Care Management

Improving Care Quality with New Data Aggregator Validation Program

by Erin McNemar, MPA

The National Committee of Quality Assurance (NCQA) has launched a new Data Aggregator Validation program that will assist in ensuring the validity of clinical data used for quality reporting. The new...

Over 50% of Leaders Underwhelmed by Population Health Management Tech

by Jessica Kent

Fifty-six percent of healthcare leaders say their current population health management solution doesn’t meet their needs, according to a survey from Persivia and commissioned by Sage Growth...

Leveraging AI for COVID-19 Outreach, Population Health Management

by Jessica Kent

In the time since the COVID-19 outbreak has escalated to a full-blown global pandemic, buzzwords like artificial intelligence, population health management, and the social determinants of health have...

Population Health Vendors Lack Sufficient Care Management Offerings

by Jessica Kent

While many healthcare organizations are able to perform data tasks associated with population health management, vendors are struggling to deliver more advanced solutions for improved care management,...

Geographic Data Analytics Identifies Health System Leakage Patterns

by Jessica Kent

Health systems with incomplete patient records can use geographic data to identify patients who may be receiving care at external organizations, which could improve care management and reduce system...

Real-Time ADT, PDMP Alerts Support Population Health in Rhode Island

by Jennifer Bresnick

A statewide health information exchange (HIE) program in Rhode Island is helping to coordinate care and improve population health management through real-time admission, discharge, and transfer (ADT)...

Cigna Targets Data Analytics Innovation with $250M Venture Fund

by Jennifer Bresnick

Cigna is planning to invest $250 million dollars in a new venture fund that will foster innovations around big data analytics, digital health strategies, and care management improvements. The new...

Predictive Analytics, Care Management Combine for Value-Based Care

by Jennifer Bresnick

Healthcare organizations shifting away from fee-for-service, encounter-based care models often find themselves adding traditionally non-billable services to their care management repertoires in an...

How Care Management, Care Coordination Differ in Health IT

by Jennifer Bresnick

The terms “care management” and “care coordination” are starting to take on slightly different flavors in the health IT world as software companies create new offerings for the...