



A more connected approach to prenatal care
Despite the importance of prenatal care, recent CDC data show that access is declining. Fewer women are beginning prenatal care in the first trimester, while the share starting later in pregnancy or receiving no prenatal care is rising. Unified Women’s Healthcare supports women’s health practices …

Why clinician-led IT is the future of care (Sponsored)
As healthcare organizations look to ease clinician burden and improve care delivery, health IT is becoming a strategic lever, not just an operational tool. In this episode of Podnosis, Chad Dodd, vice president of product management at Athenahealth, shares a practical perspective on how technology …

OpenAI’s health AI chief: ‘Bet on the models getting better’
For millions of people, AI chatbots have become a new front door to health information. More than 230 million people use ChatGPT each week for health and wellness questions. With healthcare now OpenAI’s biggest and fastest-growing use case, the company is making a major push into the sector, rollin…

Primary care’s AI moment
Artificial intelligence is here to stay, and physicians should be learning how to use it thoughtfully. That’s the argument Shawn Martin, CEO of the American Academy of Family Physicians, makes in a conversation with Senior Writer Anastassia Gliadkovskaya. Martin discusses the findings of a recent …

ACCESS Model: behavioral health edition
A new value-based care program for chronic condition management begins July 5. The Advancing Chronic Care with Effective Scalable Solutions Model, or ACCESS, offers vendors outcome-aligned payments for managing qualifying chronic conditions. In total, 150 digital health companies are participatin…

Badges, bots and blind spots
Cybersecurity has long been a priority for hospitals, but the risks are shifting as AI, biometrics and digital identity tools become more deeply embedded in care delivery. For health systems, the challenge is not just keeping hackers out. It is making sure clinicians can quickly access the tools th…

Why one life insurer is going big on health incentives
Life insurance may not be the first thing that comes to mind when thinking about healthcare. But some life insurers are increasingly interested in incentivizing healthy habits. John Hancock has invested in its health and wellness program for more than a decade. The program’s goal is to reward poli…

UnitedHealthcare exec talks AI, affordability and member engagement
As healthcare costs rise and access challenges persist, health plans face growing pressure to engage members more effectively. Employers and plan sponsors expect their plans to play a critical role in that effort. In this episode of “Podnosis,” Senior Writer Paige Minemyer talks with Dan Kueter, C…

The watchdog overseeing the integrity of HHS programs
What does the Department of Health & Human Services’ Office of Inspector General do? Today, Senior Writer Anastassia Gliadkovskaya sits down with Assistant Regional Inspector General Scott Perry to find out. They dive into the agency’s work, the findings of a few recent audits and what providers c…

An insider’s look at LillyDirect
It’s been more than two years since Eli Lilly announced LillyDirect, a platform that combines telehealth and pharmacy services to provide access to Lilly’s portfolio of diabetes, migraine and obesity medications. The goal is to offer a more transparent and affordable way to access certain drugs. Th…