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The United States’ response to addiction and substance use disorders is a criminal justice response and not a public health response — but it shouldn’t be that way, one expert said at Engage at HLTH.

Big Tech companies like Amazon, Google and IBM can’t disrupt healthcare with the same approach they have used to enter other industries, HCA Healthcare CEO Sam Hazen said at HLTH 2022. He argued that technology companies won't be able to infiltrate healthcare from afar. Instead, they must embed themselves into everyday healthcare interactions at hospitals in order for their products and services to be truly impactful.

Manual processes and inadequate analytics frequently prevent hospitals from achieving OR revenue and utilization goals. By using automation, behavioral science, and comprehensive real-world data, hospitals can unleash the full potential of their OR enterprises and supercharge perioperative growth.

Cloud-based data management solutions help the industry meet its business and compliance challenges. These platforms need to replace traditional data management methods and workflows for biopharma companies and contract development and manufacturing organizations that seek competitive advantages.

Phone calls account for 70% of people's first point of contact with a health system, so hospitals have sought to implement software that balances the need for speedy automation with intelligent systems that anticipate and best serve patient and care giver needs.

There are three major tensions that still need to be addressed in virtual care or telemedicine before it can work as promised. Convenient

FDA approval of AstraZeneca’s Imjudo comes less than three weeks after the antibody won its first approval in liver cancer. Both regulatory decisions cover use of the drug in combination with another AstraZeneca immunotherapy, Imfinzi.

While telehealth has provided many benefits throughout the pandemic, it can be a lonely and sterile way of receiving treatment. Individuals experiencing substance use disorder who only receive treatment through telehealth may miss opportunities to connect with others in support of the recovery process.

The healthcare industry needs a regulated system that can live in between the health information management and release of information departments. It is time for both sides of this network to fully address the need to create a digital pipeline that delivers the request of information and records between two parties.

This year was marked by a marked rise in health tech layoffs, reduced health tech investment and the continued rise of retail health. What does this mean for healthcare investment in 2023?