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Process improvement is a critical component of any successful healthcare organization. It can help to streamline operations, improve patient care, and reduce costs. However, implementing process improvement can be difficult – especially in a complex and highly regulated industry like healthcare. Patient engagement platforms with predictive analysis, automated processes, and other digital tools can help […]

As we close out the first quarter of 2022, we want to share some of the new and updated health equity resources that are helping us understand and address health equity. This is not an exhaustive list. It encompasses the links and data that we have found helpful in the work that we do at […]

An Impact Study for Hospitals and Practices Upended by a nursing labor crisis that does not show signs of abating, providers are looking to lay navigation as an effective solution to patient health outcomes and management. Healthcare’s Chronic Condition—Nurse Staffing The constant drone about pandemic-related staffing shortages has reached a kind of banality within the […]

Scheduling patient appointments is one of the important aspects of running a medical office. If you need an efficient system for scheduling appointments, you can easily find yourself overwhelmed with patients and behind on your schedule. In hospitals, the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) survey can provide valuable feedback and insights […]

With new COVID-19 variants driving up rates of ER and inpatient utilization, hospitals are trying to adjust. Some of the problems are the same: lack of PPE, misinformation, and bed shortages. But this wave has some unique characteristics that make it more challenging. The availability of the vaccine and the behavior of the delta variant […]

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services plans to roll out the Radiation Oncology Model (ROM) in January 2022, which will cover radiotherapy episodes of care. Participation is mandatory in select zip codes—you can access the current list here—and will cover physician group practices, hospital outpatient departments, and freestanding radiation therapy centers. To help providers […]

The agreement will provide Vizient’s diverse member base contracted pricing for leading technology-enabled, comprehensive care guidance Birmingham, AL (July 20, 2021): Guideway Care (Guideway), a leader in technology-enabled care guidance services that extend beyond mere navigation, announced the launch of a multi-year agreement with Vizient, Inc. (Vizient). Vizient is the largest member-driven performance improvement company […]

As an industry, we agree that COVID-19 has made an indelible impact on how we practice healthcare in the United States. The virus’s influence is apparent in those industry segments that treat the most complex and vulnerable patient populations, with cancer serving as a palpable embodiment of COVID-19’s effects. Three significant trends in cancer care […]

In July 2020, the COVID-19 Health Disparities Action Act of 2020 was introduced to Congress to help address the inequality in outcomes impacting minority populations. But the hard work of closing care gaps is still left to nurses. In July 2020, the COVID-19 Health Disparities Action Act of 2020 was introduced to Congress. With a […]

With the COVID-19 vaccine roll out intensifying, the hard work of getting vaccines to patients is left, in large part, to providers. The complexity of the task is just like the pandemic–unprecedented. Providers, who are already strained with spikes in COVID-19 patients, lower rates of elective procedures, and staff shortages, are asked to: help dispel […]

LexisNexis Highlights How Stay at Home Orders Have Impacted Preventive Screenings, Diagnoses Information and analytics provider LexisNexis recently reported that stay-at-home orders have led to alarming trends in preventive screenings for cancer, with reductions of up to 91% in April and May 2020, when compared to the same time period in 2019. The decrease in […]

CMS recently announced the Radiation Oncology Model (RO Model or RO-APM), a mandatory, episode-based payment model for radiotherapy (RT) services. CMS states that the goals of the model are to “improve the quality of care for cancer patients receiving radiotherapy…and move toward a simplified and predictable payment system.” The new radiation oncology alternative payment model […]