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51. Reimagining The Future Of Hospital Crisis Management 8/20/2020

    COVID is the trigger that may be the ultimate transformation in healthcare. When the pandemic first hit, health systems went from managing a crisis occasionally to managing multifaceted situations every day. Healthcare organizations needed to reinvent themselves quickly and implement new approaches to everything. This ranged from workforce protection, supply chain and resource stabilization, patient flow and care protocols, and staff communication and engagement – all while dealing with a deadly respiratory pandemic, financial uncertainty, and typical seasonal emergencies, such as tornadoes.

52. Top Trends In Digital Health For 2019 12/20/2018

    Last year was the year of the consumer, and there’s no sign of a change any time soon. Consumers increasingly value experience over product, and have come to expect personalized, targeted experiences — radically shifting the focus of the business marketplace. The healthcare landscape is no exception to this shift: it is increasingly driven by the needs and desires of patients. But innovations in digital health look different from those in DTC technology and as technology becomes more sophisticated, however, concerns are being mitigated. And as consumer demand continues to dominate the marketplace, the healthcare industry — supported by the policy makers — is increasingly on board with tech innovation. Here are some things to look out for in the coming year.

53. Wearables Have To Evolve To Remain Relevant 12/2/2015

    When wearables arrived on the stage a few years ago, they were mainly seen as devices peripheral to healthcare. Since then, their popularity has surged, primarily due to the increase in sales of fitness trackers and smart watches. Now, many believe the power of wearable technology could be the key to solving some of healthcare’s biggest challenges. Others, however, predict wearables are merely a passing fad that will soon fade. What’s clear is that in order to make the potential for wearables a reality, the application of the technology will need to change. So the time has come for the wearables’ manufacturers to fully grasp the importance of Darwin’s famous postulate — Evolve to Survive — and act accordingly. By Murtuza Mukadam, Virtusa Corporation

54. Protecting Physician Practices From Cybertheft Takes More Than A Do-It-Yourself Approach 1/23/2018

    Protecting patient data has become as important as protecting patients’ lives in an era of increased cybersecurity threats in healthcare, particularly for physician practices, which are especially vulnerable to attack.

55. Women's Equality Day: Reflecting On What We've Accomplished And Where We're Going 8/28/2019

    In honor of National Women’s Equality Day, we spoke to several women in the tech industry to learn how they’re working to level the playing field and breaking the glass ceiling.

56. 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.

57. Implementing A Healthcare Data Platform To Promote High-Value Care 6/18/2020

    To close the gaps in healthcare delivery, healthcare organizations first need to drill deep into a patient’s clinical information and identify the underlying gaps. That’s no small task given that data and different ID numbers from heterogeneous sources be matched to a patient.

58. Achieving HIPAA Compliance: IT's Indispensable Role 8/30/2017

    In my view, the IT vendor’s proper role is to showcase the powerful economic rationale for those in healthcare to get out of the practice of buying/maintaining hardware that is obsolete practically before the paint is dry. By Adam Stern, founder and CEO, Infinitely Virtual

59. Payment Integrity: New Perspectives On, And Approaches To, Mastering The Challenge Of Healthcare Fraud, Abuse And Waste 3/25/2010
    The problem of healthcare fraud and abuse is a serious and ongoing one. Health insurance fraud includes billing for services, procedures, or supplies never provided; misrepresentation of what was provided, or by whom; and the providing of unnecessary services. By Emdeon
60. More Ps Please — Rethinking The Marketing Mix For Healthcare 7/15/2016

    Even if you are not in marketing, you’ve likely heard of Marketing’s Four Ps — product, price, promotion, and place. These have been the Holy Grail for marketers since Philip Kotler popularized the concept over 50 years ago. By Michelle Snyder, Chief Marketing Officer, Welltok