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• Closing Gaps In Care With Digital Care Coordination

  1/4/2019

  The rates for closing gaps in care are some of the most widely used, quantitative metrics to measure quality, allocate incentives, and control costs. Both health plans and providers are each financially incentivized to close gaps in care. For health plans, programs through Medicaid (HEDIS) and Medicare (STARS) have meaningful incentives and/or penalties tied to a members’ ability to receive certain healthcare services. Similarly, valued-based providers can control costs by providing certain recurring services to their patients. Fee for service providers also benefit from the additional volume generated by closing gaps in care. Gap closure uniquely aligns quality and financial incentives across health plans and providers.

• The Year Of Data Value And The Game Changers Making It A Reality

  2/14/2017

  Healthcare is at a crossroads. On one hand, our 2016 multi-industry analysis revealed healthcare continues to be a laggard when it comes to digital transformation investments. On the other, healthcare data is growing at a startling 48 percent increase per year, a rate far beyond most other industries. By David Dimond, Chief Technology Officer and Distinguished Engineer, Global Healthcare, Dell EMC

• How Providers Can Reduce The Risk Of Medical Identity Theft

  10/9/2017

  Identity fraud has become more and more of an issue as the internet has shifted and changed through the years. Security protocols must keep up with the latest malware and viruses that come out every day in order to keep out internet fraud criminals, and hackers merely see these updates as the latest challenge for their activities. By Heather Lomax, media relations specialist, Blaze Systems

• Why The Home Healthcare Industry Is Prime For A Technological Revolution

  11/29/2018

  The healthcare industry conjures up images of doctors, nurses, and clinical staff dashing through hospital corridors. However, there is a whole other subsect of healthcare workers that cater to the outpatient population.

• The Value Of Change Management

  1/28/2020

  It’s 2020. A new year and new decade have arrived and they’re ushering in a greater desire for change—traditionally a thing many hospitals and health systems fear rather than embrace. The truth of the matter is, the technology needed to address many of the industry’s challenges (surprise billing, physician burnout, etc.) already exists in large measure. These advancements come with the potential to drive down costs and improve the patient experience.

• EHR Switch A Constantly Evolving Process

  3/28/2014

  Dr. Richard Long, SVP & CMO at UPMC Hamot explains in this video that, despite the support UPMC offered before, during, and after the “Big Bang,” he knew the day would come when UPMC Hamot would have to take ownership of the project and “do it on our own.” Long cites physician and nurse champions as vital for success.