Technology

Here's how four plans are using the management strategy to improve quality, reduce costs.

Is your plan making full use of its population health management systems? To help you find out, we asked two experts to weigh in.

An important question is whether improvements in technology can make better control accessible to patients who are not currently good candidates for insulin pumps.

It is important not to write off EHR systems as a sunk investment or simply as a cost of doing business in healthcare.

Barriers persist though adoption continues to grow

Telemedicine is gaining broader acceptance, yet legal restrictions and reimbursement barriers continue to slow its momentum.

Most managed care executives believe they will recoup their investments in population health management (PHM) within four years, but many don’t have a clear vision of the pathway to success

Telemedicine is moving from a new trend to a respected form of care delivery. Here's how it is changing, and how reimbursement is evolving.

A look at some of the technology tools healthcare systems are using to reduce readmissions.

Here are some innovative ways EHR vendors are working to expand interoperability for providers and payers

Recent reports suggest that many urgent care and primary care visits could be conducted as a virtual consult.

At the recent Midas+ Annual Symposium, C-level healthcare executives were asked about their perspective on population health management. Here's what they said.

Cybersecurity breaches are hitting the healthcare industry hard. Here are 10 recent victims.

Clinical Decision Support (CDS) tools are improving outcomes for patients across the country.

While recent attacks on Anthem, Community Health Systems, Premera and CareFirst helped focus awareness on the importance of cybersecurity, many healthcare payers and providers are still mired in outmoded or unfocused strategies and thus remain vulnerable.

We are on the verge of healthcare modernization that will transform the healthcare experience.

Clearly, healthcare organizations need to be prepared for a cyber breach. The question, then, is: What steps should we take now to prepare?

It can be challenging for executives to understand and keep up with rapidly evolving technology terms. Here's help.

Creating buy-in among hospital physicians when embarking on a new technology initiative can be difficult. Here are some tips.

Mobile devices are becoming a very real part of the healthcare journey. Are your physicians making the most of their capabilities?

CVS Health is integrating HHS' Healthfinder.gov app into its web space under the name myHealthFinder.

The real value of population health management lies not in the data it generates but in the interventions it drives, according to Jay Rajda, MD., medical director of Aetna's Innovation Lab.

Here are 10 things managed healthcare executives should know about cloud computing and how it could impact their organizations.

AHIP presentation: What should payers and providers be doing with all of the data they are collecting?

Mobile health (mhealth) has many benefits for patient care, but lack of oversight and regulatory concerns could raise problems.

Managed healthcare executives can set the table for future economic expansion of interoperability capabilities by following a few simple, straightforward tips.

By working with service providers that are employing robotics and advanced analytics, organizations can leverage automation and innovation to address key challenges.

Streamlining equipment maintenance and repair processes presents an enormous opportunity for healthcare facilities to reduce expenses associated with outside technicians.

Optum, the UnitedHealthcare subsidiary appointed to fix HealthCare.gov after its troubled launch, will not rebid for a $40 billion contract.