Analytics
Technological innovation is used often in healthcare to improve patient outcomes, but when it comes to children, aggregating data at the individual and population level is critical, said Stephen Quirk, CEO of Youth Emergency Services and Shelter in Des Moines, Iowa, and Larry Seltzer, general manager and senior director of Netsmart, in a presentation at HIMSS16 on Wednesday.
Physicians need to have and share analytical information to deliver quality care that drives down costs. But too often valuable findings aren't making it to the right people, according to Deloitte's Dorrie Guest.
Intermountain Healthcare is rolling out mobile, cloud-based rounding and audit compliance tools powered by Nashville-based ReadyPoint.
UPMC on Monday said it will partner with Health Catalyst to take on the rising cost of healthcare by commercializing the healthcare system's cost management technology.
A group of the largest for-profit hospitals in the United States reported an average of 2 percent growth in organic patient volumes in the third quarter of 2015, but showed little ability to translate that growth into higher operating margins, according to a Fitch Ratings report.
UnitedHealth Group subsidiary Optum will buy the administrative support services for ProHealth Physicians, one of Connecticut's largest independent physician groups.
Paul DePodesta, the man who brought 'Moneyball' to Major League Baseball, just joined Scripps Translational Science Institute, where he will use his data-analyzing prowess to hopefully transform medicine.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, one of the pioneers in building its own software systems, announced it would switch to an Epic electronic health record in November 2017, having weighed the merits of both Epic and Cerner, the hospital announced on Friday.
It's not about cost, but value, according to a panel of revenue cycle professionals who work in health systems that often charge more for care than other providers.
The case hinges on Vermont legislation requiring all administrators of self-insured benefit plans to regularly submit data on medical claims, pharmacy claims, member eligibility, provider and other information for use in the state's unified healthcare database.