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91. 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

92. Predictive Analytics And AI Trends Impacting Healthcare IT In 2021 12/17/2020

    Artificial intelligence and predictive analytics continue to make transformational changes throughout the business world. While healthcare IT is seeing some impacts from AI and machine learning, it lags behind other industry sectors in fully adopting this emerging technology. However, necessity is sometimes the mother of invention, as evidenced by the Coronavirus pandemic still ravaging the planet.

93. How Genomics Is Set To Change Clinical Decision-Making 2/9/2018

    Genetic testing has already been influencing clinical decision-making. A number of single gene tests are available to evaluate breast cancer risk or determine how long a patient with deep vein thrombosis will need to stay on a blood thinner. Soon, clinicians will be incorporating information from significant portions, if not all, of a patient's entire genome into many aspects of clinical decision-making. A recent symposium on precision medicine at Mayo Clinic (Nov. 2017) suggested a clinical goal of having genomic information “preemptively” available in the EHR so that it could be seamlessly incorporated into clinical workflow without having to wait for genomic results.

94. Non Profit Healthcare Provider Goes Mobile With Tablet Computers 1/5/2012

    Swedish Medical Center in Washington was in search of a device that would allow its mobile nurses to update and access patient information on the go. With a main focus on connectivity and mobility, this case study highlights how the medical center identified and selected the right mobile device — a tablet computer — to fit their complex workflow.

95. Case Study: Children's Hospital Of Philadelphia 9/23/2009
    Doctors are getting lab tests back faster, and that means they’re more efficient. They can ... accept more patients as a result. By Microsoft
96. In The Pursuit Of Health, Community Will See Us Through 11/16/2020

    Our society functions on the foundation of numerous social contracts: public education, civil liberties, fair taxes, criminal justice. The crises of this year have tested America’s social contracts in unprecedented ways and brought our nation to a time that will someday be reflected upon as a turning point. Yet our healthcare system, the importance of which we are now starkly reminded daily, persists outside the bounds of our social contracts—not fully embraced as a collective pursuit. Healthcare in America continues to be largely viewed as an institution citizens engage with on a very individualized level. We now face an opportunity to embrace a new take and work as a team to save lives.

97. The Smart Way For Healthcare Organizations To Go Mobile 6/10/2014

    On January 1, 2014, a key prOvisiOn Of the american recovery and reinvestment act of 2009 went into effect, requiring healthcare providers across the country to adopt and demonstrate “meaningful use” of electronic medical records (eMr) in order to maintain their existing Medicaid and Medicare reimbursement levels.

98. Quality Management System: Why It Matters And Its Impact On Patient Outcomes 12/8/2017

    Our industry has begun to initiate another important phase in patient healthcare. The HITECH Act outlined the intended plans for the adoption of electronic health records through meaningful use. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) EHR Incentive programs have evolved into three stages of “Meaningful Use” with their own goals, priorities, and their own final rule. The last stage of the CMS Meaningful Use program, Stage 3, is on track to commence January 1, 2018. During this final phase the Quality Management System (QMS) specification, which was optional in Stage 2, will become a requirement.

99. Navigating The Patient Engagement Equation 4/29/2016

    There’s a new sense of urgency in the healthcare community when it comes to expanding patient engagement, and for good reason. Evidence continues to quantify the strong link between more involved patients and improved outcomes. In addition, expanded patient engagement is essential to a provider’s financial viability under a pay-for-performance model.

100. A Health Collaboration Ecosystem Leads To Patient Homeostasis 3/10/2017

     The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service (CMS) continues to increase emphasis on care collaboration, ranging from Chronic Care Management (CCM) to the recent announcement from the U.S. Surgeon General’s landmark report on alcohol, drugs, and health. Derived from many aspects in healthcare, the authors’ examine the challenges of integrating physical and behavioral healthcare, addressing the Care Collaboration Model outlined by CMS and the Surgeon General.