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• The Role Of Social Determinants In Influencing Population Health

  7/8/2019

  While we’re starting to see some recognition of the role that social determinants play in contributing toward health and wellbeing, the influence and impact of factors such as health behaviors, food supply, housing, financial situation, access to healthcare and social relationships on overall health have so far been greatly underestimated. We are complex and our health reflects this complexity. Including social determinants in health evaluations holds great promise not only for patients and broader population groups, but for healthcare providers and health systems overall.

• Healthcare On Cloud Nine: Top 8 Benefits Of Healthcare-Cloud Merger

  12/20/2019

  Rising healthcare promises have been tied to cloud technology in the most recent tech-talks of the town. While the majority of care providers are not holding their breath due to previous disappointments, we wanted to translate the often-vague statements made into discrete simplified processes for healthcare.

• Turning Parents Into Database Administrators To Improve The Lives Of Children With Type 1 Diabetes

  11/15/2016

  For individuals with type 1 diabetes (such as myself), frequent monitoring of blood glucose is a necessity of life. A blood glucose level that climbs too high or falls too low can lead to dangerous health situations, and keeping relentless track of the level is essential to managing diabetes effectively. To help provide this important information, many individuals wear a Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) device which includes a hair’s-width under-skin sensor and a small transmitter pack. The CGM measures blood glucose in real-time and sends that data wirelessly to a nearby display device.

• Picking The Right Data Tools Is Key To Success In Value-Based Care

  12/5/2016

  Value-based healthcare is patient-centric, meaning how patients feel about their own conditions — including quality of life and care satisfaction — should be integral parts of their healthcare data set. By Andrew Clement is the director of operations at OBERD

• 5 Strategies For Using Analytics In Population Health

  6/6/2016

  I recently had the opportunity to speak at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) about the role data plays in emerging population health strategies. Patient data has the ability to truly impact the way healthcare functions — for both patient outcomes and provider bottom lines — but the industry is often at an impasse on how to actually use data to derive meaningful insights that lead to improved care and healthier populations. By George Dealy, Vice President of Healthcare Applications at Dimensional Insight

• What Patients — And Providers — Want: A Comprehensive Telehealth Experience

  1/30/2018

  The growth of system-wide telehealth is one of the more promising trends of 2017, as hospitals and health systems seek new ways to improve care for patients through a variety of programs.