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• The New Middle Ground – Hybrid Clouds

  11/17/2014

  Without dispute, cloud computing ranks as one of the most significant technological developments in recent years. And like many major advancements, it comes with controversy and challenges. Still being disputed is the suitability of the cloud in compliance-centric industries. Many healthcare organizations still question whether the essential benefits of the cloud – elasticity and quicker deployments – are outweighed by the perceived risks related to security, compliance, and reliability. By Mika Javanainen, senior director of product management, M-Files Corporation

• Bending The Cost Curve: Are You Leaving Your Chips On The Table?

  9/7/2018

  Don't walk away from a process improvement project until you have put financial value around the expected gain and tied that back to your organization's key financial metrics. When you score a winning hand, use these methods to ensure that all those chips make it into your pocket.

• How Payers Are Collaborating In Population Health

  9/24/2015

  It’s no surprise healthcare costs are significant — and growing. CMS announced in July that healthcare spending is projected to accelerate again, increasing an average of 5.8 percent a year until 2024. As a share of the economy, healthcare’s growth is anticipated to reach nearly 20 percent by 2024, from the current 17.4 percent. The so-called silver tsunami of 10,000 people turning 65 every day and enrolling in Medicare is one of the principal drivers of the projected expansion in healthcare spending as is the Affordable Care Act’s coverage expansions. By Mark Caron, CEO, Geneia

• Reduce Costs And Improve Outcomes By Measuring Individual Physician Care

  11/20/2020

  Data collection and interpretation are critical pieces in the forward progress of the U.S. healthcare system, especially as performance-based payment models become more popular. According to an American College of Physicians position paper, the use of performance measurement (PM) is “intended to help achieve improved quality, high-value care, better patient satisfaction, improved health outcomes, and lower costs.”

• Beyond Meaningful Use: The Value Of Patient Portals

  1/25/2017

  While most caregivers adopt patient portals just because MU requires it, portals can bring value across clinical and financial dimensions. By John Barnett, Project Coordinator at Iflexion

• More Ways To Innovate Like A Start-Up

  5/28/2019

  As healthcare moves from major structural technology implementations, like server networking and EHRs, that cost millions and take months or years to complete to more specialized projects, there needs to be a change in how the industry thinks about technology implementations.