Is five a magic number that people will click on to find out what’s on the list? Is it just the right number you think you have the time to read? I don’t know but there are lots of lists out there with 5 things you should know. These got me to click through and I think they were worth sharing.
Lumina Health Partners
5 ways to reduce losses on hospital-employed physician practices – By Jeffry A. Peters, MBA, BSBA, Managing Principal – Hospitals and health systems can cut financial losses on employed providers by replicating the key features of a proven model — the physician-owned multispecialty group. In this article, you’ll discover five concrete strategies to improve the financial health and performance of your employed physician practices, including: Establishing a physician-centered culture; Building a self-sustaining ecosystem of care; Helping physicians assume risk.
Doceree
Top 5 healthcare marketing challenges for 2024-2025 and ways to solve them – The rapid transformation of healthcare marketing has thrown up new challenges for pharma and life sciences marketers. Meaningful engagement with better brand recall is becoming increasingly difficult due to evolving technology and growing expectations of healthcare professionals (HCPs). Stringent legal and regulatory considerations and HCPs’ demands for hyper-personalized content are among the key healthcare marketing challenges the industry faces.
Immersive Learning News
5 ways virtual reality is transforming healthcare now – Virtual reality technology has rapidly evolved beyond gaming applications to become a powerful therapeutic tool addressing conditions from chronic pain to PTSD. As hospitals and clinics increasingly adopt these technologies, patients are experiencing measurable benefits with minimal side effects.
The sleek headset that once transported users to fantasy worlds and simulated battlefields has found an unexpected new purpose in hospital rooms and therapy offices across America. Virtual reality technology, initially developed for entertainment, has undergone a remarkable transformation into a sophisticated medical intervention with applications spanning mental health, pain management and rehabilitation.
Education Management Solutions
Five Ways Advanced Analytics Improve Healthcare Simulation – In recent years, leveraging advanced analytics within healthcare simulation training curriculums has become a strategic imperative for educators looking to enhance their training programs and improve learning. Properly collected and interpreted data-driven insights can truly transform how simulationists optimize learning outcomes, reduce training costs, and ensure student preparedness for real-world scenarios.
This article will explore five significant ways advanced analytics are reshaping healthcare simulation, driving efficiency, improving decision-making, and fostering interprofessional collaboration.
Aspirion
No Surprises Act: 5 Revenue Recovery Tips for Out-of-Network Claims – Since the No Surprises Act (NSA) took effect on January 1, 2022, healthcare providers have faced significant revenue cycle challenges while adapting to this complex legislation. While the NSA protects patients from unexpected medical bills, it has created substantial financial and administrative burdens for hospitals and healthcare systems nationwide, with some providers experiencing nearly a 40% decrease in reimbursements since the law took effect.
Lightbeam Health Solutions
5 Ways to Improve Your ACO MSSP Metrics, Stat – By Melissa Tyler, Director, Advisory Services – As an accountable care organization (ACO) leader, improving your Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) metrics is a major priority, and in these uncertain times, making changes quickly can feel daunting. Lightbeam Health Solutions drives MSSP ACO performance and can help you build a roadmap to achieve your goals, as demonstrated by nearly half a billion in gross MSSP savings generated for ACOs in Performance Year 2023. Begin by prioritizing low-hanging fruit that can deliver an immediate impact by leveraging your current resources.
Branch
5 Ways Healthcare Staffing Firms Can Support Travel Nurses – The travel nursing industry has experienced significant fluctuations over the past few years, including a surge in demand throughout the pandemic. While demand has stabilized post-pandemic, travel nursing continues to play a vital role in addressing ongoing clinician shortages and providing flexible staffing solutions for healthcare systems to meet seasonal or sudden surges. (It’s predicted that 1 million new registered nurses will be needed by 2030 to meet demand.)
Stop Hiding Your Best Feature: 5 Ways Health IT Startups Bury the Lede (and How to Fix It) – By Shereese Maynard, MS, MBA – You built something great. Maybe it’s an AI-driven patient engagement tool, a game-changing cybersecurity solution, or an EHR plug-in that finally reduces admin burden instead of adding to it. But if your content and messaging don’t lead with the very thing that makes you stand out, you’re making one of the most common mistakes in health IT marketing: burying the lede.
I see it all the time: promising health IT startups struggle to gain traction. This is not because their solutions aren’t valuable, but because their websites, sales decks, and emails don’t highlight the core solution in a way that instantly connects with the market.
Here are five ways your HIT strategy might be burying the lede—and the one thing you need to do to fix it.
InfoTrust
5 Benefits of Data Analytics in Healthcare – By James Love – Data analytics has become a cornerstone in transforming the healthcare industry, offering numerous advantages that enhance patient care, operational efficiency, and strategic decision-making. By leveraging data-driven insights, healthcare organizations can improve outcomes, reduce costs, and streamline processes. While there are many to choose from, this post highlights five key benefits of utilizing data analytics in healthcare:
AI in Healthcare
5 ways AI can help make healthcare more affordable for everyone – By Dave Pearson – The people who can least afford healthcare are often among those who need healthcare the most. The correlation is only logical: The more one avoids the doctor, the sicker one gets.
A 2024 survey by PricewaterhouseCoopers bears this out. The global professional-services organization found that 44% of consumers with significant health issues had recently put off seeking care due to financial concerns. And more than 6 in 10 regularly struggle to manage the cost of medications they need. PwC offers five pointers for healthcare leaders and workers looking to incorporate AI into cost-containment and patient-care strategies.
Achilles
5 Ways Technology Can Improve Health & Safety Compliance – Managing health and safety compliance has become increasingly complex, with organizations facing challenges in risk identification, reporting accuracy, and contractor safety management. Many businesses still rely on manual processes, which can lead to delays in hazard detection, inefficient audits, and compliance gaps.
Technology, especially AI, predictive scoring, and real-time analytics is changing the way organizations manage health and safety. These tools allow safety and procurement teams to move from reactive reporting to proactive risk management, while maintaining full audit readiness.
MagnaCare
5 Ways Healthcare TPA Companies Are Revolutionizing Patient Care – Third-party administrators (TPAs) are leading a digital transformation in healthcare. TPA companies focus on helping self-funded employers and health systems enhance patient care, streamline operations, and improve overall healthcare experiences. By leveraging advanced technology, personalized health solutions, and data-driven insights, TPAs are shaping a more efficient, patient-centric future in healthcare.
This article explores five ways TPAs are modernizing healthcare delivery, from streamlined claims processing to proactive wellness initiatives, demonstrating how these innovations are improving outcomes for employers, providers, and patients alike.
New Dowse
5 Ways Technology is Shaping the Future of Healthcare – By Michael Schwindt – From telemedicine to AI, there are many ways that technology is transforming the future of healthcare. Here are a few of them:
Augmented reality allows medical students to gain access to digital representations of anatomy for study. It can also help doctors to perform procedures with greater accuracy and precision.
American Hospital Association
5 Health Care Workforce Shortage Takeaways for 2028 – Projections on potential health care workforce shortages came fast and furious during the pandemic and after the public emergency expired. So, what should the field make of all this data?
A new study based on research conducted by the Mercer consultancy and its partner Lightcast projects changes to the U.S. health care labor market by 2028 by state and metro and micro statistical areas.
The study’s projections and analysis provide context to some of the more nuanced shortages among the clinical workforce and which states may be impacted most and least by shifting market conditions, demographics and other influences.
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