Advisory Board survey results explore trends in the top three investment areas for population health management
The Care Transformation Center at the Advisory Board surveyed 180 healthcare provider systems, standalone community hospitals, academic medical centers, and physician practices from July-October 2013 to offer a unique snapshot of population health managers' investment priorities. Key highlights of the survey include:
Read More
Technology
Intersecting Trends in HIT: Population Health Management & Business Intelligence
72.5% of healthcare organizations are integrating clinical and claims data to better manage population health. In order to successfully take advantage of that data to improve care coordination, healthcare providers must learn to utilize population health management and business intelligence tools. The infographic shown below created by CDW Healthcare illustrates how population health management and business intelligence tools are playing a bigger role in the changing HIT landscape.
Read More
Caradigm & Beacon Partners Collaborate to Deliver Solution for Population Health Management
Caradigm, a population health company, and Beacon Partners, a healthcare management consulting firm, today announced an agreement to deliver a comprehensive solution for improving population health management and transitioning to value-based care. The agreement joins Caradigm’s population health software and the healthcare consulting expertise of Beacon Partners in order to help providers manage risk, improve care quality and outcomes, and reduce the per capita cost of care.
Read More
Should You Become A Telemedicine Physician?
Should you become a telemedicine physician? Now may be the time to consider adding telemedicine to your services.
Read More
TELUS $2.8B Investment in British Columbia Expands Telehealth Access
TELUS, Canada's fastest-growing national telecommunications company will invest $2.8 billion in new infrastructure and facilities across British Columbia through 2016.
Read More
Welltok Launches Pilot with Aetna To Help Members with Chronic Kidney Disease
Welltok, Aetna and the National Kidney Foundation recently launched a 12 month pilot program that aims to help Aetna members with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) connect with peers and learn to cope with their condition.
Read More
How Esther Dyson’s Road to Wellville Could Help Us Figure Out What Truly Works in Community Health
Fard Johnmar, founder and president of Enspektos, describes a conversation he recently had with noted entrepreneur Esther Dyson about why innovation that originates in local communities may be the key to improving population health.
Read More
Pediatric Rehab Hospital Uses Telemedicine Robot for Physicians to Interact with Patients
Pediatric rehabilitation hospital first to use VGo, a telemedicine robot that allows physicians to round on patients without actually being in the hospital.
Read More
The High Growth Opportunity of the Population Health Management Market
New IDC Health Insights reports highlights the high growth opportunity of the emerging population health management market as the industry focuses on big data.
Read More
CareFirst BCBS Commits $1.3M to Telemedicine Projects Expanding Behavioral Healthcare To Underserved Areas of Md., D.C.
CareFirst BCBS commits $1.3M in telemedicine projects to fund expansion of behavioral health services in underserved areas of Md., D.C.
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield (CareFirst) has pledged to invest more than $1.3 million in four initiatives designed to expand the use of telemedicine to treat patients with behavioral health care needs in underserved urban and rural areas of Maryland and Washington, D.C.
Lack of Qualified Providers Demonstrate Need for Telemedicine Services
In some
Read More
