Information Technology
The most vexing problem in IT
The inability to share records stymies efforts to improve the health system
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ARTICLES
Cybersecurity
How Hospitals Can Prepare for Inevitable Breaches of Patient Data
It's time to step up the battle against cunning and relentless data thieves.
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Population Health
The Cost of Value-based Care
The EHR alone can’t support population health, so prepare to keep investing in IT.
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Population Health
The Path to Lower Readmissions Lies in Patient Support
To reduce readmissions, hospitals connect high-risk populations with creative, life-changing services.
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C-suite in Transition
Leadership Assessment and Competencies
As hospitals and health systems continue to navigate the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, one important tool often goes overlooked. Human resources can play a vital role in developing organizational strategy and building an engaged workf...
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C-suite in Transition
Leadership Assessment and Competencies
The shift toward value-based care and population health requires new competencies and skill sets in the C-suite.
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C-suite in Transition
The Importance of Physician Leadership
As the hospital field tackles clinical integration, population health and performance improvement, it needs physician leadership to reach its goals.
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Sunk Costs, Contracts and Meaningful Use
When hospitals or health systems merge or form a partnership , deciding which EHR and other IT systems to use raises questions about support costs, contract length and meeting meaningful use criteria.
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Information Technology
IT Dilemmas of the Newly Merged
Hospitals that have recently partnered, affiliated or merged have a tough decision to make about integrating or interfacing information technology.
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C-suite in Transition
Proven Leaders, Uncommon Backgrounds
A seasoned executive from an industry that has experienced fundamental change can be a savvy choice for health care leadership.
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Population Health
Who is Accountable for this Patient?
Attribution, the process of assigning patients to physicians in population health programs, aims to answer that question
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The Engine that Powers Population Health
The attribution process can empower primary care physicians and drive team-based care.
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What Makes a CIN a Win for Physicians?
In recruiting physicians for a clinically integrated network, leaders must stress improvement goals as well as benefits.
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Physicians
The Unique Challenges of a Clinically Integrated Network
Clinically integrated networks represent the next leap forward in patient care.
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Sharing the Wealth of Knowledge
Renowned medical centers share best practices so community hospitals can delivery world-class care locally
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Cover Story
Partners in Clinical Excellence
Community hospitals tap into top-quality expertise while nationally renowned organizations expand their reach.
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To Convince Patients, First Convince Physicians
Today's drive to reduce unnecessary care hinges on a new understanding of value
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Cover Story
Is It Worth the Risk?
With safety and expense top of mind, hospitals are urged to rethink the use of common treatments and tests.
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Collaborating to Cut Costs
Working together in regional alliances, independent hospitals are using shared information technology to target unnecessary costs and improve quality.
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Strategic IT Alliances
Independent hospitals tap into the benefits of scale by forming regional coalitions
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