Bernie Monegain
Powerful social forces will drive the healthcare industry to innovate, overcoming institutional and political inertia, says healthcare consultant and futurist Ian Morrison. But things may not get 'serious' until 2018.
Future hospital CEOs will have little to no healthcare experience suggests a report detailing developing trends impacting how headhunters will seek candidates.
Hospital selection can dramatically affect patient outcomes says a new Healthgrades report examining hospital quality outcomes.
In the revenue cycle management market, hospitals show high adoption of technology focused on eligibility and scheduling, with much work left to be done around charity screening and propensity to pay, according to a new report from HIMSS Analytics.
UNC Health Care is using IBM big data analytics to help hospital workers reduce costly and preventable readmissions, decrease mortality rates and improve patient care.
Keeping a medical practice going these days has become a complex and pricey endeavor. Near the top of the list of increasing costs: information technology.
Business pressures are forcing hospital CFOs to re-evaluate their revenue cycle management solutions.
A recent survey updating the Hospital Safety Score conducted by Leapfrog Group which assigns A through F letter grades for how well hospitals are addressing errors, accidents and infections that kill or hurt patients, shows only incremental progress over past reports.
The electronic prescribing systems market is estimated to grow to $794 million, at a compound annual growth rate of 26 percent from 2012 to 2017, according to a new study by MarketsandMarkets, which analyzed major market drivers, restraints and opportunities around the world.
Management consulting firm Deloitte and Intermountain Healthcare have forged a five-year deal that will see the companies tap into nearly two trillion unique medical data elements collected over 40 years, with the goal of gaining treatment insights that can be shared with physicians, hospitals, manufacturers, vendors and payers across the country.