March 5th 2025
Few question the benefits of adopting a universal healthcare data exchange standard but achieving that goal will prove to be difficult.
February 5th 2025
The technology to leverage healthcare data exists. The problem, according to Highlander Health, is outdated structures and silos.
October 4th 2024
Artificial intelligence is quickly becoming a valuable tool in the U.S. healthcare industry. Experts say a thoughtful approach can head off ethical problems and optimize efficiency.
September 6th 2024
Telehealth has become a permanent part of U.S. healthcare delivery, and states are taking steps to regulate it
July 29th 2024
Artificial intelligence gains foothold in the emergency room as a note-taking aid.
Be aware of data mining risks
When aggregating analytics, compliance considerations must be taken into account
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5 population health technology tips
How to collect, compile and present data
Health IT will drive closer alignment for all stakeholders
"Pharmacosynchrony” is a new concept rapidly attracting interest
ICD-10: What now?
Where on-again, off-again has landed us
10 key insights into mobile messaging and Medicaid managed care
The industry has and will continue to evolve
Develop a gamification game plan
Plans will see a return on investment by effectively engaging members with gamification strategies
Plans foster greater price transparency for consumers with online tool
Will offer comprehensive information about the price and quality of healthcare services
Blue Button gives consumers access to health info
More than 150 million now using the services
Plans on the road toward a national information exchange
Rather than a big medical record in the sky a community is sharing information via a non-profit, public-private collaborative
5 ways to transform the healthcare system
Move from volume to value by fundamentally challenging the status quo
Users struggle to move data
Interoperability remains a serious challenge
Health plans jump on retail bandwagon
Consumer experience is a critical area of investment, with health plans increasing data analytics and virtual customer service
What about ICD-11?
A delay for ICD-10 will not delay ICD-11
Fact File: Industry scorecard on the ICD-10 delay
The industry cost of ICD-10 implementation will total $8 billion, meanwhile many organizations have yet to move to the highly recommended testing phase
We spent $8 billion on ICD-10
Add it up: 3 reasons for the delay; 6 assets affected; 6 reasons for the price tag; and one future mind-boggler
Minimize the trouble of ICD-10 transition
Test ICD-10 systems early and often in order to minimize errors during the transition.
5 unsettling statistics about EHR use in medical practices
Physicians are largely unhappy with their EHR systems and given the opportunity, would unplug them immediately.
EHR market grows while industry looks to leverage capabilities
EHRs must support clinical optimization and care management to move to the next level
Harvard Pilgrim acquires care management, software capabilities
Care management firm also brings with it software capabilities that aggregate clinical and claims data
5 ways to use big data
Choose your goals before crunching numbers
Seven lessons for transaction system replacements
The healthcare industry faces transformational change, and the claims systems of the recent past cannot keep up
Why you need to test your edge server ASAP
Test your system to manage the three main risks in the complex process
Blues plan wins over members
Social media and personal calls patch rough relations.
BLOG: Transparency comes to forefront in 2014
Cloud, mobile, healthcare analytics and technology create new possibilities for better medical intelligence, benefits design and care.
HHS says 834s are reaching plans
The data is not necessarily perfect
Plans see a future in mobile apps
National insurers are betting on new tech tools to click with members
Improve virtual communications and collaboration with cloud computing
Be mindful of data breaches with cloud-based systems
Small data creates backbone for medical homes
Medical home providers gain tailored prescription data
Health IT has new home
Center aims to transform healthcare through collaboration on the latest in health IT.
Technology helps community clinics take enrollment to the street
Centers reach out to low-income populations.