Creating an Integrated Healthcare Ecosystem Through Mobile Communication Technology
Mobile communication technology can allow a healthcare organization to operate more efficiently, resulting in cost savings and increased patient and staff satisfaction.
Avoiding Costly Mistakes When Purchasing Financial Software
By understanding what to include in their RFPs, finance leaders can make sure they select the best cost accounting, decision support, and business intelligence platforms.
6 Ways Tablets at Registration Deliver ROI to Enterprise Health Systems
The cost savings that result from eliminating paper forms at patient check-in can be significant for health systems.
Cost-Effective Use of IT Help Desk Spending
Dan O’Connor describes how a dedicated IT help desk can contribute to cost savings.
How Co-Investment in HIT Can Accelerate Value-Based Care
L. Patrick James describes how providers and health plans can partner up to use health IT for value-based care.
Is Health Care Ready for the Next Big Data Breach?
Doug Buan explains how adopting a “security first” mindset can help provider organizations protect patient data.
The Digital Front Door: Why Total Cost of Care Risk Is Not Inevitable
Rapid technological advancements have savvy health plans and provider organizations considering how to succeed in a value-based system.
Finding Success with Provider-Sponsored Health Plans During Uncertain Times
Community Health Choice, a provider-sponsored health plan started by Harris Health System, has grown its marketplace membership from 300 enrollees to 150,000 over four enrollment periods. Despite uncertainty about the future of federal healthcare laws and the marketplaces, the health plan says that it may still experience growth in 2018.
Fundamentals of Effective Cognitive Predictive Analytics
To obtain a healthy ROI for a predictive analytic system, hospitals and health systems should assess its own needs against what the system promises to deliver.
Using Dashboards to Drive Better Performance
The decision support team at Baptist Health implemented a new tool that provides dashboards to monitor service line performance, profitability, and utilization.