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Care transitions can feel like changing the tires while driving
While providers may now see population health programs as key to value-based care success, many are struggling with implementing change in a way that affects outcomes. “It’s like the proverbial...
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Data sharing: Putting an end to communication breakdowns
One of the buzzwords in health care reform is “interoperability.” But what’s behind the buzz? Interoperability is the ability to share data across systems and analyze and use the data. But it’s not...
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Analytics provides “one report card” for physicians
In today’s health care, there are a lot of players – and a lot of payers, each with their own standards for evaluating physicians and the care they provide. As Greg Kile, CEO of the analytics firm...
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Discover how patients access care to understand need for new solutions
The need for better care coordination becomes clear when you see the results of surveys showing the number of patients taking multiple medications and visiting multiple doctors. In spring of 2016, the...
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High-tech guided meditation eases burn pain
Parkland Hospital in Dallas County, Texas, is one of America’s “most wired,” as recognized by Hospitals & Health Networks® Magazine. Its careful integration of user-friendly tech extends from handy...
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Improving health care outcomes through patient engagement
“Anytime you have a patient that’s more engaged and involved in their care, your outcomes are better.” That’s a quote from Judy Herrington, who has 30 years’ experience in the health care field and...
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Blinkers on: It’s time to move into the value-based care fast lane
Providers and payers are converging and seeing new opportunities to collaborate to improve care quality and control costs under new value-based care models. Increasingly, providers are evolving to...
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Ease a transition to new tech by communicating with your whole staff
Digital technology is revolutionizing health care — but everybody who adopts it knows that it presents challenges in a clinical setting. There are learning curves with hardware and software, new habits...
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Collaborative Care Coordination is Crucial
We’re always looking for ways to make the health care system work better for everyone, and enabling collaborative care coordination is one way to do that. When the power to coordinate care fits in the...
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Where empathy meets innovation: Pilot program connects families with...
Family Compass is a pilot program with the Special Needs Initiative, connecting families to reliable information. / Image: Adobe Stock I practice human-centered design. To me, that means using empathy...
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