Palliative Care Results in $1.7M Savings While Improving Outcomes
A decision support system helped a hospital measure its cost savings from palliative care and justify expanding the service.
Cleveland Clinic Saves $22M in Pharmacy Costs by Developing Dashboard Tool
Cleveland Clinic’s 2016 prescription drug savings resulted from smarter pharmacy sourcing, thanks in part to new technology developed in-house and greater visibility into drug price changes.
A Cost-Effective Solution for Strengthening Cybersecurity
Mary Chaput suggests captives as an underutilized solution to cybersecurity risks.
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.
Information Security Concepts
The ever-changing IT landscape calls for constant attention to information security tools.
Reframing CPOE to Emphasize Patient Care Management
CHRISTUS Health’s George Conklin describes how the implementation of computerized patient order entry was smoothed by getting significant physician input.
Ask the Experts: Telemedicine Payments
Are you offering and billing for telemedicine consults, and are you able to bill for the services when using providers across your system?
Ask the Experts: Meaningful Use
How do hospitals that have demonstrated meaningful use record the payments?
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.
3 Tips to Ensure Information Governance Success
A hospital health information director shares three strategies to help organizations form an information governance structure.