Operations and Other Technology

Henry Ford Health System Builds a Population Health Management Platform

The health system’s plan for value-based care involves centralizing core population health management functions and integrating data from multiple sources.

Laura Ramos Hegwer May 11, 2017

A Cost-Effective Solution for Strengthening Cybersecurity

Mary Chaput suggests captives as an underutilized solution to cybersecurity risks.

Mary A. Chaput March 30, 2017

Progress Via Collaboration

Philadelphia-based Independence Blue Cross and Penn Medicine have collaborated with a venture accelerator to launch a slew of healthcare startups, learning key lessons along the way.

Laura Ramos Hegwer March 22, 2017

Trending Solutions for Rising Drug Prices

Understanding the efficacy of high-cost drug across large patient populations will help providers, payers, and pharmaceutical companies to understand the value of certain drugs and offer patients their life-saving value.

bett February 16, 2017

Achieving Dramatic Healthcare Savings With a 140-Year-Old Innovation: The Telephone

Mary Jane Konstantin discusses how the telephone provides a fast, cost-effective way for nurses to provide patient care.

Mary Jane Konstantin February 13, 2017

Combining Data Across Care Sites Specialties and Provider Types for More Complete Cost Accounting

Adding professional services data to department-level costs can help hospital leaders understand all relevant costs in an increasingly value-focused environment.

Dan Seargeant, DrPH February 6, 2017

Augusta University Health System Leverages Decision Support for Costing and Planning

By integrating case cost data with financial data in their decision support system, the health system can now gain a clear picture of the true cost of a single patient case.

Laura Ramos Hegwer February 6, 2017

The Self-Pay Compliance Problem: Payment Security

David King discusses the hospital’s role as “merchant” when patients use credit cards to pay for their care.

David King February 2, 2017

Developing New Ideas to Improve Children’s Health

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia has established an innovation infrastructure for converting employees’ ideas into products and services that improve care.

Laura Ramos Hegwer January 24, 2017

ONC ASPR Leaders Offer Cybersecurity Advice

Hospitals and health systems can avoid costly security breaches by following the advice of industry experts.

HFMA January 19, 2017
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