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...
Disastrous HIPAA Violation Cases: The 5 Biggest of 2022
It’s been about 27 years since the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) established the Healthcare Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) as the national standard for securely managing health information. As technology continues to serve as a...
The Importance of HIPAA-Compliant Texting for a Healthcare Payer
Health insurance remains one of the lowest-rated industries in terms of consumer satisfaction. That’s nothing new. What is different is that these payers are seemingly beginning to understand the importance of increasing and improving their digital presence for...
The Importance of Enhancing Medication Adherence
Are you one of the 70 percent of Americans who take at least one medication daily? If so, then there’s a 50 percent chance you’re also one of the ones who don’t take it as prescribed. More than 131 million adults in the United States use prescription medication, and...
The Advantages of Digital Health for Federally Qualified Health Centers
Most Americans are familiar with hospitals and health systems. Even if they live in a rural part of the United States, they probably have a provider who’s linked to a bigger healthcare system in a more urban setting. A type of healthcare provider organization fewer...
Nurse’s Note with Lisa: How Payers Can Best Utilize Population Health Management
Unless you haven’t read any news over the past few years about healthcare, you’ve undoubtedly come across many pieces about top industry trends. Most publications list population health. Why has population health so seemingly quickly been catapulted to the forefront?...
4 Optimal Ways to Use Predictive Analytics for Healthcare
Predicting the future is impossible. Otherwise, we wouldn’t need meteorologists, and more people would win the lottery. There are tools, however, that can be utilized to help forecast trends — as long as enough accurate and reliable data is available. One such...
How Digital Tools Can Be Used to Promote Value-Based Care
You get what you pay for. You’ve probably heard that phrase many times throughout your life. Although it’s true for many products and even some services, healthcare is certainly an exception. Paying more for healthcare doesn’t mean you’re going to receive a higher...
2 Primary Digital Population Health Trends Coming in 2023
Buzzwords are prevalent in the healthcare industry. Each year, there are new words and phrases that dominate discussions by healthcare leaders, administrators, experts, providers and other professionals. For example, a couple years ago, “artificial intelligence”...
Guidelines for Successful Patient Outreach: Dos and Don’ts
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in many changes in how the world works, especially in the healthcare industry. It’s a time of great stress and uncertainty - for both healthcare providers and patients. Even though many guidelines that were enacted at the beginning...
Improve Patient Outcomes
Patient outcomes are achieved by improving the quality of care, operational efficiency, and patient satisfaction. But what exactly are patient outcomes and what are health outcomes measurements? In this article, we discuss both and the impact for medical practices...
