Price of Entry or Corporate Strategy: How Pharma and Biotech Are Approaching Digital Health
Eliminating friction and creating value are driving investments in digital health in the pharma/ biotech sector. However, the value drivers are unique to the sector. The high costs of drug discovery and commercialization, looming patent cliffs, and increasing regulatory pressure on drug pricing have created a perfect storm of margin and growth pressures on the […]
Healthcare IT’s ‘Lord of the Rings’ Problem
A recent report by the AHA highlights the progress with interoperability and the challenges ahead. However, it leaves us with nagging doubts about the pace of progress and whether we are addressing interoperability challenges comprehensively enough. In JRR Tolkien’s classic Lord of the Rings, the battle in middle earth is about getting control of the “one ring […]
Healthcare Sound Bites From Davos
Healthcare Resonance: Noteworthy Sound Bites from Davos World Economic Forum is an annual event where world leaders gather to discuss global issues. This year’s main theme was “Globalization 4.0: Shaping a New Architecture in the Age of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.” We have curated a list of select healthcare mentions at Davos including some of […]
Health Firm Executives Are Expanding Their IT Budgets in 2019
Health firm executives unanimously agree that digital transformation initiatives are gaining momentum – and 54% agree that health IT budgets will hike up at least 10% in 2019, according to a survey of 64 executives from healthcare enterprise and IT vendors conducted by Damo Consulting. Read more
Survey: Digital, AI Top Priorities in 2019, but EHRs Will Dominate IT Spend
Digital, advanced analytics, and artificial intelligence (AI) are top spending priorities for healthcare executives in 2019, but electronic health record (EHR) systems will dominate technology spending budgets, according to a recent technology-focused healthcare survey. Read more
Execs Expect EHRs to Dominate IT Spend, Find AI Buzz ‘Confusing’
Despite the increased focus and attention on digital trends like advanced analytics and artificial intelligence, EHRs will continue to dominate spending budgets, according to a new survey from Damo Consulting. Read more
Healthcare IT Spending Priorities Include Big Data Analytics, AI
Top IT spending priorities for healthcare executives are accelerating digital transformation, investing in big data analytics and artificial intelligence, and modernizing IT infrastructure. Read more
Highlights from the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference
Key Highlights from the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference Some of the key focus areas were M&A, cost-cutting measures, and revenue cycle management This year’s J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference at San Francisco had 9000 attendees and over 450 public and private companies. The conference was attended by various eminent people from the industry – Joe Biden, […]
2019 Healthcare IT Demand Survey: Digital and AI are Top Priorities in 2019, EHR Systems Continue to Dominate IT Spend
Damo Consulting, a healthcare growth and digital transformation advisory firm based in Chicago, recently released their 3rd annual Healthcare IT Demand Survey report. Read more
What Will 2019 Bring for Science and Medicine? We Asked the Experts
It has been a tumultuous year for science and medicine, and also for the business and politics of both. Read more