Blog Posts by Date: Feb 2022
Using Real-World Data for Oncology Treatment
Last year, I had the pleasure of co-authoring an article in Oncology Practice Management with Randy Erickson, RN, MBA, Chief Executive Officer of Utah Cancer Specialists, Nitin Chandramouli, MD, FACP, President of Utah Cancer Specialists, and Linh Mekuria, MPA, clinical informaticist with XIFIN, Inc. The article, titled “Treatment Patterns and...
Making Telehealth Coverage a Permanent Benefit for U.S. Consumers
One of the most significant legislative changes caused by the COVID-19 pandemic was the temporary measure taken by legislators to cover telehealth visits. It was an overwhelming success in the eyes of patients and providers. Telehealth services rapidly expanded to cover primary care, behavioral health, mental health care, and remote patient...
Omicron Variant: Latest Impact on Lab Testing Volumes
The impact of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant appears to have peaked in most parts of the nation. While the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has determined this variant spreads more easily than the original virus that causes COVID-19 and the Delta variant, it generally causes less severe disease than infection with prior variants. At the...
My Predictions for the Coming Year: A New Blueprint for Healthcare
These past two years have been a period of change, during which COVID dramatically shifted the focus to the importance of diagnostic testing. In fact, with the Omicron surge putting a further spotlight on the fact that testing is still needed even with widespread vaccinations, TIME has labelled 2022 “the year of testing.” Alongside this increased...
Trend Alert: Retail Pharmacies Becoming Primary Healthcare Destinations
When people think of retail pharmacists, what usually comes to mind is a person standing behind a counter dispensing prescriptions, sometimes discussing side-effects, or answering the occasional question from a customer. Pharmacists, however, can do much more than that, and the COVID-19 pandemic created the perfect opportunity for pharmacists to...