Hospitalogy weekly update: 9/5/23 edition

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hope you all had a restful Labor Day! No major analysis for this week as I get back into the swing of things, but of course I have plenty of thoughts on college football’s opening weekend below. Let’s get into it! Partnerships and Strategy Updates: Anything affecting decision making in healthcare – notable moves and…

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Social Media 101: Outbound Engagement

You don’t have the right to complain about ‘low engagement’ if you’re not participating in the engagement. ‘Posting and ghosting’ is a dead-end strategy. After all, social media is supposed to be social. But you already knew that (I hope). So today we’re taking it a few steps deeper. How deep? Here’s a meme to…

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To a Hammer …

#1: To a Hammer …   What happened? The Director of the CFPB spoke publicly about the pernicious influence of Big Tech over in-person contactless payments: In a more open and decentralized payments market, we would expect that there would be a plethora of players leveraging tap-to-pay functionalities. We might expect to see lots of companies…

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Healthcare Huddle Summer Recap

3 JUNE 2023 Prior Authorization: Insurers’ Delight, Physicians’ Plight, and Patients’ Pain UnitedHealthcare’s last-minute reversal from implementing a new prior authorization rule for non-screening endoscopies has stirred controversy. Initially backed by evidence of procedure overutilization, the rule faced staunch opposition from gastroenterologists concerned about potential patient harm and added physician stress. Delve into the intricate…

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