Extranet access management allows precise control of which users can access which parts of a site
Increased patient satisfaction, improved performance and revenue become apparent as paper trails dwindle
Delaying a project is far less costly to user management than an ill-conceived attempt that fails
You will never be able to measure wellness and you actually don't want to
Network selection is one tool plans are using to overcome cost pressures
Experts weigh in on the spending outlook for these high-cost conditions.
Managed care organizations, hospitals and providers evolve, responding to market influences, but some key issues still command attention.
The deadline draws near for the healthcare industry to comply with one of the final regulations mandated by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) in the ongoing industrywide effort to get all arms on the same electronic page.
Many organizations believe a free-market system is the best approach to healthcare, but the free market struggles against lagging public policy. Especially as consumers are demanding greater control, advocates point to other industries in which competition has driven down prices and inspired higher quality.
When employees can't work because of sickness or injury, both employers and employees suffer. By using a holistic approach to maintaining a healthy workforce, employees are more secure, productivity improves and the cost of running a business can dramatically decrease.
Wherever you go, you can see technology's impact on our society. Household bills are paid online, satellites can locate your home from space, and cell phones have the ability to send and receive e-mail. Another area of society seeing a surge in technological advancement is the healthcare sector. From applying transactional data management for disaster recovery to implementing real-time analysis software to improving systems management, hospitals are adopting technology to ensure that their most important information-patient data is accessible and secure.
Large health plans across the country are diving into accountable care with some degree of success.
International comparisons shed light on responses to pandemic and strategies for vaccination and reopening.
Often when a patient walks into a provider's office, he or she might not have any idea about the total cost of the visit-except what the copay might be.
How skipping industry acronyms and jargon and using simple terminology will eliminate confusion and misinterpretation.
Principals of DeltaSigma, LLC , Don Hall, M.P.H., and Sherry Rohlfing provide Managed Healthcare Executive an opinion piece on how managed care organizations can address COVID-19 transmission.
Public health policies and treatment advances have made a difference.
Agreements must be judged by antitrust’s rule of reason to determine true consequences.
Advanced analytic solutions are being used to detect improper payments in pharmacy claims.
The initiative would expand Medicare’s present Bundled Payments for Care Improvement (BPCI) program
As personalized medicine grows, so does the need for specialized management of laboratory testing.
Hospitals are always looking for ways to reduce readmission rates. They may have an unusual ally in a quality control system originally developed in Europe for the manufacturing sector. Read more about it.
In the year ahead, we can expect to see an insurgence in technology solutions that address patient engagement, data, and security throughout the healthcare system.
These core elements make up a collaborative “provider enablement” strategy to break down resistance to value-based care.
Consumer focus is an enterprisewide strategy
For all health plans, increasing complexity requires rethinking the presentation of options to members. Choice design, stepped information reveal, high quality, and timely communication, are keys to providing members a helpful and trustworthy healthcare GPS.
Here's how artificial intelligence improves the healthcare ecosystem.
This type of focused approach incorporates four key steps.
To build trust, health insurers need to demonstrate their value to customers. That means offering a convenient, satisfying customer experience. Here’s how.
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