I’m thrilled to have health futurist Jeff Goldsmith back on THCB, and given Biden was only confirmed as President-elect this morning, his article on what to expect is extremely timely!–Matthew Holt By JEFF GOLDSMITH The Trump administration’s health care journey began with a trillion dollar near miss–the failed Repeal and Replacement of ObamaCare- and ended… Read More: What Will Shape Joe Biden’s Health Care Agenda? »
The COVID-19 crisis has spotlighted the vital role telehealth can play in ensuring seamless access to care. But until recently, much attention has been paid to how telehealth could imitate in-person services. Now, said Amwell President and co-CEO Dr. Roy Schoenberg at a HLTH VRTL 2020 conversation, the industry has the opportunity to open up… Read More: Google Cloud, Amwell foresee a ‘new narrative’ of virtual care »
The daughter of an elderly woman living in a Melbourne aged care facility says her mother is struggling after being confined to her room for 45 days. But Brighton East’s Princeton View Aged Care home has defended its protocols, saying the resident has received sponge baths and coronavirus guidelines have been followed. Sam Jensen-Muir said… Read More: Lockdown takes toll on Vic aged care mum »
McKinsey invites us to Meet the next-normal consumer in a recently-published research report describing changing consumer behavior responding to the COVID-19 lockdown and aftermath. The report gives us insights into the next-normal health consumer, which I’ll discuss in today’s post. Note the massive digital shift every person living in a country touched by the coronavirus… Read More: The Next-Normal Health Care Consumer After the Pandemic »