December - 2020

The HSB Blog

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Favorites: Are Employer Plans Dying?, Startups Disappoint Patients, Drs & Race-The HSB Blog 12/29/20

This week we present a review of our favorite posts of the year. "Our Take" and our regular updates will return next week. Slipping Away: Does the Employer-Sponsored Health Care System Have an Expiration Date? Event: On November 3rd, Benefits Pro released an article stating that the employer-sponsored health care system may come to an end if employers don’t move more quickly to improve the system. According to former Florida Governor Jeb Bush’ “for those who believe in market

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Digital Trials to Forefront, EHRs Uniquely Bury US Docs, Telehealth Helps APMs-The HSB Blog 12/22/20

isDigital Clinical Trial Technology Saves Money, Improves Speed to Market and Increases Trial Diversity “Our Take”: The COVID pandemic has successfully made an impact in the adoption of digital clinical trials/decentralized clinical trials (DCTs) especially as people/participants had to socially distance themselves amid the quarantine. While DCTs have been around for a number of years, it is during this pandemic the importance and relevance of DCTs have really come to the for

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Evidence Supports Telemedicine, DTx Co's Secure Funds, AWS's Health Data Lake-The HSB Blog 12/15/20

Yes, Evidence Does Support Telemedicine “Our Take”: The COVID-19 pandemic has transformed how care is delivered as areas affected by the pandemic have to adopt social distancing practices to stop transmission of the deadly disease. While the crisis has presented the U.S. healthcare delivery system with unprecedented challenges, telehealth's rapid adoption has allowed healthcare delivery to adapt its model almost instantaneously. Telemedicine serves as an innovative and effect

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Healthcare Forever Changed, Employers Can Aid Vaccinations, MD Racism Training-The HSB Blog 12/8/20

Coronavirus Has Changed Healthcare Delivery-Likely Forever “Our Take”: On December 2nd the Cleveland Clinic announced it was postponing all “nonessential inpatient surgeries; from December 7th through January 4th, 2020, marking the second time the system has had to postpone elective surgeries due to the pandemic (the first following a statewide order in March of 2020). Postponements of highly profitable elective surgeries are but one of the ways that the Coronavirus has chang

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Public Option-A Vital Step, Smartwatches Spot COVID, Fixing Lockdown Loneliness-The HSB Blog 12/1/20

Biden’s Public Option Brings Americans One Step Closer to Fixing the System Event: Among President-elect Biden’s stated legislative goals is to improve healthcare access by lowering the Medicare eligibility age from 65 to 60 years old and allowing those below age 65 to buy-in to Medicare via a “public option”. Under Biden’s plan, eligible participants between the ages of 60-65 could maintain their existing source of coverage or purchase Medicare via the public option. While