“We shall have no better conditions in the future if we are satisfied with all those which we have at present.” ― Thomas A. Edison
Category: Care Coordination
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Prince George’s Health Alliance & Health Department Address SDOH, Improve Public Health
HealthEC customer Prince George’s Health Alliance was recently interviewed by Healthcare Innovation regarding their collaboration with the Prince George’s County Health Department. In a community-wide effort around social determinants of health (SDOH), the two organizations are working together to improve public health, reduce hospital visits and cut hospital charges per patient from $18,929 to only...
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Senior Isolation During COVID-19 and What Healthcare Should Do About It
I recently authored an article for HITConsultant.net about the challenges facing our nation’s seniors during COVID-19. Senior isolation is a health risk affecting at least one quarter of seniors over 65. Social isolation is a risk factor for poor aging outcomes, including cognitive decline, depression, anxiety, Alzheimer’s disease, obesity, hypertension, heart disease, impaired immune function,...
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Expanding High-Acuity Clinical Care in the Community
Healthcare has been forced to stretch their muscles during the COVID-19 pandemic. For both safety and efficiency, providers must be creative in caring for a growing patient population. After reading CMS’ recent announcement of the Acute Hospital Care at Home program, it is clear that clinical care will continue to expand beyond the four-walls of...
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HealthEC CIO Sita Kapoor Discusses Actionable Data’s Role in Clinical Intervention
Dr. Nick van Terheyden, host of HealthcareNOW Radio show The Incrementalist, recently sat down with HealthEC CIO and Chief Data Scientist, Sita Kapoor, to discuss high-volume data processing in healthcare and the role of artificial intelligence in delivering clinically actionable insights to caregivers.
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Behavioral Health: Looking Back at Open Minds Performance Management Institute
While the world of physical medicine has seen a steady progression in the development and adoption of value-based care models and payer contracts, behavioral health has been on a slower road to adoption. At the 2020 Open Minds Performance Management Institute earlier this month, payers, providers, and vendors convened to discuss a number of topics...
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Health Plans, Mobile Applications, and Closing the Referral Loop
In my last blog, I talked about the communication gaps between primary care providers and specialists when it comes to referrals, the need for healthcare IT vendors to close this referral loop, and HealthEC’s success in already doing so.
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The Social Determinants of Health – More Than Just Buzzwords
While the introduction of the proposed Medicaid Fiscal Accountability Rule (CMS-2393-P) grabbed headlines at last week’s National Association of Medicaid Directors (NAMD) Fall Conference, discussions about social determinants of health could also be considered front-page news.
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Closed Loop Keeps Primary Care Providers and Specialists on the Same Page
As a patient, have you ever felt a bit confused about next steps after your primary care provider (PCP) refers you to a specialist?
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Innovation Give Vendors the Opportunity to Prove in Healthcare Market
Remember when the doctor dusted off a paper copy of your medical record ahead of an office visit? While the days of medical record isolation are long gone, data remains a critical part of today’s healthcare market.
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