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• How To Address Consumerism Trends And Boost Patient Reimbursement

  8/20/2018

  Consumerism has been driving industry improvements for many years, but its impact on hospitals and health systems remains fairly new. Patients with high deductible health plans (HDHPs) continues to rise. Ten or so years ago, only 55 percent of plans even had a deductible.

• The Brave New World Of Patient ID And Matching

  1/12/2015

  Three ways hospitals and Health IT can make patient-matching more fool-proof. By Jason Harmon, CTO, Get Real Health

• The Patient, The Clinicians, The Payer, And The Hospital Encounter

  5/8/2019

  While efforts continue to be made to improve the quality and efficiency of care provided to patients in a hospital (this includes many of the qualifying payment programs being tested by governmental and private payers), the industry cannot overlook how patients view their financial obligations and how their financial situation impacts their course of care.

• The Future Of Telehealth — 5 Predictions

  6/26/2019

  Telehealth is an industry that's full of promise. As a start, it can potentially bring medical care to people who would not otherwise have access to it. However, as these predictions will indicate, the advantages do not stop there. Here are five things likely to shape the future of telehealth.

• Serving The American Healthcare Revolution

  12/21/2015

  In my ritual of year-end reflection, I am struck by an unshakeable parallel between the general healthcare climate today, and the atmosphere surrounding the late stages of the American Revolution and the start of our fledgling nation. I’ve found myself returning to this construct as a way to organize my efforts in alignment with a sincere desire to bring about lasting improvements in the way we care for each other and promote health in our country. By Matt Patterson, MD, President, AirStrip

• Ways Medtech Can Embrace Healthcare Reform And Ultimately Save Billions Of Dollars

  12/17/2015

  U.S. hospitals and other providers face unprecedented change with reimbursement cuts, pressure to improve quality and outcomes, consolidation, and new pay-for-performance reimbursement models just some of the forces driving it. The pressure for change is impacting many areas of the healthcare system with one area receiving increased attention being the healthcare supply chain. The supply chain has historically suffered from misaligned incentives, opaque data on price and value, outdated purchasing practices and less accountability for managing costs. In fact, in one large survey conducted a few years ago, more than 50 percent of provider supply chain professionals described their own supply chain as immature. As the hospital supply chain matures, suppliers to hospitals need to evolve as well. With all of the change occurring, medical technology suppliers in particular face a choice. Embrace the change and help save billions in healthcare costs or try to survive operating in an evolving market using an old business model. By Dan Bayer, VP and GM Life Sciences, Model N