Analytics is a prerequisite for all of the major initiatives currently underway to address value-based care. A new survey of senior information technology executives at some of the nation’s largest health systems reveals that their top priority for IT infrastructure investment is analytics – a technology that is central to achieving the systematic quality improvements […]
Retailers are using omnichannel to create a seamless shopping experience for consumers – and drive customer retention and revenue growth. Seventy percent of retailers say they have adopted an omnichannel strategy to link shoppers’ in-store experiences with e-commerce, mobile and social media platforms. The strategy is meant to create a seamless shopping experience for the […]
Congratulations to Boston-based patient engagement and care management company Wellframe on raising $8.5 million. Wellframe’s platform includes a web-based clinician dashboard and a patient-facing mobile app, which is available for Apple and Android devices. The offering includes two-way, HIPAA compliant messaging and a care plan that the company says aims to amplify, not replace, therapeutic […]
In our last post, we spoke of efforts to define effective quality metrics, yet that is only half the battle. Once physicians have collected data on the care they provide, they need to be able to run advanced analytics on that data in order to get any useful information. On this count, providers have yet […]
Better quality measures, analytics are needed for the effective development of ACO models. Providers are rapidly transitioning to accountable care models, but without better quality measures, these plans may have limited success. Many payers and providers have high hopes for the ongoing, industry-wide transition to pay-for-performance models, but poorly defined quality metrics and a lack […]
WASHINGTON, DC — Patriot Labs Health, a leading provider of technology and business consulting services, is conducting a series of webinars aimed at introducing the Integrated Population Health Management (PHM) Evaluation Framework. Upcoming Webinar Dates Wednesday, September 17, 2014 – 1:00 p.m. EST Tuesday, September 23, 2014 – 1:00 p.m. EST Wednesday, October 1, 2014 […]