By Allison Hart – Population health management is a healthcare concept that has gained a lot of attention in recent years. It is viewed as a solution for improving care quality, clinical outcomes, efficiency and even financial outcomes.
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By David Harlow – I spoke recently with Cindy Friend, who is Vice President of Clinical Population Health Solutions & Transformation at Caradigm – a GE Healthcare company.
By Dr. Kevin Keck – Spurred on by factors such as the growing geriatric population, the increase in the prevalence of chronic disease and advancing big data capabilities, population health is growing a decidedly quick clip.
Despite Uncertainty Over the ACA’s Future, more than 80% of healthcare executives say the effort to repeal and replace the ACA has not caused them to pause or otherwise change their approach to population health management, a cornerstone of the Obama administration’s strategy to address the quality and cost of healthcare.
By Sarianne Gruber – The ground breaking waiver, as chronicled by Gregory Allen, Program Development and Management Director at the New York State Department of Health, spurred a transition for the State’s underserved communities.
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and the Bloomberg School of Public Health are jointly offering free e-Learning courses designed for busy, working adults to upgrade their skills in the transforming healthcare industry. Funded by the ONC.
By D’Arcy Gue – The focus of federal efforts to incentivize healthcare IT adoption has primarily been on electronic health records (EHRs), which are oriented around hospitals and physician offices.
A HIMSS Highlight with Shan Alfreds, COO of HealthInfoNet, Maine’s HIE. The exchange no contains virtually all medical records for the state’s residents along with the majority of the healthcare facilities. Hear how Maine is creating so much success.
By Brent D. Magers – With the advent of Electronic Health Records (EHR) in the late 2000s came rampant resistance. Meaningful Use requirements forced healthcare organizations to begin implementing an EHR but many were unhappy about it.