Progress Via Collaboration
Philadelphia-based Independence Blue Cross and Penn Medicine have collaborated with a venture accelerator to launch a slew of healthcare startups, learning key lessons along the way.
Trending Solutions for Rising Drug Prices
Understanding the efficacy of high-cost drug across large patient populations will help providers, payers, and pharmaceutical companies to understand the value of certain drugs and offer patients their life-saving value.
Achieving Dramatic Healthcare Savings With a 140-Year-Old Innovation: The Telephone
Mary Jane Konstantin discusses how the telephone provides a fast, cost-effective way for nurses to provide patient care.
Combining Data Across Care Sites Specialties and Provider Types for More Complete Cost Accounting
Adding professional services data to department-level costs can help hospital leaders understand all relevant costs in an increasingly value-focused environment.
Augusta University Health System Leverages Decision Support for Costing and Planning
By integrating case cost data with financial data in their decision support system, the health system can now gain a clear picture of the true cost of a single patient case.
The Self-Pay Compliance Problem: Payment Security
David King discusses the hospital’s role as “merchant” when patients use credit cards to pay for their care.
Developing New Ideas to Improve Children’s Health
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia has established an innovation infrastructure for converting employees’ ideas into products and services that improve care.
ONC ASPR Leaders Offer Cybersecurity Advice
Hospitals and health systems can avoid costly security breaches by following the advice of industry experts.
Managing Cybersecurity Threats
Hospitals and health systems are more vulnerable than ever to cyberattacks and must take action to protect themselves.
Medical Device Security: Patient Safety and Cost Considerations
Hospital IT departments and leaders must work together to ensure the security of networked medical devices.