After being recognized by Medical Marketing and Media (MM&M) as a top 100 healthcare agency in July 2018 for the second year in a row, The Kinetix Group (TKG)was selected to participate in MM&M’s “Agency Leaders” video series. In the video, TKG’s Co-Founder and Chairman, John Strapp, discusses the changing dynamics between healthcare stakeholders, while highlighting the aspects… Continue reading John Strapp, The Kinetix Group’s Co-Founder and Chairman, Selected to Participate in MM&M’s “Agency Leaders” Video Series
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From Volume to Value: Pharma’s Role in the Transition
The Traditional Model In the traditional care delivery model, health systems have billed or reimbursed for each service or treatment provided rather than for an overall health outcome. In this volume-based model, patients are viewed as a source of revenue and doctors are viewed as revenue producers. Importantly, health systems have been incentivized for over-provision… Continue reading From Volume to Value: Pharma’s Role in the Transition
Finding Opportunity in Clinically Integrated Networks
By Katie Tsui The movement away from fee-for-service has brought to life a range of new healthcare delivery models, each with varying degrees of risk sharing, that support the implementation of value-based care. One model that is increasingly being used is the clinically integrated network (CIN). CINs consist of a group of independent physicians that… Continue reading Finding Opportunity in Clinically Integrated Networks
Digital Disruption: The Growth, Challenges, and Implications of Digital Therapeutics
By Katie Tsui Increased interest in mobile health devices, fitness apps, and digital therapeutics has made the advent of digital health one of the most prominent healthcare industry trends. An estimated $4.7 billion was spent on digital health in 2017 and the collective market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 18% to 2022[1].… Continue reading Digital Disruption: The Growth, Challenges, and Implications of Digital Therapeutics
Payer Mergers in America’s “New Gilded Age”
By Will Owen In an era of the American economy popularly dubbed the “New Gilded Age,” many patients, providers, and lawmakers alike are skeptical of market consolidation in healthcare. As key stakeholders across the industry cluster into new partnerships, proposed megamergers in the payer sphere have proven especially controversial. In 2017, federal judges blocked Aetna-Humana… Continue reading Payer Mergers in America’s “New Gilded Age”
Telehealth Reimbursement Policies
Telehealth is an increasingly vital component to our health care delivery system, allowing providers to instantly connect with patients remotely and across great distances. According to the American Telemedicine Association, there are 200 telemedicine networks with 3,500 service sites in the US and more than half of hospitals now use some form of telehealth to… Continue reading Telehealth Reimbursement Policies
Measure for Measure: Value is a Game Changer
As both a life sciences marketing agency and care delivery consultancy, The Kinetix Group possesses a wide-breadth of healthcare industry expertise and a 360 view of our clients’ evolving customer demands. In our “Measure for Measure” infographic, we outline just how our company can help you to advance value, foster fruitful industry partnerships, and bolster… Continue reading Measure for Measure: Value is a Game Changer
2018 Managed Markets Advisory Panel Summary Report
In April, The Kinetix Group (TKG) hosted its annual Managed Markets Advisory Panel in conjunction with the 2018 AMCP Annual Meeting held in Boston, Massachusetts. The panel brought together health system and pharmacy experts to discuss healthcare industry hot topics, such as the surge in focus on highly-specialized diseases and treatments, new business agreements, and… Continue reading 2018 Managed Markets Advisory Panel Summary Report
TKG’s Senior VP of Business Development, Merissa Oliver, Moderates Exclusive Panel at AMCP Managed Care and Specialty Pharmacy Annual Meeting 2018
Nationwide, innovative value-based contracts are demonstrating success among formerly siloed parties across the healthcare industry, including health systems, payers, and life science companies. At this year’s AMCP Managed Care and Specialty Pharmacy Annual Meeting in Boston, TKG’s Senior VP of Business Development, Merissa Oliver, highlighted this phenomenon while leading the “Real-world initiatives from inside the… Continue reading TKG’s Senior VP of Business Development, Merissa Oliver, Moderates Exclusive Panel at AMCP Managed Care and Specialty Pharmacy Annual Meeting 2018
The Merger Boom: How and Why Hospital Mergers are Transforming the Healthcare Ecosystem
By Shane Devereux The healthcare environment is seeing a rise in market consolidation in both hospital and payer spheres. The number of planned hospital and health system mergers in 2017 was the highest in more than a decade, with hospitals announcing a total of 115 transactions in 2017.1 This year has already seen multiple pending… Continue reading The Merger Boom: How and Why Hospital Mergers are Transforming the Healthcare Ecosystem