FEATURED CONTENT

• Distancing Doesn't Mean Disconnecting!

  6/25/2020

  Social distancing. It went from a phrase few people had ever heard to one that’s repeated on the news, via social media, and in private conversations many times a day. And while recommendations to stay a minimum of six feet apart have changed life as we know it, social distancing does not mean that communication with patients should slow down. In fact, it’s the very opposite! Patient communication is more important than ever before.

• How Tetris Can Transform Healthcare Operations

  12/22/2015

  Healthcare providers face an operational paradox — scarce resources are both overbooked and underutilized at the same time. The result? Long patient waiting times, frustrated patients, and unhappy nurses. With the growing demand for healthcare and not so promising supply of staff, there’s only one way to deal with it: Do more with less. That’s easier said than done, isn’t it? But what if I told you that by doing just one thing right you can serve more patients, lower patient waiting times, and ensure your nurses eat lunch on time? It doesn’t involve adding more chairs or hiring more nurses — it’s as simple as playing Tetris right. That’s right, Tetris. By Jennifer Mensik, Chief Nursing Officer, LeanTaaS

• Revisiting Lessons From The Past For Coordinated Care

  1/6/2016

  For those of us who remember conversations with our grandparents about how wonderful healthcare service and care were back in the day (as exemplified by Dr. Marcus Welby), it was unimaginable and near impossible to relate. As society races forward driven by ‘the need for now’ and the increasing push for technology to make life easier, the reality is — at least for the healthcare environment — it’s doing the opposite. By Nat Findlay, CEO, Hello Health

• Technology Partner Should Offer Rapid, Simple And Powerful Data Analytic Tools To Inspire Budgeting Confidence

  1/19/2017

  Healthcare IT platforms available to monitor and analyze purchased services spending data are limited. This is surprising considering up to 45 percent of a hospital’s or health system’s non-labor budget is spent on purchased services, meaning millions of dollars are being spent without the level of scrutiny it deserves. By Chris Heckler, CEO, Valify

• When Does Hospital Quality Data Make A Difference?

  6/29/2017

  Hospitals and healthcare providers generate more patient data than ever before. But how much of this data is really being used to make a difference in healthcare quality? By Warren Strauss, director of health and analytics, Battelle

• How Did We Get Here? Hospital Analytics And The New Normal

  8/13/2020

  I have heard the word “unprecedented” so many times in 2020 that it has lost its significance; many of us have become desensitized to the extraordinary changes in the world this year. However, I am challenged to find a better word to describe the current healthcare crisis and ensuing turmoil and uncertainty about the future. As our new normal continually evolves, we have seen unprecedented changes within our healthcare environment.