Dear Colleagues, Medical cannabis has increasingly entered conversations around patient care, chronic disease management and healthcare access. As research continues to expand, healthcare organizations are exploring how cannabinoid therapy fits within traditional care models, while telehealth is creating new opportunities for patients to connect with specialized clinicians and receive ongoing support. This
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Spotlight Interview: Emily Fisher, Founder and CEO, Leafwell
About Emily Fisher, Founder and CEO Emily Fisher is the Founder and CEO of Leafwell, a healthcare technology platform advancing clinically guided cannabis therapy as a trusted component of modern employer health benefits. A breast cancer survivor and patient advocate, Emily founded Leafwell to replace the “alternative therapy” stigma with medical
Industry News: Volume 4, Issue 24
PHTI report finds limited impact from virtual kidney care solutions, prompting industry pushback By Cailey Gleeson, Heather Landi fiercehealthcare.com – Virtual chronic kidney disease (CKD) management solutions have no consistent impact on slowing disease progression or reducing healthcare costs, a new report from Peterson Health Technology Institute (PHTI) found. CKD affects more than one in
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Volume 4, Issue 23: Shawn Murphy, Executive Director, Thought Leadership & Innovation Foundation and the Limb Loss and Preservation Registry (LLPR) Discusses Why Outcomes Data Will Define the Future of Digital Health
Dear Colleagues, I am excited to share my recently published article titled, “Forecasting Medical Costs Enables Timely Intervention,” published in the August issue of the Self-Insurer. In this article, we discuss the growing role of predictive analytics in healthcare, the challenges of forecasting medical costs and how organizations can use data
Feature Article: Data Will Define the Future: Why the CMS Medicare Advantage Final Rule Matters Beyond Reimbursement
About Shawn Murphy, Executive Director Shawn Murphy is the Executive Director of the Thought Leadership & Innovation Foundation (TLI), where she leads national initiatives that advance health equity, data quality, and collaborative innovation across the healthcare ecosystem. With more than two decades of executive leadership experience, Shawn specializes in building strategic
Industry News: Volume 4, Issue 23
Millions of Americans lack adequate access to prenatal care: Report By Ashleigh Fields thehill.com – A new report from the March of Dimes says that 5.8 million women currently live in counties without full access to maternity care. The nonprofit organization founded by former President Franklin D. Roosevelt says 1 in 3 U.S. counties remains