Jeff Lagasse
A new initiative seeks to improve the lack of health data sharing among vulnerable youths.
Automated robots have removed administrative burden and allowed nurses to focus more time on direct patient care.
More consumers are sending unsolicited data to their care teams via wearables, creating a shifting landscape for clinicians.
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment says tribes are independent nations that should have control over their data.
People, processes and technology are all critical in data modernization efforts, the department says.
The Data: Elemental to Health campaign has been focused on public health surveillance to facilitate an immediate response to health threats.
Dr. Tabitha Offutt-Powell says the technology is evolving, but with that comes challenges and limitations.
The health system based its decision on what it called "mismanagement" at the Prospect facilities.
Providers have partially offset a lower patient collection rate by improving POS collections and collection on bad debt.
The administration is decrying what it calls "hidden" prices and "opaque" pricing arrangements.