Business Strategy

Physician Performance LLC’s Weekly Zoom Clinical Call fills physicians in about the initial steps of palliative care.

It’s difficult for people seeking mental health treatment to get it right now. COVID-19 has effectively halted most non-essential doctors’ visits and accessing behavioral health treatment is even more challenging than in the past due to limitations with residential treatment and outpatient group sessions.

Scheduling automation and optimization enables better patient experience, increases staff satisfaction, and improves workforce efficiency.

In today’s COVID-19 environment, care management has become more important than ever. Currently, about one in four Americans live with multiple chronic conditions, and when one considers that 80% of outcomes are determined by nonclinical factors, it’s an indisputable claim that people need help between healthcare encounters.

He was reluctant to take the CEO job, but VanTrieste has the unique nonprofit drug manufacturer surpassing its goals and possibly branching out into the retail market.

COVID-19’s Impact on Health, Travel, Auto, Unemployment, Business, Restaurant, Special Events and Film/TV/Production Insurance, according to a report released by InsuranceQuotes.com.

A new study highlights the role a qualified specialty pharmacist can play in driving down costs across a health plan.

A study of patients with inflammatory conditions who were prescribed biologic disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs had lower rates of chronic opioid use if they were adherent to their biologic therapy, according to new research.

Medical and dental care in the United States are like estranged colleagues: nominally on the same team but rarely, if ever, in touch with each other. Some value-based payment arrangements may start to mend the rift, which could both improve overall health and reduce healthcare costs.

Residents and staff have been hit hard by the disease. PPE is in short supply. The deaths are taking an emotional toll on largely unheralded workers.

You have a highly trained, hardworking and fundamentally altruistic workforce. Don’t squander it.

Commission continues approving funding for telehealth during coronavirus pandemic.

Amid COVID-19 Outbreak, U.S. Dental Triage is Partnering with Dentists to Donate Face Masks and PPE to First Responders.

The Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed) recently announced availability of a new “Code of Ethics Compliance Guidance Related to the COVID-19 Response.”

Independent research finds COVID-19 testing costs can vary by hundreds of dollars per test, with billions of dollars at risk nationwide.

NEMEXIS, an international anti-fraud consulting firm based in Berlin, reported fraud and corruption affecting healthcare and healthcare systems spurred whistleblower activity in half of the 58 countries in the survey.

Dice, a career hub for tech professionals, is offering six months of recruitment benifits for free to aid against COVID-19.

Healthcare providers and payers are keeping an eye on unemployment rates across the country and in communities that have been affected the most because the rates will have an effect on the use of medical services and insurance coverage. Here is a look at some of the economies most affected.

Could the more than 2.5 million firearms purchased in March lead to questionable suicide rate following COVID-19?

The Managed Healthcare Executive Editorial Board Member explains the fight for the cure or to "flatten the curve" is far from over until we all look at healthcare with a global eye.

Four tips that will help drive medication adherence during COVID-19.

Addressing the disruption in the payer landscape and the adjustments hospitals and medical groups should make to prepare for compelling events so they don't lose patients and revenue.

With the use of virtual and telemedmedicine services increasing, health plans must continually use the data available through digital channels to listen to and learn from members, adjust content to answer their questions, and respond to their needs, to build both a lasting member relationship and enhance future digital capabilities.

How are healthcare systems addressing the shift from inpatient to observation?

Healthcare and business professionals share insight on the reasons you should or shouldn’t take a leap into a new career step.

Your success depends on more than your vision and long-range planning. What you do in the short term - indeed, each day - can make you a more effective leader and colleague, help the bottom line, and tilt probabilities toward your success.

What about applying virtual reality tech to improve how we deliver person-centered care to all, including a focus on seniors? This is one area ripe for innovation.

The use of telemedicine has increased rapidly; leading to increased satisfaction and positive operations in healthcare. However, it's implementation also carries some concerins. Here's how to steer clear of them.

Clinicians at UMass Memorial Health Care recommend strategies to better motivate team members, transform care delivery and save lives. 

Healthcare executives and consultants told us which strategic trends to look out for - before COVID-19.