You can succeed with new technology by committing to one guiding principle: simplicity
HFMA President and CEO Joe Fifer says simplicity should be a guiding principle for success in an era of technological accelerations.
The role prescribing guidelines play in patient-monitoring
Research showed healthcare providers were able to reduce opioid misuse in their practices by 40% when they followed prescribing guidelines that included regular prescription drug monitoring program checks and toxicology testing.
Ways to reduce opioid misuse through patient monitoring
Tackling state and federal prescribing guidelines can improve healthcare providers documentation and administrative reporting and potentially reduce their liability for patient opioid misuse.
Avera Health facilitates dialogue to strengthen care delivery across the organization
Avera Health has managed to seamlessly integrate clinical and operational processes across its system by focusing on collaboration and enhanced communication.
Special Report: Effective use of analytics can help healthcare organizations solve critical challenges
Advances in analytics are powering improvements in electronic health record utilization and clinical documentation improvement.
The price of precision medicine: 3 ways for health plans to manage genetic-testing costs
With spending on genetic testing expected to grow significantly, health plans can use three steps to get a handle on costs.
How ‘digital transformation’ will help, hurt hospital finances
Hospitals can expect new revenue opportunities, increased near-term costs and loss of revenue to new competitors due to expanding digital technologies in healthcare, according to Moody’s Investors Service.
Digitization of care plans boosts clinical decision making
Digitization of care plans can help healthcare providers create processes of care that focus on achieving high-value outcomes.
Comparative analytics: putting data to work
An effective comparative analytics platform requires four attributes: single sourced, structured, appropriate, and timely.
Shall we play a game?
Computer hackers have been around almost as long as computers themselves, but the risks to healthcare organizations are growing. On today's episode, we explore cybersecurity in hospitals and health systems--what information hackers want, what to do after a breach occurs, and how to avoid one in the first place.