Technology ROI

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.

Paul Spencer December 20, 2017

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.

Laura Ramos Hegwer May 12, 2017

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.

Ritesh Sharma May 2, 2017

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.

Laura Ramos Hegwer April 7, 2017

Palliative Care Results in $1.7M Savings While Improving Outcomes

A decision support system helped a hospital measure its cost savings from palliative care and justify expanding the service.

Laura Ramos Hegwer April 6, 2017

Cleveland Clinic Saves $22M in Pharmacy Costs by Developing Dashboard Tool

Cleveland Clinic’s 2016 prescription drug savings resulted from smarter pharmacy sourcing, thanks in part to new technology developed in-house and greater visibility into drug price changes.

Laura Ramos Hegwer April 6, 2017

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.

Laura Ramos Hegwer February 6, 2017

Technology as a Thriving Enabler

Technology and technology-enabled access to data are profoundly beneficial to health care, making it critical for healthcare boards to give priority to ensuring cybersecurity.

Mary Mirabelli, FHFMA January 19, 2017

Tool: Key Question Checklist for CFOs When Evaluating Population Health IT Investments

Hospital and health system CFOs can use this checklist to assist with population health IT investment decisions.

HFMA January 16, 2017

Using IT to Support Population Health Management

Healthcare CFOs should focus on more than cost savings when it comes to IT investment. They must also assign value to the potential impact on revenue.

Laura Ramos Hegwer January 16, 2017
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