As the healthcare industry changes, particularly driven by technological innovation, it’s imperative that forward-thinking healthcare providers stay up to speed. And staying up to speed doesn’t just refer to knowing what’s going on, but it also implies a sense of duty for CIOs and others in the C-suite to evaluate and implement the worthwhile opportunities….
It’s certainly an exciting time to be a healthcare CIO, and an even more exciting time just to be alive. As we start to see the growth and adoption of new technology, big data, artificial intelligence (AI), and machine learning, the entire landscape of how we treat and meet the needs of patients is changing….
Over the past few years, the buzz in the healthcare industry has been the idea of utilizing artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to augment the quality of care for patients and the efficiency of operations for providers. And for many thought leaders at the forefront, AI in healthcare means more than just algorithms—it means…
As healthcare analytics continue shifting from descriptive (the past and the now) in nature to predictive (the future), it’s becoming more and more important that common data collection and analysis challenges are addressed and resolved. Why? Two reasons. Number one—predictive analytics are poised to drive integral parts of the clinical decision-making process. Things like helping…
By Dr. Nathan Gause – Assistant Professor of Medicine/Orthopedic Surgeon at Univ. of Missouri Healthcare (Former CMIO at Great River Medical Center) Change brings challenges. Currently, one of the biggest ongoing changes in healthcare at all levels is the influx of data and the growth of interest in predictive analytics. Yet, the arduous task of…
Recently, the healthcare community as a whole saw an explosion in the availability and accessibility of data. Whether you work at the C-level, in finance, IT, or as a clinician on the line, the prevalence of data has created plenty of opportunities, discussions, and challenges requiring attention. In a recent webinar entitled The Modern Healthcare…
TA Senior VP Kevin Keenahan in a podcast discusses the company’s focus, challenges and future It was watching a wet-to-dry dressing change at The Johns Hopkins Hospital nearly a decade ago that convinced Kevin Keenahan, a biomedical engineering graduate student, that information technology could play a key role in improving wound care for both patients…
Initial results from last summer and latest data in Physical Therapy Journal making case for ongoing role Last year, physical therapists (PTs) experienced a 34% reduction in Medicare Part B payments1 as a result of decreases in utilization of their services during the pandemic. The use of telehealth – and the corresponding increase in payments…
An effective analytics provider promises to bring novel data sets and insights to the table, optimize workflows, build efficient processes, and deliver superior financial returns in evolving value-based payment models. The Challenge for Buyers The “analytics” is a complex, nebulous family of functionality and the marketing noise surrounding many applications these days can be extremely…
“This acquisition will be a quantum leap towards consistent, automated wound outcomes available across every care setting in the country.”