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• Mission Revamp Healthcare 2019: Top Policies To Reimagine Healthcare

  8/28/2019

  One of the greatest challenges in healthcare is keeping up with the changing landscape. Considering only since the beginning of 2019, the CMS and other federal agencies, such as the Office of National Coordinator of Health IT (ONC) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), have introduced a number of rules as a measure of upholding their goal of empowering patients and enhancing healthcare efficiency. We’re at a very critical juncture in healthcare and from a regulatory perspective, there are a few key rules that merit a special focus which will have a great impact from both a clinical and financial standpoint.

• Overcoming Insulin's High Price Tag To Tame The Diabetes Beast

  7/19/2019

  Diabetes continues to plague the healthcare industry, maintaining its status as one of the top public health issues in terms of clinical outcomes and cost. As providers continue to take on more risk within the framework of value-based care, population health initiatives must prioritize efforts to improve the outlook on this disease, and medication adherence is fundamental to any strategy.

• Designing For Better Health Outcomes

  11/25/2015

  Can a combination of smartphone-enabled diagnostics and digital tools change mental models and empower patients to manage and prevent chronic conditions? It sure can. Recently, Jana Care partnered with Continuum to improve lives using digital tools for patients in India with Type 2 diabetes. Over 66 million people in the country are diagnosed with diabetes, and another 77 million are at risk of acquiring it. The team felt an immediate need to help this population control a widespread chronic condition and also to focus on preventative care. By Mike Dunkley SVP, Advanced Systems, Continuum and Sidhant Jena, co-founder and CEO, Jana Care

• The Big Data Healthcare Is Ignoring

  10/6/2017

  In the years since the mandated adoption of electronic health records (EHRs), healthcare providers and technology developers have sought out solutions to leverage the resultant newfound abundance of patient data to improve outcomes. By Kurt Waltenbaugh, founder and CEO, Carrot Health

• Reimagining Discharge To Elevate The Patient Experience

  8/22/2016

  With the proliferation of high-deductible health plans, patients have a greater financial stake in their care than ever before — in some cases paying thousands of dollars for a single care episode. Likewise, hospitals are taking on more financial risk for patients beyond the hospital stay.

• 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