Improving PHI Disclosure Efficiency in the Business Office
With pressure on providers to prove medical necessity and validate code assignments, business office staff must provide more patient information, such as medical records, putting greater demands on their time. Yale New Haven Health addressed this problem by implementing a centralized protected health information (PHI) disclosure management system.
Testing a model for better coordination of care in the community
Providers are using analytics to drive partnerships with community service organizations to address social determinants of health.
Why one insurer is expanding a mental health integration pilot statewide
Early indications of savings and positive provider feedback led one Blue Cross plan to expand statewide a behavioral care telehealth program.
3 Best Practices to Reduce the Cost of Healthcare Miscommunication
Will O’Connor discusses the top causes of miscommunication among medical staff and ways to avoid them to ensure patient safety and fewer malpractice claims.
Insurers, Policymakers Target ED Use Reduction
Insurance executives and governors are taking new steps to reduce inappropriate use of emergency departments by plan enrollees.
CMS Report Reveals Interesting Statistics on Provider Participation in Quality Payment Program
CMS inaugural report: Most clinicians avoid a negative payment adjustment under MIPS.
UVM Health Network: Building an Industry-Leading Supply Chain
This case study tells how one healthcare organization has used data monetization strategies to optimize its supply chain operations.
UPMC: Expanding Organization Reach via Telemedicine and Virtual Care
This case study shows how one integrated delivery system has effectively leveraged innovation technology and data governance in the area of telemedicine to monetize its data assets.
Allina Health: Reducing Variations in Clinical Care
This case study shows how one health system used its data assets to identify opportunities for reducing variations in clinical care.
Telehealth Use Among Medicare Patients Limited but Growing
Growth in telehealth use among Medicare beneficiaries is occurring in patients 85 years and older and living in rural areas.