October 25, 2017
Via: Health Data ManagementAnthem Blue Cross is launching an integrated digital health platform designed to create a personalized member experience by connecting healthcare plan and benefits data with individual clinical and claims data, as well as information pulled from fitness and wellness apps. […]
July 27, 2017
Via: FierceHealthcareKaren DeViller had a challenge. A site director at the Edmonton, Alberta-based East Edmonton Health Centre, she had been asked to lead a team that would launch a decentralized refugee health program to meet the needs of a complex population. […]
June 28, 2017
Via: FierceHealthcarePhysician practices are facing competition from new sources, but they can take some lessons from companies such as Amazon and Southwest Airlines, according to two optometrists. Healthcare providers can learn from big business about how to stay ahead of the […]
April 20, 2017
Via: FierceHealthcareEffective healthcare leaders are constantly evolving their approach to leadership, molding their style and learning on the job. Leaders that are most inspirational often embody a mix of both a competent managerial style and certain personal traits, which makes them easy […]
March 10, 2017
Via: FierceHealthcareAs the healthcare industry faces uncertain regulatory change, PwC said payers must find a new way to do business in order to keep costs low and better serve enrollees. Through a survey of health insurance executives, healthcare leaders and American […]
February 1, 2017
Via: FierceHealthcareDoctors may spend up to three times as much time with computers as they do with patients, according to new research. The study, conducted at a Swiss hospital, found that residents at the facility spent nearly half their day on […]
December 14, 2016
Via: FierceHealthcareIf there’s one thing that healthcare leaders can agree on, it’s that physician burnout is a major problem. For the first time since NEJM Catalyst began surveying members of its Insights Council, there was overwhelming agreement on an issue, according […]
November 3, 2016
Via: FierceHealthcareThe industry-wide movement from volume- to value-based care and alternative payment models will require organizations to find new ways to increase productivity. “Increasing productivity is a survival skill in healthcare today,” writes healthcare futurist Joe Flower in a post for […]
September 30, 2016
Via: FierceHealthcareOne of the many challenges facing today’s healthcare strategists involves convincing the C-suite and leadership teams, as well as the entire organization, to implement a new strategy. Even when the new idea is supported by abundant data and there are […]