Delivery System Transformation
Is there a more intimidating phrase out there today than Big Data? It sounds like some sort of bully. Oh-oh, avert your eyes, Big Data is swaggering this way.
Patients are morphing into health consumers, shaped by paying first dollar for health care services. At the same time, people have become multichannel omnivores of information and entertainment, enabled by mobile platforms and Wi-Fi networks available where they live, work and play. They’re…
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Health systems now require enterprise data warehouses to create a foundation for future analytics.
The shift from fee-for-service to value-based reimbursement is driving the need for sophisticated analytics systems that can…
Cancer Forecast1,685,210 new cancer cases are expected to be diagnosed in the U.S. this year.595,690 people are expected to die in the U.S. this year.
Soon patients may have no excuse to miss a doctor appointment.
MedStar Health, which serves Maryland and Washington, D.C., recently teamed up with Uber, the ride service, to provide patients with a reliable option to get to and from their medical appointments safely.
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Lean principles and processes have become important tools for transforming health care delivery, transparency and cost. Yet, while more and more success stories are emerging on the system side, there’s an opportunity for lean in managing population health.
Hospital leaders are working to redesign care delivery systems, using payment models that center on individual and community needs.
Innovative approaches will help hospitals and health systems to achieve the Triple Aim: improving the patient experience of care (including quality and…
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Performance data give Medicare and other payers the ability to measure the value of health services.
Value-based competition will thoroughly disrupt health care markets and will favor innovative players.
Providers will need to reconsider what…