By Austin Dobson – With the scope and scale of the novel corona virus outbreak growing, many health IT leaders are doing their part to mitigate the disease’s impact. The virus will likely stress the physical healthcare delivery systems (diagnostic labs, inpatient beds, emergency departments,) as well as IT infrastructure.
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By Robert Kowalik – US hospitals are straining under the weight of an influenza season that hit hard and fast, with the CDC estimating at least 280,000 flu hospitalizations out of a minimum of 29 million flu illnesses between Oct. 11, 2019 and Feb. 15, 2020.
By Peyman Zand – Healthcare’s digital transformation and the need to meet patients’ consumer-driven expectations is forcing organizations to re-evaluate their core IT infrastructure, applications and data architectures.
By Kurt Stoever – In an information-laden world, healthcare still stands as one of the globe’s most data-intensive industries. In fact, UNC Charlotte’s Health Informatics and Analytics Data Science Initiative reports that up to 30 percent of the world’s stored data is healthcare-generated.
By David Conejo – Of the nation’s 3.5 trillion in annual health care spending, 90 percent is for people with chronic and mental health conditions. How long can this continue? Can healthcare institutes afford not to engage in the 2020 wave of preventative care healthcare disruption?
By Erin Jospe MD – There is considerable grumbling about the stereotypical propensities of Millennials, which, just like most generational grumbling, is largely baseless. In particular, the caricature of Millennials as the technology-obsessed generation that prefers….
By Lance Robinson – Hospital and health system leaders are currently facing multiple threats to the long-term financial stability of their institutions. As healthcare costs continue to rise, private insurers and the federal government are intensifying pressure around payments.
By Jeffrey Brown – The evolution of electronic claim payments in healthcare continues, with nearly two-in-three providers embracing electronic funds transfer (EFT). In an increasingly competitive landscape, many health plans are finding they need to…
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