Accenture: Millenials & Gen Z Are Shifting to Virtual, Retail, Clinic, Digital CareMillennial and Gen Z consumers in the U.S. are rapidly adopting non-traditional care models, such as retail clinics, virtual and digital services, according to results of an Accenture survey of 2,000 consumers.Key findings of the survey study include:- When considering traditional in-person care, millennials (ages 22 to 38 in 2019) were two to three times more likely than baby boomers (ages 55 to 73) to be
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Carolinas Healthcare System to Implement Cerner’s Population Health Management Platform
Carolinas HealthCare System (CHS) has selected Cerner to implement their HealtheIntent population health management platform. The implementation will coordinate and manage care for its more than 12 million patient interactions each year across its health system and clinically integrated network, Carolinas Physician Alliance (CPA). Additionally, CHS will continue to use the Cerner Millennium® integrated EHR and will also extend its remote hosting relationship with Cerner. HealtheIntent’s
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NantCare Unveils Solutions to Support CMS Oncology Care Model
NantCare, a member of the NantWorks will be providing community oncology practices with solutions and resources that will help these practices comply with the administrative and clinical requirements put forth by the CMS’ new Oncology Care Model (OCM). Typically only available at large cancer institutions, NantCare will provide access to clinical trials through facilitation of participation in Cancer MoonShot 2020’s QUILT Trials, eliminating the need for patients to travel to major cancer
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Data Governance: Creating a Lifeline for Healthcare Organizations Drowning in Data
Editor's Note: Chris Cooper is the healthcare strategy leader for Collibra, a provider of data governance helping healthcare organizations maximize the value of their data across the enterprise. Healthcare organizations have invested significant resources to make information available to employees at all levels, with the goal to enable better, more efficient decision-making for both patients and the organization. But these investments -- electronic medical records, data warehouses, self-service
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New OR Workflows Helps Reduce $5 Billion in Supply Chain Waste
Every year, more than $5 billion is wasted on expired, lost or uncaptured medical device and implantable charges. While this supply chain waste is pervasive throughout entire health systems, the intricacy of managing high-value items is exceptionally demanding in the operating room (OR). To help address waste in the OR, Cardinal Health Inventory Management (CIMS) has launched new, cloud-based automated workflow modules for challenging-to-manage inventory such as biological implants, sutures, and
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Rebooting Meaningful Use: Is It Accomplishing Its Mission?
Editor's Note: Dr. Reid Coleman is the Chief Medical Information Officer (CMIO) for evidence-based medicine at Nuance. Meaningful Use is an important set of criteria designed to improve quality and safety, but is it accomplishing its mission? The proposed rules for Meaningful Use (MU) Stage 3 were just released by both CMS and the ONC. Many writers have commented on these rules, and this blog post is not a commentary about the rules. As always, I recommend readers go to John
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Is Google Glass the Future of Connected Health?
7 possibilities that Google Glass could unlock for connected health to enhance the transformation of health care.
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10 Ways to Make EMR Meaningful and Useful
Written by Rob Lamberts, MD providing his thoughts on 10 ways to make EMR meaningful and useful
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74% of Physicians Report EHR Adoption Enhanced Patient Care
2011 Physician Workflow Survey key findings stated that physicians’ experiences with EHR adoption is largely positive and EHRs have enhanced patient care The CDC's Center for National Health Statistics (NCHS) has issued a data brief announcing estimates from the 2011 Physician Workflow Survey regarding the physian EHR adoption, which is sponsored by the ONC. Overall, in 2011, 55% of physicians in office-based practices had adopted EHRs and 45% had not. Differences were observed between
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5 Stages of Collaboration in EHRs
Written by Irene Froehlich from DrFirst on 5 Stages of Collaboration in EHRs Shahid Shah says, “It’s time for electronic health records (EHRs) to grow up.” “It’s not just about creating electronic health records and sharing them between doctors,” said Shah, software IT analyst and author of the blog The Healthcare IT Guy. “Care coordination and collaboration aren’t just about adding patient messaging and simple health records sharing— in fact, care coordination and collaboration must
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