Value-based care demands the switch to wellcare to raise outcomes and decrease costs, Claire Pomeroy says.
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Intermountain CISO West: Cybersecurity for revenue cycle should be a KPI
Revenue Cycle Solutions Summit keynote speaker Karl West warned that revenue cycle is an important target for cybercriminals because of the information that flows through it.
Artificial intelligence can identify at-risk patients, inform care and improve disease prevention
Southeast Health Medical Center is making the case for the potential impact of AI on reducing hospital-acquired infections like sepsis, CAUTIs, and pressure ulcers.
Just 33 percent of healthcare quality professionals say all staff is trained on quality
More and more healthcare disciplines and specialties are increasing quality and safety training for their own professionals.
High drug prices: Who’s really to blame?
There’s a whole lot of finger pointing happening among feds, providers, payers, pharmacy benefits managers and big pharma, in what HHS Secretary Azar called the “dirty, little secret of drug pricing.”
Why there’s a need to reduce high healthcare utilization among high-need, high-risk patients
High-need, high-cost patients often have multiple chronic conditions, complex needs, and limited ability to perform activities of daily living.
Medicare rules increase out-of-pocket costs of multiple sclerosis drugs
Medicare beneficiaries without low-income subsidies can expect to spend $6,894 a year out-of-pocket for treatment of MS.
Building a robust but streamlined call center operation can boost patient satisfaction, loyalty
Providers must keep in mind that a patient’s experience with your call center can, and often does, shape their perspective on your whole organization, and whether they stay with you.
Government payment policies tied to hospital performance fail to improve patient safety
Implementation of these programs was not associated with reductions in device-associated CAUTI rates.
