In our first installment of You Down with IOT, we defined the internet of things (IoT) and its application in healthcare. If you are reading about IoT for the first time, IoT are internet connected devices which include: wearables, mHealth applications, home monitoring devices, implants, mobile/tablet devices and skin sensors. You Down with IOT Part … Read More
In our first installment of You Down with IOT, we defined the internet of things (IoT) and its application in healthcare. If you are reading about IoT for the first time, IoT are internet connected devices which include: wearables, mHealth applications, home monitoring devices, implants, mobile/tablet devices and skin sensors. The IoT has the power … Read More
Since the enactment of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) passed, pricing transparency has been a hot topic in state legislature. Many states have passed laws regarding pricing transparency in healthcare. If you are interested in what laws are enacted in your state, you can click here for a complete detailed list of … Read More
Driving innovation in healthcare can be challenging and is often driven by legal or regulatory reform. So, when a breakthrough in technology happens, healthcare is rarely the first to adopt that new technology. When designing technology tools for healthcare professionals and organizations, we keep this in mind and often look to other industries and the … Read More
Did you know that despite the shift to value-based reimbursements and patient-centered care that fewer than 20% of hospitals use Patient Reported Outcomes (PROs)? PROs are already a key component in the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) in outpatient, but there has been greater resistance to implementing PROs in the inpatient space. A Health Catalyst … Read More
The shift from fee-for-service to value-based care is creating new market opportunities and major healthcare organizations are seizing those opportunities. In a previous article, we discussed the market implications of the CVS-Aetna merger. This merger promises to be one of many as healthcare organizations scramble to align organizational priorities with the shift to value-based care. … Read More
