By Chris Syverson – Self-insured employers are in the driver’s seat for health benefit plan design. And in many ways, the GTMRx Institute’s Employer Toolkit provides a roadmap for them to achieve the dual goals they try to balance every day: patient experience and return on investment.
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Hospital and health system peers from across the nation gathered for the quarterly CereCore CIO Cohort discussion led by Peyman Zand, Vice President of Advisory Services at CereCore. The topic for the group is a popular one: IT Optimization and the unique challenges it presents in healthcare.
By Robert DiFalco – If there’s one thing patients haven’t missed about the healthcare experience during the pandemic, it’s the waiting room. The widespread use of telehealth–including video calls, asynchronous care, or secure messaging exchanges between providers and patients–has meant fewer trips to the doctor’s office and less time idly looking through magazines in the waiting room.
By Sarah Kwon – Soon, Apple announced recently, it will enable doctors to monitor health data from their patients’ phones and watches between visits, part of the push into health care that Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO, has declared will constitute the company’s greatest contribution to mankind.
By Derek Jones – For the longest time, healthcare facilities had been slow to adopt digital technology. A significant factor in this delay was anxiety regarding costs and privacy risks. This has, however, changed as there is currently a global digital transformation taking over the sector.
By Greg Miller – COVID-19 delivered an unambiguous message last year to healthcare providers: Digital transformation can no longer be delayed. Providers heard that message loud and clear.
By Alejandro Sangiovanni – Healthcare’s heavy reliance on clipboards, signatures, and plastic ID cards can cause significant frustrations for patients and providers including incorrect patient matching, medical errors, repeated services, and poor communication. Today’s consumers demand convenience.
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By Eric Gombrich – Why are youth willing to share everything on Instagram and SnapChat, or even post videos and Tik-Toks that might be as personal as sexual activity, yet they won’t give truthful answers to doctors, nurses, and educators when asked?