By Sarianne Gruber – A fundamental concern is how our healthcare system will adapt to meet the needs of seniors to bring this goal to fruition. This year the d.Health Summit set out to address barriers, such as antiquated reimbursement and licensing policies, with global healthcare leaders as their shared their own “disrupting healthcare” stories.
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By Sarianne Gruber – Consolidated Health Services would agree that to stay financially healthy – especially when it comes to preventing denials, means investing in a better technology solution for receivables management. I had the opportunity to interview Don Hoskins, Revenue Cycle Support Manager from Consolidated Health Services and learn about the challenges.
By Sarianne Gruber – Today’s health care leaders are also the emissaries for bringing new technology, coupled with the demand for improving health delivery makes this a critical role. At this month’s NYC Healthcare Business Leaders forum, Laurel Pickering, President and CEO of the Northeast Business Group on Health, moderated a distinguished panel of Population Health solution experts.
By Sarianne Gruber – Laurel Pickering, President and CEO of the Northeast Business Group on Health, introduced a “bold and audacious” initiative to close the gaps in health care, and it starts with a primary care transformation plan for New York State.
By Sarianne Gruber – At the start of this month, Robert Wood Johnson Health System and Barnabas Health publicly announced its merger – one that will cover 5 million people or more than half of the state’s population spanning from Ocean County in the south to Hudson County in the north and Somerset in west.
By Sarianne Gruber – The prize is $1 million dollars. The challenge is a 100% accurate universal Patient ID. Designed as a crowd sourcing competition, innovators from around the world are invited to submit a solution. CHIME, a professional organization for Chief Information Officers and other senior healthcare IT leaders, held a press conference to officially launch the competition.
By Sarianne Gruber – Identifying appropriate KPIs in healthcare is not a trivial task. And when it relates to improving healthcare quality and operational performance, few tasks are as important. KPIs are often confused with general metrics just because you can measure them – although there is a very important distinction.
By Sarianne Gruber – The Fifth Annual New York eHealth Collaborative Gala & PATH Awards celebrated a well-deserved cause –delivering better healthcare for all New Yorkers. For the fifth consecutive year, the NYeC has been recognizing and honoring the achievements and innovations of “transformative pioneers who changed the landscape of healthcare delivery in New York in the field of health information technology.”
By Sarianne Gruber – Population Health Management strives for health providers to care for their patients with the overarching goal of improving quality outcomes, coupled with lower costs. Healthcare reform expects the inclusion of all associated costs of care and treatment for a comprehensive analysis as a means to reduce the per capita cost of healthcare.