If you’ve had a serious medical issue, you’ve likely been referred to a specialist, even while you continue to see your primary care physician. Depending on your health, you might be seeing many doctors at a time. How does using…
How do patients choose health care providers? This is a key question for many health care professionals and one that has a wide range of answers. A study conducted this summer by the Health Industry Distributors Association (HIDA) found that,…
Throughout history, industries have been disrupted by new technology. From telephones to radios to televisions, professionals across sectors have had to adapt to survive and thrive. Some of the disruption in healthcare today include wearable devices, on-demand services, artificial intelligence and…
Laboratories need to ensure they are meeting the various regulations placed on them, ranging from maintaining data integrity through safely conducting all work performed in the laboratory. With so many regulations to follow, and so many agencies to comply with,…
Wouldn’t it be great to have unlimited resources to improve patient quality of care? Sure, but that’s not a reality for most. Fortunately, it doesn’t require major funding or every new technology to take good care of patients.
Amidst political uncertainty, a shortage of healthcare workers, value-based physician payments and growing patient consumerism, a deepened need for healthcare efficiencies has emerged. Fortunately, promising technological advances are stepping up to the challenge. In this post, we’ll talk about some…
IBM’s supercomputer, Watson, broke into mainstream media in 2011 when it soundly beat two humans on Jeopardy! With that win under its belt, Watson went to medical school and studied medical data, learning to diagnose patients by scanning exam books and electronic health records. Since then, Watson has spent time with medical experts and completed its residency in 2013. As the supercomputer is now available for a variety of services, some healthcare executives predict Watson will be the next game changer in value-based care.
CARMEL, IN (January 2016) – PolicyStat LLC, (www.policystat.com) the leading provider of policy lifecycle management solutions for healthcare organizations, is pleased to announce its fiscal year 2015 results. PolicyStat continued its tradition of solid revenue growth in 2015, continuing the…
Corporate culture is getting a lot of attention these days, especially since it drives health care quality and overall financial returns. In fact, less than half (44 percent) of the U.S. hospital workforce is highly engaged, according to the results…
Carmel, Indiana August 24, 2015 PolicyStat LLC, (http://www.policystat.com) the leading provider of policy lifecycle management solutions for healthcare organizations, is pleased to announce its second quarter results. The second quarter of 2015 continued PolicyStat’s string of consecutive quarters with growing…