Did ya hear the news? No worries if you haven’t, we’ll fill you in. Agility® is hosting its first ever Client Summit, September 15, 2019, at the Arizona Biltmore, A Waldorf Astoria Resort, in Phoenix, AZ. If you use Agility® in any capacity, this Summit is for you. Whether you just started using it or […]
Preparing for the flu: How employers can organize and support a healthy flu season
The flu season is here already and we need to be prepared for it. According to the CDC, the 2017-2018 flu season (roughly beginning October 2017, peaking in February and ending around May 2018) was a high-severity season, which saw high emergency room and outpatient visits for flu-like illness. From October 2017 to April 2018, […]
Cybersecurity and how Net Health protects data
Our daily lives and the internet are intertwined. We communicate, pay bills, book trips, and purchase items, all using the internet. Technology has advanced so much in the past few decades, that these practices have become standard fare, and with that, are generally accepted without questioning the mechanics or what’s happening behind the curtain. As […]
“Proper” R-E-S-P-E-C-T
I was first introduced to Aretha Franklin while listening to the motion picture soundtrack for the 1980s hit, The Big Chill. That led me to explore more of her music and it was the powerful vocals in her signature song, Respect, that really seduced me. Originally, a minor hit by Otis Reading, Aretha Franklin’s new […]
Benefits of Cloud Based Services in Healthcare
Exploring the cloud’s strategic benefits Healthcare organizations traditionally are cautious in their approach to new technologies. With good reason, of course. Healthcare IT supports a mission that leaves no room for error. And as cloud computing has emerged in recent years as a cost-effective alternative to expensive data warehouses, healthcare was not an early adopter. […]
Here’s What the Numbers Say: IBM Watson Top 100 Hospitals
IBM Watson released its Top 100 Hospitals of 2018 in May, evaluating 2,785 hospitals across the United States. The annual study looks for top-performing hospitals in the U.S. based on a balanced scorecard evaluating ‘publicly available clinical, operational, and patient satisfaction metrics and data’. The metrics include analysis of key performance measures including better survival […]
Benefits of Modular Certification
Heard of MIPS? The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) is one of two tracks under the Quality Payment Program, which seeks to combine and streamline existing compliance programs with a goal of easing clinical burden while promoting quality care. In most cases, providers serving in Employee Health and Occupational Medicine don’t qualify to participate (click […]
Happy National Nurses & Hospitals Week!
We want to thank and congratulate the entire nurse community for the work that they do. Nursing was rated the most honest and ethical profession for the past 16 years, and that is something to take pride in. Nurses make a huge contribution to the general health and wellness of our communities, and that commitment […]
Why MIPS Might Not Matter to You
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) is one of the two tracks offered under the Quality Payment Program for Medicare that seeks to combine and streamline existing compliance programs with a goal of easing clinical burden while promoting quality care. However, not everyone is qualified to participate in this program. Answer the questions below for […]
Connecting Helps to Build Community
Twice a year at Net Health we participate in a ritual observed by the whole company. New friendships emerge; old acquaintances reunite. Laughs are shared and occasionally a tear is shed. We talk about our purpose, our customers’ success, and the patients they serve. We collectively hit the pause button to create space for ideas, […]