More Big Changes Ahead in Healthcare: Is Your House in Order? [ Source: IBM ]
August 2012- Those health systems that are well on their way to having their house in order have implemented a scalable and flexible IT architecture that is capable of adapting to future interoperability requirements. They know that, in order to be trusted information-sharing partners in the future, they need to start organizing and managing the quality of their internal information now-before information sharing, analytics and new payment models become widespread.

Prescription for Change: Using Predictive Analytics to Improve Patient Satisfaction [ Source: IBM ]
June 2012- All the recent advances in medical science cannot entirely counter the skyrocketing costs, operating inefficiencies and outright fraud that plague the healthcare industry today.

The burden is on providers and payers alike to find resolutions to these challenges that threaten both patient outcomes and profitability. But addressing the problems that haunt healthcare requires a level of insight that most organizations lack.

The reality is that to gain this perspective, healthcare organizations ...

Predicting Optimal Treatment Outcomes [ Source: IBM ]
January 2012- To succeed, the global health care industry must improve the delivery of quality of services while slowing the unsustainable costs associated with today's health care system.

Changing long established health care industry practices to leverage the wealth of new information available will require evidence-based justification and incentives to change provider behavior and patient acceptance.

Advanced analytics will help providers adapt to forces that will transition the health care industry toward new ...

Axendia White paper: Lowering the Cost of Healthcare from the Inside Out [ Source: IBM ]
December 2011- Today, Healthcare providers are under increased pressure to enhance patient care and improve clinical outcomes while reducing costs and ensuring compliance with a myriad of applicable regulations.

To meet these seemingly divergent objectives, Healthcare Administrators are seeking ways to efficiently and effectively manage an increasingly sophisticated mix of Clinial, Biomedical, Facilities, engineering and Health Information Technology assets.

Healthcare Executives are seeking for a new opportunities to lower capital expenditures, extend asset ...

Four EHR Change Management Mistakes (and how to avoid them) [ Source: HP/Intel® ]
June 2012- Careful planning and effective change management can help keep missteps – and the stress and costs that come with them – to a minimum when implementing electronic health records (EHR).

This report presents strategies for avoiding common problems as you select technology, choose your implementation team, assign responsibilities and lay out the logistics.

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