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• Embrace The Power Of Data For Supply Chain Optimization

  6/6/2019

  Data is everywhere, and in healthcare, it comes from a huge number of sources – EMRs, ERP systems, manufacturers, distributors, and more. Turning this disparate data into useful information to optimize the delivery of healthcare services is the end goal, but while industries like retail and banking are effectively using Big Data to improve sales and operations, the healthcare industry lags. Understandably, we are frustrated, confused, and overwhelmed as we work to find a solution.

• Knock Down Barriers And Achieve CIN/ACO Success

  9/26/2018

  A CIO of a large health system, that includes a payer, shared the following frustrating reality. While Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) allowed ACO executives access to their claims data, CMS refused to send that same claims data to the independent delivery networks (IDNs) within the health system. Why? All due to the lack of access controls at the IDN level. For the CIO and C-Suite team, this makes for a significant data challenge. A health system that owns an CIN/ACO and faces this common situation, hits barriers in strategic planning and data IT support across the network.

• 3 Digital Marketing Hacks To Drive More Leads

  8/15/2018

  Technology is taking the healthcare industry by storm. New advancements in the way providers reach patients, the widespread adoption of wearable technology, and the increase in mobile apps have all caused a dramatic shift in how healthcare providers interact with consumers. As such, it is even more pertinent that providers adopt a more digital approach when it comes to reaching users. Today’s consumer lives online, making it critical to engage consumers at multiple digital touchpoints – websites, blogs, mobile, email, etc. – to capture their attention and generate quality leads that will ultimately end in a sale.

• The Telehealth Spirit Is Willing, But The Broadband Is Weak

  1/11/2018

  In his recent column, Telehealth Is Here To Stay, Dan Trott lists a number of happenings that herald a tipping point in telehealth adoption: improved access, reduced costs, improved quality of care. He mentions telestroke apps as being popular in the telehealth world because it reduces the critical time-to-treatment.

• Setting The Facts Straight: 3 Common Misconceptions When Applying Automation To The Revenue Cycle

  12/30/2020

  After an extremely difficult year – one where health systems now face losses projected to exceed $323 billion due to COVID-19 and as much as $200 billion in administrative waste as a result of revenue cycle inefficiencies – providers, now more than ever, are feeling enormous pressure to reduce costs and effectively manage finances. Many organizations are turning to automation technologies to navigate healthcare’s operational challenges and improve outcomes at a lower cost – however, many may be taking a misguided approach that is preventing them from reaching widespread efficacy and justifying the initial cost of investment.

• 3 Ways IoT Improves Retail Healthcare Clinic Facility Management

  12/19/2018

  It almost goes without saying that healthcare clinics house complex equipment that must always function correctly in order to provide excellent patient care. Asset uptime and customer experience in healthcare are not “nice to have” measures – it can mean the difference between sickness and health or something even worse.