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Four reasons blockchain technology is not being adoptedThe adoption of blockchain in healthcare billings and payments can bring a number of benefits to both payers and providers.
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Four risks healthcare executives should monitor in 2018With the right preventions in place, hospitals and healthcare executives will be well positioned to respond to these four risks in 2018.
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Two ways to improve health by addressing whole person careBy recognizing and address the needs of the “whole person,” we have an opportunity to improve the health of people across the U.S. Here are two ways to do that.
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Two Lawsuits Allege Iowa Medicaid Failed to Provide Adequate Mental Health CareIowa's Department of Health and Human Services, which manages the two health insurers that delivered care to adults and children in the state’s Medicaid program last year, was alleged to provide inadequate mental and behavioral health care to children on Medicaid.
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Improve health plan member experiences: 3 tech tipsCreating a comprehensive customer experience doesn’t happen overnight, but the key to achieving it comes from taking a “bone deep” approach.
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Substantial Lymphoma Treatment Progress: What Health Execs Should KnowGwen Nichols, MD, chief medical officer of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, offers a quick overview of current developments as well as a look forward.
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The best-kept, value-based secret is in your hospital suppliesHow one $1.62 billion healthcare network uses global sourcing to simultaneously improve quality and wring costs out of its purchasing program and supply chain.
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Opinion: Providers must lead the price transparency pushWhile insurance companies and employers are deploying more pricing tools, healthcare providers are in a unique position to lead the price transparency revolution.
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How Hypertargeting Patient Communication Lowers Drug CostsWhy lowering drug costs can start with machine learning and better patient interaction.
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Five pharmacy regulations health execs must keep on their radars in 2017Here are five critical regulations that executives can begin to prepare for today.
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Five ways effective teams transform healthcareEffective teams transform patient and caregiver experience by building trust and meeting goals. Here are five ways how.
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Opinion: Captive insurance models foster high-value careCaptives can serve as focal points for the captive owners’ collective efforts to promote safer healthcare environments and improved patient outcomes.
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Interoperability remains huge hindrance to improved care qualityHigh customer satisfaction has been linked with stronger loyalty, sales, and profits. So why hasn’t the healthcare industry caught on?
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Regulators react to debate over narrow networksNew regulations will check the drive to narrow networks, just as the business case for forming them grows more compelling.
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What Does Simple and Affordable Healthcare Look Like?Patient experience should take a front seat at healthcare organizations, but what does that entail?
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Technology innovation drives better outcomes in pediatricsA look at some of the technology advances at one hospital, and across the country, that are changing the way pediatric cancer patients are treated.
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How social factors are driving precision medicinePrecision medicine isn’t just about genomics anymore. With the field moving forward as the next step in population health management, environmental, social and lifestyle factors that live outside the medical system are increasingly important to target treatments and engage patients. That means health plans also need innovative technology solutions to capture, store and integrate this crucial information.
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Opinion: 4 ways to improve ACA risk-adjustment modelThe ACA risk-adjustment model applies to plans sold in the individual and small group commercial market, including plans sold through exchange marketplaces. Here are four main limitations.
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Opinion: 4 ways to improve ACA risk-adjustment modelThe ACA risk-adjustment model applies to plans sold in the individual and small group commercial market, including plans sold through exchange marketplaces. Here are four main limitations.
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Who should own healthcare apps?There are more than 165,000 health- and wellness-related apps for iOS, but overall engagement remains low outside the top 10. To best benefit users, who should be responsible for health and wellness apps-employers, healthcare insurers or individual consumers? It depends.
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Three changes that could help exchange plans thriveMaking these three changes to health insurance exchange plan offerings could attract more consumers and increase the likelihood of success.
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Integrating IoT devices into healthcareIntegrating IoT devices within healthcare systems allows professionals and individuals to have access to new health-related data used for informed, personalized healthcare applications and situations.
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Opinion: Leading change through value-based careTandigm Health’s first-year results highlight meaningful outcomes.
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Nine best practices in healthcare IT project managementHealthcare organizations must have sound IT project management practices in place to sensibly manage both human and financial resources. Here are nine best practices to follow.
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How Technology Helps Healthcare Organizations be Successful in Value-Based CareMeasuring success in the value-based care era requires establishing a baseline and implementing new technology tools.
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Leveraging data integration to manage chronic conditionsIs digital health integration the missing link in understanding chronic diseases and what should physicians be asking to ensure the data they want to receive is captured effectively?
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Launching a provider-sponsored health plan: 5 things to knowAs health systems and physician groups marshal resources to launch their own plans, they must consider whether they have the necessary building blocks to successfully make the leap, how integrated a model they will pursue and whether they will build, buy or partner strategy.
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Launching a provider-sponsored health plan: 5 things to knowAs health systems and physician groups marshal resources to launch their own plans, they must consider whether they have the necessary building blocks to successfully make the leap, how integrated a model they will pursue and whether they will build, buy or partner strategy.
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Who should own healthcare apps?There are more than 165,000 health- and wellness-related apps for iOS, but overall engagement remains low outside the top 10. To best benefit users, who should be responsible for health and wellness apps-employers, healthcare insurers or individual consumers? It depends.
