Patient satisfaction: Meeting healthcare's most fundamental mission
[ Source: IBM ]
May 2012-
As hospitals and clinics strive to boost operational efficiency metrics and rein in rising costs, patient satisfaction is perhaps the best indicator of how a healthcare organization is succeeding in its mission. In an increasingly competitive environment, patient satisfaction is frequently used as a measure that influences accreditation and licensure, compensation under ?pay for performance programs? and quality rankings that affect the choices of well-informed customers. Learn how predictive analytics help healthcare organizations collect and ...
Redefining Value in Healthcare: Innovating to expand access, improve quality and reduce costs of care
[ Source: IBM ]
April 2012-
Despite its increased spending, the healthcare industry struggles to deliver the right care, to the right patients, at the right time. The healthcare industry is turning to digital information and resources to improve quality of care while simultaneously reducing costs.<br><br>
In this paper, learn how technology can be leveraged to increase consumer access and value, improve quality and outcomes, and build sustainable, cost-efficient healthcare systems.
Fade or flourish? Rethinking the role of life sciences companies in the healthcare ecosystem
[ Source: IBM ]
April 2012-
The life sciences industry stands at a crossroads. Its business model is broken, and the surrounding healthcare ecosystem is changing dramatically. So how should companies respond?<br><br>
They can carry on as normal and potentially fade into insignificance or completely rethink how they engage with the other stakeholders in the healthcare ecosystem in an effort to flourish anew.<br><br>
In today's increasingly complex and fast-changing ...
Healthcare: Riding a Storm of Change
[ Source: IBM ]
February 2012-
The healthcare sector is in the midst of a revolution on that will change almost every aspect of the industry, from the back-office processes associated with managing the relationship between service buyers and service deliverers, to the way in which patient data is stored, analyzed and shared, and in the way that patient care is delivered on the front line.<br><br>
This paper sets out to describe the way in ...
Transforming Healthcare Delivery with Analytics
[ Source: IBM ]
January 2012-
Healthcare organizations strive to improve the quality and cost-effectiveness of care. Using analytics to create new insights and optimize all types of decisions can transform healthcare delivery.<br><br>
This whitepaper by Decision Management Solutions discusses how advanced analytics can drive real time, point-of-care decision making that saves lives and improves the quality of care.
Using IBM Maximo Asset Management to manage all asset classes in hospitals and healthcare organizations
[ Source: IBM ]
December 2011-
Effective asset management is critical for hospitals and healthcare
organizations. These organizations face increasing quality of care, regulatory pressures and financial requirements that make effective asset management a key part of their success. <br><br>
IBM Maximo Asset Management helps healthcare providers track, monitor and manage the increasing variety of assets on which clinical outcomes and patient care depend.
Successful EHR Change Management
[ Source: HP/Intel ]
November 2011-
There are many important factors to consider when rolling out an EHR implementation, and one of the most important is getting your people behind the change. This paper provides insight into where your staff may be in terms of resistance to or support for new EHR system, and walks you through the process of making sure they have tools, training and support to move through the transition successfully.
Technology's Role in Integrated Delivery Models: Transforming Health Care
[ Source: Optum ]
November 2011-
The health care industry is undergoing a transformation - spurred by an unsustainable reimbursement model that rewards volume rather than outcome. Many alternatives are being considered, including pay for performance, accountable care organizations (ACOs), medical homes and bundled payments. Although the destination is not certain, it's clear that providers, payers, employers and patients are interested in a health care ecosystem that is connected, intelligent and aligned. Such sustainable health communities represent an innovative yet practical ...
Foundations for the Future: Building a Better ACO
[ Source: Optum ]
September 2011-
The health care industry is undergoing a transformation - spurred by an unsustainable reimbursement model that rewards volume rather than outcome. Many alternatives are being considered, including pay for performance, accountable care organizations (ACOs) and private ACO-like models, medical homes and bundled payments. Although the destination is not certain, it's clear that providers, payers, employers and patients are interested in a health care ecosystem that is aligned, connected and intelligent. With these initiatives gaining momentum ...
Lessons Learned: Improve Security, Efficiency and Patient Care
[ Source: Motion Computing and Intel Corporation ]
August 2011-
In France, the contrat de bon usage du medicament (CBUM) promotes the computerization of medical practices. Committed to the CBUM and continuously delivering on its longstanding policy of improving the quality and safety of patient care, CESH set a goal of completely eliminating its paper-based processes by the end of 2010. In 2005 the clinic implemented Ware Systeme's Sharegate medical records software but required a comprehensive mobility solution to optimize all of Sharegate's functions in real time, ...