Quality and Safety

Healthcare Analytics

Evolution of Healthcare Analytics 

Healthcare analytics is the process of aggregating and evaluating current and historical industry data to predict trends, improve outreach, and better manage […]

CMS Star Rating Changes

CMS Changes to 2021 & 2022 Star Ratings Data Calculations

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced it will “put patients over paperwork to provide temporary relief from many paperwork, […]

Data Review

3 Keys To Developing A Data Quality Strategy You Can Really Trust

What good is collecting endless buckets of data if you can’t trust it?  Many organizations are finding themselves in that exact situation. […]

Three reasons telemedicine will grow in 2017

6 things keeping CIOs up at night

CIOs are acutely aware of the security complications medical devices and telehealth bring. “Last month, LexisNexis brought together 30 high-level executives, most […]

Predictive analytics can spot patients not taking their medicine

While the U.S. spends billions of dollars developing new therapeutics, those investments won’t do much good if the drugs aren’t taken as […]

5 trends in Healthcare Analytics for 2018

In a recent white paper, Tableau outlines significant trends in healthcare analytics for 2018. “Leaders of The demand for higher quality care […]

Does Blockchain Have A Place In Healthcare?

Quality Payment Program needs more technical assistance, oversight, OIG finds

A new report by HHS’ Office of Inspector General gives CMS points for making significant efforts to implement the Quality Payment Program […]

Health systems’ IT priorities for 2018: Cybersecurity technologies, patient-generated data

Many major health systems plan to invest in improved cybersecurity technologies next year. “Cybersecurity improvements are top of mind for health IT […]

Doctors spend too much time on EHRs? Most patients don’t think so

But only half of consumers think EHRs make healthcare safer, according to a new survey by HealtheLink. Given all the hue and […]

Automated telemedicine is coming, for everyone

How are you feeling, About automated telemedicine? “When people without health insurance experience suspicious symptoms, they often rely on an internet search […]