Population health management

Population health management uses healthcare analytics and EHR systems to better analyze and manage the treatment of patients. Population health management software is often used in a proactive fashion, in an attempt to reduce costs for both sides of a care event, in order to comply with the Accountable Care Act.

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Population health management program growth tied to value-based care

As healthcare organizations lean toward value-based care, population health management programs will continue to grow as they give providers valuable data analytics. Continue Reading
Remote patient monitoring technology major focus of new AMA guide

The American Medical Association created the Digital Health Implementation Playbook, which provides a step-by-step guide to technology implementation, with a focus on remote patient monitoring. Continue Reading
Medical group sees the future in value-based healthcare

The fee-for-service healthcare payment model is broken, according to the CEO of a medical group. The better model, and the path to better patient care, he says, is value-based care. Continue Reading

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Population health management programs require goal alignment

In this Q&A, KLAS population health researcher Bradley Hunter says successful population health management programs hinge on goal alignment. Continue Reading
HIMSS 2019 news, trends and analysis

At HIMSS 2019, 40,000-plus attendees will learn more about plans for patient data interoperability and the growing influence of patient engagement. Our team will cover the event. Continue Reading
Population health strategies benefit from advanced analytics

Providers are under increasing pressure to sift through massive amounts of data for actionable insights to improve health outcomes. Advanced analytics can lighten the load. Continue Reading

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With the onset of value-based care, machine learning is making its mark

CMO David Nace talks about Innovaccer's risk model to predict the future cost of one person's care and explains why that's useful in the shift to value-based care. Continue Reading
Identify goals to benefit from population health analytics

Population health analytics are becoming increasingly important to the transition to value-based care. CIOs should evaluate analytics tools for data mining and visualization capabilities. Continue Reading
Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine to train students with modern tech

Kaiser Permanente's new medical school will combine cutting-edge tech and a clinical setting to train future doctors. Continue Reading

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Florida community hospital uses AI tools to generate care paths

Flagler Hospital, a community healthcare organization in Florida, uses an AI platform to generate care paths for high-cost, high-mortality conditions such as pneumonia and sepsis. Continue Reading
Improving population health goal of data analytics research

Data analytics may be just what the doctor ordered for a Nevada hospital. Findings from a study of genetic, medical, environmental and demographic data could improve population health. Continue Reading
Thinking of starting a telehealth program? Read this first

When you plan to build a telehealth program, consider these five factors, based on the experience of one healthcare organization, before committing to technologies and vendors. Continue Reading