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• New Population Health Decision System For ACOs Uncovers The Hidden Risks

  3/10/2016

  One of the biggest challenges for Accountable Care Organizations is effective deployment of patient care resources. To succeed requires an in-depth understanding of patient risk, which is often difficult to assess. The reason for this is that most risk analysis systems rely on claims data, which can only tell who, in the past, has been a high-use patient. What that data can’t do is tell you who is on the verge of developing a serious condition.

• How To Work With A Tele-ICU Partner: Optimizing Clinical, Operational, And Financial Outcomes

  1/5/2016

  Hospital intensive care units (ICUs) represent a microcosm of the interesting challenges present in today’s healthcare ecosystem — balancing the increasing demand for healthcare services with the increasing costs of those services. As baby boomers age, there is a large and growing population that requires critical care; however, the resources available to treat them — physicians trained in critical care, or intensivists — are increasingly spread thin. While ICUs represent approximately 10 percent of hospital beds, they account for nearly 30 percent of its costs. Consequently, an ICU’s ability to treat patients not only effectively, but efficiently, is intricately tied to the hospital’s overall performance. By Lou Silverman, CEO, Advanced ICU Care

• Why Blockchain Technology Isn't The Answer To The Patient Identity Challenge

  2/10/2020

  Two years ago, the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME), an organization created to serve the professional development needs of CIOs working in the healthcare industry, launched a challenge in the healthcare tech space. The goal was to find new and innovative ways to integrate a National Patient ID system into healthcare technology and effectively address patient identity resolution. 

• Encounter Submissions Lifecycle: The “Last Mile” And Why Accurate Data Is So Critical

  2/4/2020

  Health plans participating in government programs are reimbursed in financial payments based on the encounter data they submit. Simple enough, right? A provider submits a claim to the health plan, the health plan verifies service and payments are made. Unfortunately, there’s more to it.

• As Medical Identity Theft Surges, Importance Of E-signature Security Rises

  8/7/2015

  The healthcare industry is a permanent and blaring target to the hunters of the dark web – a danger which healthcare IT professionals must be constantly prepared to meet on the virtual field of battle. By John Harris, SVP of product management, SIGNiX

• Give Healthcare Teams What They Want In Data Analytics

  4/12/2018

  Consumers today expect technology to be not only fast, but readily available and intuitive as well. With smart phones, tablets and other everyday technologies, we have become accustomed to searching for and finding what we need instantly. Healthcare informatics professionals are no different. Just 10 years ago, people accepted that software might take longer to answer a question, run calculations or even move to another screen.