Supply Chain Management
Supply Chain Management

Hospital Supply Chain – Take Charge

By Rob Sobie

Modern interoperable systems, data centralization, and a wide-angle view of inventory and usage trends are providing hospitals to proactively switch from a “push” to a “pull” supply chain management, allowing for active real-time inventory management and sourcing based on need.

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MDIC Annual Public Forum
MDIC Annual Public Forum

APF 2024: Shaping the Future of Real-World Evidence and AI in Healthcare

By Erica Freeze

The MDIC Annual Public Forum 2024 kicked off this week with experts from the National Evaluation System for health Technology (NEST), the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), and the FDA. Topics included the future of real-world evidence (RWE) and the integration of AI into the healthcare ecosystem and how can we leverage emerging technologies to bring innovative and safer solutions to patients.

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GenAI
GenAI

Personalized Care with GenAI-powered risk stratification benefits the care delivery model

By Yunguo Yu

The value-based care model, with a substantial monetary budget, necessitates on-time and correct risk stratification. As a result, new and incumbent care providers and payers are reinventing healthcare delivery, looking towards cutting-edge GenAI and machine learning technology to radically transform the healthcare delivery paradigm. This article explores how GenAI and machine learning-based risk stratification are revolutionizing a new era of personalized care, resulting in improved healthcare functions for payers and providers.

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MEDICA & COMPAMED 2024: Adapted Hall Layout for Even Better Integration of Trade Fair and Ancillary Program

MEDICA 2024 and COMPAMED 2024 trade fairs in Düsseldorf, Germany attract more than 6,000 exhibitors from about 70 countries. These events are globally unique information and business platforms for the entire value chain of medical technology systems and products – including development and manufacturing. MEDICA and COMPAMED will take place from November 11 – 14, 2024.

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Bipartisan Policy Center logo
Bipartisan Policy Center logo

REPORT – The Future of Acute Hospital Care at Home: BPC recommends Congress reauthorization of AHCAH

Congress must decide the future of the Acute Hospital Care at Home (AHCAH) program, an initiative of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) that, without legislative action, will expire on December 31, 2024. To ensure beneficiaries can receive various levels of care in their preferred settings, this brief provides immediate–term federal policy reform recommendations for the potential reauthorization of the AHCAH model while outlining key issues for policymakers to consider when further research and data emerge.

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