Management of any concept or organization can’t be fulfilled without a balance between different components that make up the whole. The same applies to the management of a population’s health. More accurately, it could be said that the delivery of healthcare within a given community or population is managed to more precisely help those patients…
What is Late-Binding?
Many individuals that don’t work heavily in the IT realm may not understand some of the specifics or benefits when talking about a late-binding process, especially compared to early-binding techniques. It is also very easy to be overwhelmed with terminology and lingo that is both unfamiliar and overwhelming, however this doesn’t have to be the…
Health Data Management
Health data management means just what it sounds like. It is the act of literally managing all the data that healthcare organizations hold – medical charts, x-rays, MRIs, electronic medical records, patient interview forms, etc. Health Data Management is important to keep a hospital or other healthcare organization running efficiently. To excel in health data…
The Importance of Risk Stratification
Risk stratification is or should be a high priority action item in all healthcare organizations right now. Risk stratification is the process of classifying patients based on their personal statistics, as well as their symptoms, past hospitalizations, and many other factors. Risk stratification is used to predict, prioritize and prevent. By predict, we mean predict what might…
A Productive Guide to Population Health Management
Has the Future of Healthcare Hit its Plateau? When you walk into a doctor’s office, clinic or hospital, it may not feel like there have been any significant changes. In fact, many aspects within the healthcare system feel like they move at a snail’s pace. However, an evolution has made its way through the underbelly…
Health Quality Improvement
In some of the early years of medical practice, it wasn’t uncommon but more often widely accepted, that a bloody surgical coat signified the efficiency and well practiced background of a doctor. Many doctors would refuse to wash or replace this “lucky” coat in hopes that their success would continue. In modern times, we would be horrified…
Just What Is An ACO?
Accountable Care Organizations for the Layperson An Accountable Care Organization is a new model of providing healthcare. ACOs are becoming more popular because they might improve patient care and simultaneously reduce health-care costs. Under the old “per service” model of healthcare, the patient is primarily cared for by one personal physician and pays per service rendered….
Meaningful Use Measures
Whether it is widely known or not, the healthcare industry is playing a game of technological catch up. And, with large populations at both ends of the age spectrum that require more care than those in the healthy middle, the necessity to effectively and efficiently use time, money and resources is in high demand. To…
Business Intelligence in Healthcare
Intelligence within business, especially the business of healthcare, seems somewhat self-explanatory. However, there is so much to Business Intelligence (BI) than sitting in a board meeting and all executives giving summaries of recent performance and problems and making grand decisions based on that information, The Business Dictionary defines BI as: computer techniques used to understanding relationships between…
The Healthcare Data Model
In an industry as complex and far reaching as healthcare, making sure that you know or at least have access to as much knowledge as possible is essential. This knowledge is gained in more conventional ways so as to be more accurate and overall more efficient. The knowledge is stored in digital form, which is…