Mary TolanShielding Frontline Health Workers with AIWe are living through an unprecedented crisis. During the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare workers have emerged as frontline heroes, working…Jul 28, 2020Jul 28, 2020
Mary TolanFor Providers, EHR Innovation Benefits Won’t Come AutomaticallyGiven how innovative and game-changing electronic health records have been for the healthcare sector, you would think more providers would…May 28, 2020May 28, 2020
Mary TolanAI Solutions in Assisted Living — What Can Be Done?Artificial intelligence has made its mark in nearly every sector of the healthcare industry — so why not assisted living?Apr 20, 2020Apr 20, 2020
Mary TolanWill AI Pave the Way for Value-Based Care?In recent years, talk of what artificial intelligence could potentially bring to healthcare has come to dominate industry conversations —…Mar 16, 2020Mar 16, 2020
Mary TolanWe Need to Think Bigger About How We Use AI in HealthcareDespite what some of the splashier headlines might shout, artificially intelligent robots are unlikely to replace human doctors, and…Mar 4, 2020Mar 4, 2020
Mary TolanHow Can We Prevent Out-of-Network Use in In-Network Hospitals?Everything should have gone according to plan. Weeks before an expected surgery, the patient had taken the time to make sure that his…Feb 11, 2020Feb 11, 2020
Mary TolanSafety-Net Hospitals Aren’t Sustainable — But They Can BeIt didn’t take long for the shock to set in when Chicago’s Westlake Hospital announced its impending closure. The hospital, which serves…Dec 9, 2019Dec 9, 2019
Mary TolanWill Value-Based Care Require New Leadership Strategies?Will value-based healthcare be the answer to America’s medical woes? A significant subset of providers seem to think so. According to a…Dec 4, 2019Dec 4, 2019
Mary TolanWill Price Transparency Help Patients Find Lower-Cost Care?At the close of July, the Trump administration proposed new policies that would create greater price transparency among healthcare…Sep 12, 2019Sep 12, 2019
Mary TolanFCC Rural Telemedicine Update: Improving Care for Patients?Positive change may be on the horizon for patients who use — or even rely on — telehealth services. Earlier this month, the Federal…Aug 26, 2019Aug 26, 2019