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The Power of Innovation
At a recent conference, former HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation has untapped potential to remake healthcare.
Survey Underscores Need for Efficient Prescribing Modalities
May 05, 2021
Americans want their providers to use electronic methods to prescribe medications, according to new survey findings.
Hospitals in South Fare Worst in Avoiding Low-Value Tests, Analysis Finds
May 04, 2021
The analysis by the Lown Institute measures hospitals based on their performance of 12 services performed over a three-year period.
The Problem with Problem Lists—and How EHR Functionality Can Help Fix Them
May 03, 2021
The problem list is meant to present clinicians with a quick snapshot of the patient’s active diagnoses and key health issues. However, most problem lists do not live up to their potential.
Impact of the Pandemic Year Calls for New Approaches to Patient Payment
April 30, 2021
A McKinsey survey shows four in 10 consumers do not believe their finances will return to normal until late 2021 or early 2022.
Why Health Organizations Should Take Ownership of Patient Experiences
April 29, 2021
Ogi Kwon, of R1 Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) outlines issues associated with patient experience that have direct impacts on revenue cycle management.
Why Healthcare Organizations are Turning to Contract Lifecycle Management as a Critical Component of Their Digital Transformation Strategies
April 29, 2021
Healthcare procurement leaders and legal executives are discovering that today’s CLM solutions hold the keys to improved agility, resilience, and competitiveness—while ensuring regulatory compliance.
CMS Rule Proposed for Hospital IPPS
April 28, 2021
A new rule proposed by CMS aims to increase Medicare inpatient prospective payment system rates.
Safeguarding Personal Data: ACP Offers Guiding Principles for Future Privacy Frameworks
April 28, 2021
The American College of Physicians outlined guiding principles for future improvements in personal health data collection and use.
Podcast: Are Vaccine Passports Capable of Keeping Our Data Safe?
April 27, 2021
Scott Giordano, JD, from Spirion, discusses how data collection on smartphones raises security issues for consumers’ health care data and whether COVID-19 vaccine passports will truly be capable of keeping our data safe.
Why Hospitals Should Embrace Risk-Based Thinking
April 27, 2021
Risk-based thinking should not be confined to just patient care; it must be implemented among all aspects of hospital operations in order to be successful.