Healthcare interoperability issues have always been confusing, changing, and difficult to address. The reason why is not straightforward: we have a fragmented health system with a myriad of specialized applications that are not universally used. Instead, we have a system where each organization elects which technology tools to use and in what configuration. Compounding this…
In a highly competitive world, winning requires unconventional thinking. Consider professional sports – MLB scouts understand that finding the right players to add to their roster means looking beyond the surface. And healthcare professionals, especially those participating in value-based care models, have to do the same. Billy Beane, General Manager of the Oakland A’s, knew…
The economic fallout related to the COVID-19 pandemic has yet to hit healthcare, but the result is likely to be an amplification of longstanding disparities within the U.S. healthcare system. Factors such as food insecurity, homelessness and access to care can affect a staggering 80% of patient outcomes. There is no single solution, and healthcare providers…
With the changing healthcare landscape that is moving towards value, it is imperative for organizations to find and recruit high performing providers that will continue to drive high quality care at a lower cost. One of the ways to provide high-quality and efficient care is to build and expand your high-performance networks (HPNs). However, health…
The pace of change in the healthcare industry is accelerating with new therapies promising cures to previously debilitating or deadly diseases. Aging populations, and public health crises, such as addiction to opioids, are putting pressure on provider workloads and increasing patient safety risk and negatively affecting patient experience. Healthcare providers must rise to the challenges…
Accountable care organizations have major challenges integrating social services with medical care, including a lack of data on their patients’ social needs and the capabilities of community partners. That’s the finding of a new study published in the journal Health Affairs, based on qualitative data from 22 ACOs. “The ACOs in our sample frequently lacked data about several…
We’re living in strangely paradoxical times these days in U.S. healthcare, when it comes to the leveraging of data analytics. No one would disagree that leveraging data analytics to execute on value-based care delivery and population health will be one of the most essential critical success factors for hospitals, medical groups, and health systems going…