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DaVita allegedly paid kickbacks to induce referrals to DaVita Rx, a former subsidiary that provided pharmacy services for dialysis patients.

Michael Pace, founder and president of PalmHealthCo, said healthcare systems across the globe are "bumpy," and may need guidance to improve commercialization and market access for things like digital therapeutics and remote patient monitoring.

Rachael Charbonneau, senior program development manager of health science at the American Heart Association, said a lack of awareness and education on digital literacy creates hesitance -- which her organization is attempting to curb.

A Hyland/HIMSS Market Insights survey found that providers are still struggling when it comes to sharing data and information with other providers, according to Hyland principal product manager Lyle McMillin.

This near-record trend is driven by inflationary pressure, prescription drug spending and behavioral health utilization, the report claims.

The hybrid payment structure may result in payment decreases that cannot be absorbed, the AHA said.

AI can mine data to identify patterns in a patient’s history, access medical records to automate claims and lead to a self-service model, say Oron Afek, CEO of Vim and Ashok Chennuru, global chief data and insights officer, Elevance Health.  

LG Electronics went into digital health through partnerships and its own build strategies, leaning into health systems for clinical feedback, says Joe O'Brien, head of sales, digital health at LG Electronics.  

The evidence gap means physicians don’t have the right evidence for best treatment decision, says Saurabh Gombar, adjunct faculty at Stanford Health Care and chief medical officer and cofounder of Atropos Health.  

Artificial intelligence is data hungry, and interoperability is about putting data to work, says Marilee Benson, president and cofounder of Zen Healthcare IT.