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Can AI Speed Up Vaccine Distribution?The short answer is yes. Automation and data insights can help get COVID-19 vaccines into people’s arms faster. A fragmented healthcare system in the U.S. makes scaling up any system difficult.
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Successful Population Health Management Hinges on EfficiencyThe key to efficiency under value-based care models is a strategic approach to risk stratification.
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Technology: The Lifeline and Linchpin of 2020Lack of health insurance has been sighted as one of the biggest social determinants of health — until now.
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Paying it Forward: How Payers Can Accelerate the Transition to Value-based CareWith healthcare costs outpacing income growth and health insurance deductibles increasing by 212% over the past decade, many patients are left feeling that their health insurance doesn’t provide as much value as it did 10 years ago.
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Creating a Post-COVID Healthcare System that Supports Healthcare WorkersThe pandemic revealed the fragility, vulnerabilities and unique dangers of working in the healthcare setting. Chief among these was the eroded ability to service patients when there were staff availability issues.
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How To Remedy the Healthcare Hiring CrisisJob candidates need to be shown that the workplace is flexible and set up to accommodate their individual needs.
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An Urgent Call to Reduce and Reuse Hospital Supplies for Stronger Financial, Environmental and Clinical SustainabilityNow is the time to take serious action to reform wasteful hospital practices and strengthen the healthcare supply chain. The high cost of American healthcare has topped headlines for years.
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Why Vendor Payment Automation is Critical in HealthcareAutomation not only eases the financial pressure these organizations are often under but requires less manpower, which helps overcome challenges associated with worker shortages, all while supporting a positive vendor relationship.
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5 Trends to Watch in 2022 Healthcare HiringHome healthcare is booming, and precision medicine is going to create a demand for employees with new kinds of expertise. But people working in the healthcare are also likely to see growth in internal promotions, specifically for cross-collaboration and cross-functional roles.
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Healthcare Organizations Are Ideal Prey for Cybercriminals. What Can Be Done to Foil Them.Every organization should take steps to improve encryption, keep backups up to date, and continually remind employees of the ever present danger of hackers getting into computer systems.
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Enhancing Provider-Patient Relationships to Reverse Chronic DiseaseThe existing approach to chronic disease management is ill-suited to address the dynamic and diverse factors at play with chronic illness, argue the authors. Increase patient engagement and tailoring care to address root causes can create a large value-add, they say.
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Breathing Issues Linked to Disrupted Sleep Among Older AdultsSleep problems are associated with increased risk of chronic diseases.
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Making the emergency department utilization, SDOH connectionStudy in Colorado maps correlations between social risk factors and emergency department use, including the "superutilizers."
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What's Next for the Digital Transformation of Healthcare?Greater investment in AI and data security are among the keys.
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Biosimilars Can Help Lower Patient Drug Costs When the Right Teams Come Together: Prime Therapeutics ExecutivePharmacy benefit managers can help health plans understand when to best leverage and align to biosimilars and other cost-effective treatments, argues Prime Therapeutics' Kelly McGrail-Pokuta.
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Using Predictive Analytics to Reduce Nurse BurnoutBurnout among nurses has been a major pain point for hospitals and health systems long before COVID. Nurses work long hours and face a unique combination of physical and emotional challenges, and a seemingly simple mistake can be fatal. As a result, burnout rates among nurses range from 15% to 45%, leading 1 in 3 nurses to leave the bedside within their first two years.
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Can Food Delivery and Digital Health Coaching Help Bridge the Gaps for Food-Insecure Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes?Results from a program offered by Pack Health, a Quest Diagnostics company, suggest that the answer is very much 'yes.' Participants in the program who completed it saw a reduction of $139 per member per month (PMPM) in total medical costs.
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4 Tactics to Address Uptick in CARES-Related Billing and Other Claims DenialsWith the uptick in claims denials, which have increased sharply due to CARES-related provisions, the onus is on providers to directly address a problem that’s only going to get worse as we continue to work our way through the COVID-19 pandemic. Recommended is a 4-pronged approach for providers to address this.
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Downshifting Risk Through Payer-Provider Partnerships on the Road to Value-Based CareCOVID-19 forced providers and health plans to hit the brakes on traditional approaches to managing care—and then continue the journey in another vehicle, at a pace that seemed to approach 100 miles per hour.
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10 Steps for Providers Considering Direct-to-Employer ContractsDirect contracting between employers and providers is rare but could have some genuine advantages for both parties — and for patients. But providers need to prepare and plan if they are going to get into direct contracting.
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Why Now is the Right Time to Double Down on Digital Workforce ManagementBy doubling down on digital investments that transform the workplace, organizations improve their workforce management through the end of the crisis and build up their digital capabilities for a promising future.
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Outsourcing: Healthcare’s ‘Out-of-the-Box’ SolutionIn recent decades, many companies have adopted the maxim, “Do what you do best, and outsource the rest.” From the ability to focus on the core of their business to gaining outside expertise to boosting their quality of service, there are many reasons outsourcing may be appealing to an organization.
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Making Automated Prior Authorization Faster and Provider Adoption BetterProvider frustration with authorization processes continues, but there are solutions for evidence-based, easy-to-navigate and complete approvals
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Unlocking The Power of Data Intelligence for The PharmacyFrom staffing to readmissions to diagnostics, data intelligence is poised to revolutionize healthcare.
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The Interoperability Effect: Driving Value-Based Care and Financial HealthEmphasis must be put on technology strategies that ensure greater integration and interoperability of solutions, such as EHRs, imaging platforms and clinical diagnostic decision-making support tools, so that hospitals can effectively meet value-based care objectives while improving their own financial health.
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How to Add Social Determinants Collection to Healthcare SoftwareSocial determinants of health largely influence the health status of patients and their health choices. Included are tips for health providers on how to add social determinants collection to healthcare software.
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How a Congressional Defeat Could Translate into a Win for PatientsMedicare negotiation of drug prices would stifle the development of much-needed therapies. Curtailing defensive medicine and rolling back excessive regulation would be a better way to control healthcare costs.
