Private equity transactions have become increasingly popular in the healthcare industry, with companies seeking to take advantage of the opportunities presented by this dynamic market. This trend came to a head in 2022, with the private equity industry achieving its second-highest year of healthcare dealmaking. Naturally, as more healthcare companies become interested in pursuing private [...]
The New York Times reported that 477 Americans died of COVID-19 on Oct. 4, 2022, a fact little noted by a large portion of the populace, which had long before moved on from the pandemic. But it’s still going on. There are those who might not want to believe that, but it is. Things are, [...]
Running parallel to the pandemic has been the burnout epidemic afflicting those working in the healthcare sector. While the deluge of patients in need of care in the early stages of the crisis was undoubtedly a contributor, the bigger factor was the administrative responsibilities attached to that. The Medscape National Physician Burnout & Suicide Report [...]
Wearables – especially those used for medical purposes – are becoming increasingly prominent, but so too are the security and privacy risks associated with them. According to Fortune Business Insights, the global wearable medical device market, which stood at $29.76 billion in 2019, is expected to mushroom to $195 billion by 2027, a staggering compound [...]
To say that DeFi underwent a boom at the start of 2021 is technically accurate -- but it doesn’t quite convey the scope. In 2019, the DeFi market encompassed $40 million. By the beginning of this year, the total value had spiked to over $40 billion. This niche market has proven its mettle and then [...]
The COVID-19 pandemic didn’t just change how we work; it changed how we want to work. Like countless other industries, healthcare responded to pandemic-prompted trends by turning their short-term adaptations into long-term strategies. In the short span of a year, telehealth has become a primary mode of delivering care, increasing patients’ access to specialized medicine, [...]
For all that the Covid-19 pandemic has been an exhausting and extensive trial of the U.S. health system, it has also given the sector a once-in-a-generation chance to advance itself beyond all expectations. When faced with the challenges and burdens of a public health emergency, care providers and research organizations embraced innovative solutions, setting the [...]
Telehealth services are on the rise -- and with them, concerns over patient privacy. There is no doubt that telemedicine has played an invaluable role in keeping Americans safe and healthy over the last year. Virtual health platforms gave anxious patients when they might have added pressure to already-overloaded hospital facilities or avoided care altogether. [...]
The medical community has been aware of the role that social factors play in determining health outcomes for years -- but evidence of the fact has never been quite so abundantly clear. Even a cursory glance over COVID-19 data reveals an inarguable link between infection rates, fatalities, and social determinants of health such as poverty, [...]
How could the pressures of a global pandemic shape America’s healthcare real estate market? In the months since COVID-19’s arrival, healthcare providers have found themselves under an unprecedented amount of pressure. Resources have been stretched thin; care facilities are tracking their capacity numbers with growing concern. In the face of a global pandemic, those in [...]