Value-based Care

How a Unified Big Data Infrastructure Can Boost Population Health

by Jessica Kent

For organizations seeking to improve their population health management capabilities, big data is a critical part of the journey. Gathering information from different sources – such as claims,...

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...

Real-time Data Improves Care Coordination, Value-Based Care

by Emily Sokol, MPH

At Allegheny Health Network, providers use real-time data and analytics to follow patients throughout the healthcare system, a big step towards successful care coordination and value-based...

One-Third of Young Providers Overwhelmed by Patient Data, Analytics

by Jessica Kent

Thirty-five percent of younger healthcare professionals are overwhelmed by digital patient data or are unsure about how to use patient data and analytics to inform care, according to a global survey...

Providing Holistic Preventive Health with Advanced Primary Care

by Emily Sokol, MPH

Primary care has the potential to transform the healthcare industry by improving patient outcomes and reducing overall spend on healthcare services. Study after study shows that value-based care, population health management, chronic...

CVS Health Announces Precision Medicine Program for Oncology

by Jessica Kent

CVS Health has launched Transform Oncology Care, a precision medicine program that uses genomics at the point-of-prescribing to help patients start on the best treatment faster. The program will also...

ACS, HBS Partnership to Address Value-Based Care, Reduce Costs

by Emily Sokol, MPH

The American College of Surgeons (ACS) and Harvard Business School (HBS) announced a value-based care partnership aimed at improving quality care while reducing costs. The duo’s primary goal is...

Optum, John Muir Health Use Data Analytics to Improve Patient Care

by Jessica Kent

Optum and John Muir Health have announced a comprehensive new partnership that will focus on using data analytics to help John Muir Health improve patient care and further advance its clinical and...

Strategies for Collecting High-Quality Patient-Reported Outcomes

by Emily Sokol, MPH

Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) are direct reports from patients about their health, quality of life, functional status, and goals of care. The healthcare industry is placing an increased focus on...

Social Determinants, Consumerism Become Focus for Healthcare

by Jennifer Bresnick

2019 is shaping up to be a turbulent year for the healthcare industry as internal and external forces combine to put pressure on the status quo, according to a new survey from Change Healthcare and the...

New York HIE Supports Population Health, Clinical Data Quality

by Jessica Kent

HEALTHeLINK, the health information exchange (HIE) of Western New York, is continuing its efforts to improve population health, streamline clinical workflows, and boost data quality in the communities...

Nearly 80% of Execs See ROI from Clinical Surveillance Tools

by Jessica Kent

Healthcare executives are generally seeing a return on investment (ROI) from their clinical surveillance tools, revealed a survey conducted by Sage Growth Partners (SGP) and commissioned by...

Over 95% of Healthcare CFOs Doubt Their Data Analytics Abilities

by Jessica Kent

Ninety-six percent of healthcare chief financial officers (CFOs) think that their organizations need to do more to leverage financial and operational data analytics, according to a report from Kaufman...

Value-Based Hospitals More Likely to Adopt Population Health Tools

by Jessica Kent

Hospitals participating in value-based care models are investing more than their peers in health IT solutions to help support population health management, data analytics, and care coordination...

Social Determinants of Health, Value-Based Care Key for Medicaid Success

by Jessica Kent

Value-based care incentives and broader collaborations to address the social determinants of health will be required to reduce spending and improve outcomes for Medicaid beneficiaries, according...

NCQA Launches Two New Population Health Management Programs

by Jessica Kent

The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) has launched two new population health management programs designed to assess and support organizations as they deliver holistic patient...

Less Than 50% of Healthcare CIOs Have Strong Trust in their Data

by Jessica Kent

Healthcare CIOs reported a lack of strong trust in their data and low levels of self-service for making data-driven decisions, research from Dimensional Insight revealed. The organization surveyed 85...

Are Pending ONC Health Data Blocking Rules More or Less a Moot Point?

by Jennifer Bresnick

Any day now, the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) will announce its proposed rule to combat the threat of data blocking – also known as information blocking – in accordance with...