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The medical field is constantly evolving and improving, in part, thanks to the influence of modern technology. One relatively new piece of technology that has helped continue this trend is robot-assisted medical systems, which allow physicians to use positional data coming from theirinstruments to assist in the placement of medical tools. However, even in this field, progress is ongoing. President & CCO Murawski of Augmedics has played a pivotal role in this as he seeks to build on the first successful augmented reality (AR) spinal surgery completed last year with his company''s system. Read on for an overview of the operation and a deeper look at the President & CCO''s work.
The healthcare industry likely runs neck-to-neck with the financial services industry when it comes to consumer sensitivities around the privacy of their data-it might even outpace it. I mean, let''s face it, it doesn''t get more sensitive than personal health data. The diseases we have and the treatments we receive are sensitive from a personal point-of-view (e.g., mental health services) and from a cost consideration standpoint (e.g., suffering from a major illness or needing expensive medications that could impact the cost of, or even access to, affordable healthcare insurance).
Six Under-the-Radar Trends You Should be Thinking About in 2021
It’s safe to say that 2020 was a year of surprises, right up until the very end. Even in the waning days of the year, the federal government dropped several unexpected pieces of regulatory guidance. These undoubtedly will shape the healthcare landscape for 2021 beginning with the final rule on use of electronic prior authorization under Medicare Part D.
That said, I don’t want other trends to get lost in the sound and the fury surrounding only federal rule drops. That’s why I wanted to start off with a handful of under-the-radar trends. I’m paying attention to them as 2021 begins and you should be thinking about them, too. My six picks are as follows.
Health IT Under a Biden Administration: Part of the Problem or Part of the Solution?
With a flurry of dropped regulations at the end of 2020 and now in the early days of the new Biden Administration, you may be expecting a wholesale change in a new Administration’s approach to health information technology (health IT). I’m not.
Now, it goes without saying that policy, in general, is going to change dramatically under a Biden Administration. Democrats and Republicans have VERY different philosophies and core principles. However, one thing I’ve observed over the years is that both Democrats and Republicans tend to agree that health IT is part of the solution, not part of the problem.