity. From the hardworking custodian to the extremely specialized surgeon, all healthcare professionals should be offered the resources and means to keep up with inflation and financial concerns.
Life science startups account for just 8% of global startups but are the second largest driver of investment capital, according to a 2022 report. Cell and gene therapies, machine learning technologies and other innovations have spurred the growth of life science companies. But the life science sector gained attention during the Covid-19 pandemic in a way […]
There are several ways to know if a digital mental health solution is working, including whether it has proven clinical outcomes or if it's improving access to care, executives said during a panel discussion.
Providers must abandon paternalism and treat patients like partners in the decision-making process when drawing up care plans, according to Chris Waugh, Sutter Health's chief design and innovation officer. Instead of prescribing a major lifestyle overhaul without considering a patient's unique life circumstances, providers should "recognize that it's about the tiny things and the accumulation of marginal gains,” he said.
Just 37% of employees trust their insurer to suggest high-quality care regardless of cost, while 53% trust their employer with their health, according to a survey released by Included Health.
We are on the edge of rapid innovation in psychiatry. Now is the time to break out of our silos and take advantage of the promise the future holds.
BeMe Health, a digital mental health company for teens, is teaming up with Inland Empire Health Plan and Molina Healthcare of California to bring BeMe's platform to 10 local educational agencies. The partnership will support more than 72,000 teens.