By Christie Scanlon – A carefully crafted Service Line Profitability report can be like a New Year’s resolution: Packed with potential, ready to reveal operational efficiencies, uncover opportunities, and provide strategic recommendations. But if not presented the right way, there is a real risk the most insightful of reports and dashboards will be ignored.
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By Chris Klitgaard – Roughly 4.1M Americans will turn 65 every year through 2027. The largest number reaching retirement ever, and Boomers are leading the way. The “silver tsunami” arrives along side of the healthcare industry losing 2M workers by 2029.
By Zac Amos – The conditions of American health care have developed many positive and negative associations. The opioid problem is one of the most pressing crises in the nation, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Artificial intelligence could be an unexpected hero in the next era of this fight.
By Jay Eisenstock – The shocking execution of the CEO of America’s largest health insurer has reignited widespread criticism of the health insurance industry, often viewed as primarily responsible for the high cost of healthcare. While these companies bear some responsibility, the issue is far more complex with blame shared across the entire system.
By Harshit Jain MD – Pharmaceutical marketing through point-of-care (POC) messaging. has many benefits, including enhanced compliance through improved script conversion, and ultimately reduced hospitalization through the promotion of value-based-care.
By Lance Reid – I’ve spent years in the trenches of IT security, and I’m here to tell you that a multi-layered security approach and some practical strategies can make a world of difference. Here are four essential ways to bolster your defenses.
By Cindy Jordan – With the help of technology, health plans now have a plethora of ways to interact with their members outside of the traditional in-person doctors’ visits – whether it’s through text messages, apps, e-mail, or web-based platforms.
By Jay Trinckes – In recent years, healthcare organizations have struggled to address the rising number of data breaches and cyberattacks plaguing the industry. The Change Healthcare breach in particular caused the exposure of the protected health information of as many as one in three Americans earlier this year.
By Buff Colchagoff – The reindeer had a choice: join Santa now or wait to see if the idea took off. It’s not unlike the decision healthcare organizations face today: whether to join TEFCA and a QHIN now or adopt a wait-and-see approach. Both scenarios offer compelling reasons to leap early rather than lag behind. Let’s take a closer look through a Christmas lens.