Population Health
Big Data genius bar: End the EHR oligopoly, bring joy back to medicine and over-invest in data gove…
Panelists at the HIMSS and Healthcare IT News Big Data and Healthcare Analytics Forum shared advice about engaging clinicians and patients, persuading the C-suite to support analytics investments, bridging the gap between IT and business, and more.
First the industry must unhook its terrestrial addiction to fee-for-service models.
Peggy Chou shares the journey Atrius Health took in improving the risk adjustment on its value-based reimbursement contracts. Starting with a deep analysis of its existing EHR data, Atrius began a process that included clinicians, finance and IT staff members. Ultimately, the team was able to improve Atrius' ability to document at-risk members of the population. This led to procedures for reaching out to patients with chronic conditions and an improvement in the risk adjustment for the health status of its population.
Lewis will also serve as CEO of Ascension Information Services, the hospital’s IT arm.
By analyzing data from payer claims and its own referral-management tracking system, Lawrence General Hospital was able to engage clinicians in strategies for improving care retention.
Predictive analytics are not going to be perfect. But that’s okay. Experts explain the sweet spot to target today.
Benson Hsu, MD, vice president of data and analytics at Sanford Health, explains how sharing data with 'smart people' from outside the health system has led to some innovative applications for population health management.
As part of the formal alliance announced Friday, ASU will build a 150,000-square-foot facility to house Mayo's new medical school and innovation center.
Richard Finley, MD, director of medical analytics at University of Mississippi Medical Center, talks about how the health system tackles risk stratification for remote monitoring.
Peter Embi, MD, an internationally recognized expert in biomedical informatics, will leave his post as interim chair of the Department of Biomedical Informatics and associate dean for research informatics at Ohio State University’s College of Medicine, to join Regenstrief Institute as CEO.