The Payer Approach to Population Health Management
There are roughly 900 health insurance companies in the United States. The five most popular payers — UnitedHealth Group, Anthem, Kaiser Permanente, Ambetter and Humana — comprise 50 percent of health insurance enrollment. Although they vary by size and the number of...
The Mental Health Care Dilemma and the Role of Technology in Improving Access to Treatment
The shortage of physicians in the United States is no secret. The U.S. faces a projected shortage of between 37,800 and 124,000 physicians by 2034. And, the Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker reports that only 12 percent of U.S. doctors are generalists. The shortage...
How Promoting Health Literacy Has the Potential To Improve Patient Outcomes
Healthcare information, from medication commercials listing numerous possible side effects to educational material handed out by physicians, pervades the lives of many Americans. Even when the information is helpful instead of purely promotional, nearly half of all...
Utilizing Healthcare Technology to Promote Patient-Centered Care
Healthcare technology plays an important part in patient-centered care, especially as an increasing number of individuals prefer to communicate with their provider through digital health.
Healthcare Consumerism: The Importance of Meeting Empowered Patients’ Preferences
Consumers increasingly demand the convenience and transparency they have come to expect in other industries. They know what they want, and they want it now!
How Healthcare Providers Can Make Improving Patient Outcomes A Priority
Focusing on and measuring patient outcomes results in myriad advantages, especially as consumers continue to take more of an active role in their care.
Prioritizing HIPAA Rules For Provider Text Messaging
Fifty-three phone calls per day — that’s the average for most healthcare providers. These calls typically take a minimum of two minutes, meaning practice staff spend nearly one-quarter of their workday on the phone with patients. Text messages, however, are sent...
Top 10 Innovative Solutions from Epic’s Connection Hub
Earlier this year, Epic launched its new Connection Hub, a place for vendors to share their ability to interoperate with the company’s software. Now boasting more than 500 apps, this repository replaced the App Orchard, which was established in 2017 but is undergoing...
5 Best Practices for Ensuring HIPAA Compliance with Text Messaging
Once every two minutes and 43 seconds. No, that’s not how many times toddlers ask a question. It’s how often the average American reaches for his or her smartphone. Text messaging has become the preferred method of communication for many individuals, so much so that...
Are You Ready for the New TCPA Rules?
Are You Ready for the New TCPA Rules? In less than two months, new rules for the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) will go into effect. For healthcare providers, that means knowing how to comply with them — or risk costly penalties. What is the TCPA? It was...
Essential Components of a Successful Population Health Management Program
With the United States having the highest healthcare expenditures of any high-income nation, you’d assume the country also has the best health outcomes. Unfortunately, you’d be wrong. Even though the U.S. spends more than $4 trillion annually — almost 18 percent of...
The Pros and Cons of Telehealth
It’s been about two years since the use of telehealth skyrocketed in the United States, fueled by the COVID-19 pandemic. In just the first quarter of 2020, there was a 154 percent increase in these virtual visits. The utilization of telehealth has continued in the...
