Quality Of Care

Using Real-World Data to Improve Cancer Care Delivery, Precision Medicine

by Shania Kennedy

As efforts to reduce and eventually eliminate cancer, such as President Biden’s Cancer Moonshot, gain traction, providers are tasked with finding ways to improve cancer care delivery and research. As a result, the healthcare industry...

Maryland Implements New eCQM Data Reporting Initiative

by Shania Kennedy

Maryland has partnered with its state-designated health information exchange (HIE), called CRISP, and healthcare data management company Medisolv to implement an initiative that would require all...

Researchers Collaborate to Advance Machine Learning for RA Patients

by Erin McNemar, MPA

At the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) annual meeting on November 6, Hospital for Special Surgery researchers presented the results from the RA2-Dream Challenge, a crowdsourced effort to develop...

How Does Artificial Intelligence Compare to Augmented Intelligence?

by Erin McNemar, MPA

As providers strive to improve patient outcomes, the use of machine learning has become more integrated into the healthcare system. As this new form of technology continues to expand, it’s...

Exploring Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Around the Globe

by Erin McNemar, MPA

Artificial intelligence (AI) is making a dent in healthcare in the US and around the globe, helping leaders in Europe, South America, and Asia improve outcomes and cut costs, dissolving key pain points...

Predictive Analytics Flags Gynecologic Cancer Relapse in Patients

by Erin McNemar, MPA

Nagourney Cancer Institute researchers in collaboration with the Federal University of Sao Paulo, Brazil, University of California, Irvine, and Todd Cancer Institute discovered metabolic signatures in...

Sharing Medical Imaging Data to Enhance Care Quality, Efficiency

by Jessica Kent

Medical imaging data has always played a critical role in healthcare delivery, allowing researchers and providers to collect meaningful information for better decision-making. Since the dawn of...

Cerner Deploys Enhanced Clinical Decision Support Technology

by Jessica Kent

Cerner Corporation and Holon Solutions have announced a partnership to offer accelerated, seamless clinical decision support at the point of care. The organizations will deploy patented technology...

Medicare Beneficiaries’ Race and Ethnicity Data Inaccurate

by Jessica Kent

Significant inaccuracies exist in Medicare beneficiaries’ race and ethnicity data, which could exacerbate disparities in healthcare access and quality, according to a study published in Medical...

Cancer Center Joins CancerLinQ Big Data Analytics Platform

by Jessica Kent

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center of Buffalo, New York has signed an agreement to use the CancerLinQ platform, an oncology data repository that provides cancer organizations with actionable big...

10 High-Value Use Cases for Predictive Analytics in Healthcare

by Jennifer Bresnick

As healthcare organizations develop more sophisticated big data analytics capabilities, they are beginning to move from basic descriptive analytics towards the realm of predictive insights. Predictive...

How to Choose a Population Health Management Company

by Jennifer Bresnick

Population health management is quickly becoming a critical competency for healthcare organizations large and small.  From the primary care offices responsible for preventive services to inpatient hospitals on the hook for penalties...

Using Big Data Analytics for Patient Safety, Hospital Acquired Conditions

by Jennifer Bresnick

Prediction and prevention are the two main goals for patient safety experts seeking to avoid adverse events and reduce the prevalence of hospital acquired conditions (HACs).   While workflow strategies, staff training, and human...

Will Clinical Decision Support, Health IT Cut Diagnostic Errors?

by Jennifer Bresnick

Healthcare professionals are continually being asked to do more with less.  With more patients but less time; more data but fewer meaningful tools to help them process it, it seems almost...

How Mayo Clinic Uses CDS Algorithms to Standardize Nurse Triage

by Jennifer Bresnick

The healthcare system has always relied on primary care providers to be the initial point of contact for patients with routine care needs and low-level complaints – a role that has become...

How Many Emergency Department Visits are Really Avoidable?

by Jennifer Bresnick

Reducing emergency department utilization is a top goal for many population health management and value-based care initiatives, but how many trips to the ED could actually be classified as...

Gaps in Chronic Disease Care Leave Patients, Docs Frustrated

by Jennifer Bresnick

Patients and healthcare providers are both struggling to overcome gaps in education, knowledge, and confidence about how to effective engage in chronic disease management, according to a new report by...

Leveraging Business Intelligence for Healthcare Management

by Jennifer Bresnick

Considering that the phrase “value-based care” is almost always immediately followed by a discussion about how to trim inefficiencies and improve patient outcomes, few industries are more in need of comprehensive insight into...