Economics

This channel highlights factors that impact hospital and healthcare economics and revenue. This includes news on healthcare policies, reimbursement, marketing, business plans, mergers and acquisitions, supply chain, salaries, staffing, and the implementation of a cost-effective environment for patients and providers.

Tonic Health Selected by Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center to Increase Patient Engagement with Innovative and Intuitive Ipad-Based Data Collection Platform

PALO ALTO, Calif.--Tonic Health today announced that it has been selected by Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center to provide an iPad- and web-based patient data collection platform. By leveraging Tonic Health’s innovative and easy-to-use data collection platform, Wake Forest Baptist can more effectively register, screen and manage their patient populations over time.

August 18, 2014

Zynx Health Announces Availability of Knowledge Analyzer

LOS ANGELES, July 22, 2014--Zynx Health™, the market leader in providing evidence- and experience-based clinical improvement solutions, has announced the general availability of Knowledge Analyzer™, a scalable solution that helps organizations quickly realize the full value of electronic health record (EHR) systems.

July 22, 2014

Ambient Clinical Analytics Technology Takes Home First Place for the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management in Health Case Competition

ROCHESTER, MN (July 15th, 2014) - Ambient Clinical Analytics, Inc., the provider of powerful bedside real-time critical decision support tools for ICU, Operating Room and Emergency Departments, was precisely chosen by the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management to be the focus of their case study in the annual Business School Alliance for Health Management competition. The Carlson School earned first place by showcasing the technology from AmbientClinical Analytics.

July 16, 2014
Partnering for more strategic gain.

HFMA survey: Strategy now beats competitive advantage as reason to merge

The pressure to control costs and manage risk-based payment systems is changing the reasons why healthcare providers merge finds a new survey of Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) members.

June 24, 2014

HIMSS Analytics Announces Siemens as Certified Educator of the DELTA-Powered Analytics Assessment

CHICAGO (June 23, 2014) – HIMSS Analytics today named Siemens Healthcare a Certified Educator of the DELTA PoweredTM Analytics Assessment.

June 23, 2014

ConvergeHEALTH by Deloitte and Regenstrief Institute Announce Collaboration to Accelerate the Use of Real World Evidence in Health Care

NEW YORK, INDIANAPOLIS, June 17, 2014 – ConvergeHEALTH by Deloitte and the Regenstrief Institute, Inc. are announcing that Regenstrief, an internationally recognized informatics and health care research organization, has become a member of ConvergeHEALTH’s real-world evidence and analytics consortium. 

June 19, 2014

Press Ganey Acquires National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators (NDNQI®)

June 10, 2014, Boston, Massachusetts – Press Ganey today announced the acquisition of the National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators (NDNQI®), the leading quality improvement and nurse engagement tool developed by the American Nurses Association (ANA) and managed by The University of Kansas School of Nursing. The acquisition strengthens Press Ganey’s ability to empower nurses and nursing leaders in their mission to reduce patient suffering and improve the patient experience.

June 19, 2014

Deyta Offers Submission Services to Hospices for Automated Submission of Hospice Item Set Data to CM

Louisville, KY, June 19, 2014 -- Deyta, LLC announced today that it will offer Submission Services with its new Quality Actionboards to further alleviate administrative burdens associated with ensuring Hospice Item Set (HIS) compliance. As part of the CMS Hospice Quality Reporting Program (HQRP), all Medicare-certified hospices will be required to capture, validate and report the 64 patient-level data elements that comprise the HIS for all patients admitted on or after July 1, 2014.

June 19, 2014

Around the web

The recall includes specific lots of five different medical devices used to treat stroke and other neurovascular diseases.

The agency is urging healthcare providers to transition away from these devices and seek out alternatives. It is even working with other manufacturers to try and get similar products on the market as quickly as possible. 

Jeffrey Kuvin, MD, one of the leading voices behind efforts to create a new Board of Cardiovascular Medicine, spoke with Cardiovascular Business about where things stand today.

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