Blog

Speaking about cancer diagnosis with patients and their loved ones can create various emotional reactions. Helping to prepare patients for difficult conversations can relieve tension and improve their outlook on life. Your medical staff can learn strategic communication that allows patients to feel more confident and at peace speaking with those closest to them about […]

Physicians treating more medically complex and socially vulnerable patients had lower MIPS scores despite similar quality outcomes. A recent study of over 80,200 primary care physicians underscores the fact that a lot of what determines a person’s overall health and well-being is non-clinical and further reinforces the need for Guideway’s care guidance solution. In results […]

One of the most important factors of health practice management is appointment-setting optimization. By streamlining your patient appointments, you can improve retention rates, patient satisfaction, and financial growth. This is one of the reasons why the healthcare industry has been so focused on patient scheduling. Plus, the COVID pandemic has changed patient expectations. So keep […]

Palliative care in oncology is essential for creating quality end-of-life experiences. When a patient reaches this point, creating the right family, physical, and other spiritual enhancements is a part of any healthcare practice’s goal. In this article, we’ll cover how you can improve your oncological care, including the palliative stage. Ultimately, this will allow you […]

As an extension of a physician’s clinical care team, care guidance effectively: Guideway Care’s CEO Craig Parker and Chief Medical Officer Edward Partridge, MD, co-authored How Care Guidance Support Works, a timely article contribution now featured inMedical Economics that explains how care guidance can help physician practices achieve health equity objectives in value-based care. To […]

Advanced Primary Care (APC) is back in the spotlight for 2023, with four new payment models announced at the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) Value-Based Payment Summit. These models further shift the focus of primary care toward quality and health equity. It’s another step toward enabling states to assume and manage the total cost […]

Healthcare equity involves treating patients with cancer with a higher level of care, even if they have a more diverse or underprivileged background. This is particularly true if they have experienced racism or other social factors. These factors could create barriers to proper health services. As a strategy to improve health outcomes for marginalized people, […]

If patients go to another provider, you could lose several hundred thousand dollars each time it occurs. Of course, if there are significant reasons for their departure, then it could represent underlying issues, such as your patient service or level of care. So no matter what kind of healthcare practice you have, it’s essential to […]

February is American Heart Month, a time to focus on improved cardiovascular health and patient outcomes. Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) experienced by cardiovascular disease (CVD) patients are underlying, contributing factors of health inequities that negatively affect care access, delivery, utilization, and potentially lead to poor outcomes including CVD-related morbidity and mortality. For providers within […]

Patients are the Ultimate Consumers of Healthcare As providers and payers aspire to deliver consumer-centric care, they must consider the full spectrum of services and activities that consumers expect and consider lifestyle issues and social barriers that impact access to quality care. In this two-part series, readers will learn about the value of human interaction […]

Patients are the Ultimate Consumers of Healthcare As providers and payers aspire to deliver consumer-centric care, they must consider the full spectrum of services and activities that consumers expect and consider lifestyle issues and social barriers that impact access to quality care. In this two-part series, readers will learn about the value of human interaction […]

Westin Rancho Mirage Resort & Spa, Rancho Mirage, California January 22-24, 2023 David Randall, MD, CSO for UAB Health, to Speak on Health Equity in Cancer Care, Moderated by Mark Lloyd, VP of Strategic Business Development, Guideway Care January 23, 4:50 PM – 5:30 PM Guideway Care is proud to be a 2023 Platinum-level sponsor […]