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Proven solutions for automating provider communicationsProven solutions for automating provider communications |
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Proven solutions for automating provider communicationsProven solutions for automating provider communications |
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Improving the Quality of Care by Electronically Linking Patients and ProvidersAs patient-provider communication tools from health plans and vendors proliferate, healthcare providers will demand a cost-effective solution that can integrate these new forms of patient communication into their primary office workflow systems. Making Pay-for-Performance Work for Program Sponsors and the Provider PracticeDelivering patient-specific clinical content to providers at point of care via an online workflow-based infrastructure. Managing Radiology Utilization in the Provider Office: Leveraging Web-based Solutions to Maximize Benefits and Control CostsImplementing a standard online approach to proprietary radiology utilization management programs to ensure adoption, usage and successful achievement of program goals. eHealth infrastructure fits well with communication networksThe nation’s health plans are emerging as the visionaries behind the most successful and sustainable patient information-sharing networks. These payer-driven networks are emerging as the foundation for the future of Web-powered healthcare. The Multi-sponsor Communications SolutionWe've all heard the mantra about how technology will transform the healthcare industry—it will revolutionize the way doctors practice medicine, improve the patient experience, and make payer-provider communications more transparent. The industry has developed some very impressive solutions to support the revolution, but technology doesn’t do much if no one uses it, and before they can use it they have to locate the funds to buy it. Care management and P4P programs face the same challenge: getting physicians to trust and use payer dataAs with most challenges in healthcare, electronic medical record (EMR) technology is often believed to be the only way to close data-sharing gaps. However, are there fresh approaches to the problem that don't require such a large technological "leap of faith" but still ensure that these programs achieve their goals? Should Standards Still Be Health Care’s Answer to Data-sharing?The benefits of the widespread use of data standards in a highly fragmented industry such as health care are clear and have been the dominant theme in automation for the past two decades… However, two decades of experience have taught us that standards alone will never fully meet the needs of the complex and evolving health care system. It's time for our industry to explore how we can best leverage both standards-based communications and the kind of proprietary communications that have been so effectively demonstrated by the dramatic growth of Web-based communications. Interoperability and the Future of Disease ManagementA trip to the emergency room has the potential to turn out one of two ways. Scenario one: A woman is taken to the ER where clinicians have knowledge of her medications and recent surgery. As a result, the doctors know precisely what they should and should not prescribe. Scenario two: A man is transported to the ER following a car accident. His family is unavailable. His physician recently changed his prescription for hypertension medication. His employer just switched his drug benefit plan, and the prescription history has yet to be transferred. He hasn't felt well for several days. The ER has no history of these past events. Single Source DM likely to increase as industry consolidatesWhen it comes to health, bigger is not necessarily better. The term "morbid obesity" has become common vernacular in recent years, even outside of clinics and hospitals. But can bigger mean better when it comes to finding the best approach to managing DM? Two schools of thought preside in the health plan market today: Compile a stable of disease-specific vendors and coordinate them in-house (also referred to as "best-of-breeders"), or choose a single vendor to handle all the disease management programs. Comprehensive NaviMedix Survey Quantifies Impact of Using the Web for Health Plan/Provider Business ProcessesNaviMedix shows that the Web improves payer/provider relationships and satisfaction with health plans; multi-payer sites drive more Web transactions. |
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