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• Comparative Analytics And BI Solutions: What's The Difference?

  8/25/2016

  Healthcare organizations face numerous business challenges including concerns over processing times, denial rates, cash flow, and alternative payment models, to name a few. As organizations identify areas in which to focus their efforts and maximize performance, a growing number are investing in business intelligence (BI) solutions featuring comparative analytics so they have the ability to identify areas of the business in which improvements will offer the greatest ROI.

• Using Open Standards And IHE To Build Distributed Clinical Exchange Networks

  2/22/2010

  Healthcare professionals rely on relevant, complete and critical clinical information to improve the quality of care for their patient. They expect secure access to clinical information, including diagnostic imaging, wherever that information resides in the healthcare community. By Rick Stroobosscher
• Technology Companies Set To Disrupt Healthcare

  11/7/2017

  Healthcare is struggling to utilize innovative technologies to improve population health, patient experience, outcomes, and data safety because hospitals are slow to adopt. Most hospitals are still trying to make sense of EHRs and have concerns such as interoperability and patient data safety.

• How To Maximize Chronic Care Management Successes

  11/2/2017

  The product of a 2015 CMS rule, Chronic Care Management enables physicians to capture $42 per Medicare patient, per month, for providing at least 20 minutes of non-face-to-face care management such as coordinating care with other providers. In many cases, CCM enables physicians to be paid for services they’re currently providing for free. The capabilities required to provide the full CCM scope of service can also improve performance in the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS).

• Can AI & Machine Learning Make Healthcare Cheaper?

  2/15/2018

  The average cost of colonoscopy in the U.S. is over $5,500. This is a cost borne either by the consumer or by the insurer depending on their insurance status. Depending on your unique condition, the procedure can cost several times more.

• Expedite The Migration To Value-Based Care With Simple And Secure File-Sharing

  7/17/2018

  Value-based care goes beyond reducing or eliminating unnecessary tests, drugs, and procedures. Healthcare IT professionals contribute to value-based care initiatives when they strike a balance between efficient and secure file sharing of patient records. Simple file sharing means patient records are easily accessed and transferred between specialists and facilities whereas secure file sharing indicates patient records are transferred in a manner that protects patient privacy and demonstrates compliance with HIPAA and HITECH.