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• Health Plans See Opportunity In Outcomes-Based Contracts, Finds New Survey

  10/19/2017

  Escalating drug costs are compelling many states, including New York, to develop and implement policy solutions to stem its rise. In fact, earlier this year, New York became the first state to place a cap on drug spending growth in its Medicaid program. By Caroline Pearson, Senior Vice President of Policy and Strategy, Avalere Health

• Case Study: Adding Disk To Backup

  10/27/2009

  The old Northeast Delta Dental system provided great protection—data was backed up and tapes were taken off-site every day as best practices would dictate—but the system had become fragmented and complex. “We never had time or resources to duplicate tapes, so when we had to restore a file—something we do several times a week—it was extremely slow,” explains Northeast Delta Dental’s Manager of Networking and Technical Support, Dan Kaplan. “We had to get tapes returned from the off-site facility and re-load them to restore anything. It took hours, with significant manual intervention. By Quantum
• The Benefits Of IT Convergence In Healthcare

  1/21/2011

  This article explores how network convergence can help hospitals reduce costs, while boosting patient care and service levels. By Rod Sampson, director of marketing, Belden

• Charting The Course Toward Value-Based Care With A Healthcare Data Lake

  9/22/2015

  There is no doubt healthcare providers are working hard to improve clinical outcomes. With healthcare reform progressing, providers are being asked to accelerate their goals and timetables to programmatically manage current and future high risk populations as their organizations make the transition to value-based payment structures. “All hands are on deck” is the cry as IT teams work to integrate EHRs, medical imaging, labs, and pathology at the same time they are building better predictive analytic models to inform clinicians at the point-of-care. By Roberta Katz, Director, Healthcare-Life Sciences, EMC

• The ABCs Of Price Transparency Regulation: Everything You Need To Know

  9/13/2019

  The healthcare circles in the United States are reeled up by debates around the need for price transparency. The federal agencies are coming up with regulations. Healthcare associations are weighing in their concerns. Physicians, patients, and economists - everyone is articulating the pros and cons in a rather plausible manner.

• Digital Transformation In Healthcare: Innovation Versus Regulation

  9/14/2017

  How do you innovate in an industry where heavy regulation seemingly rears its head at every corner? When you look at healthcare, one thing is clear: innovation refuses to be contained. By Mike Hughes, Principal Platform Evangelist, OutSystems