Using Advanced Analytics to Direct Patient Flow in Intensive Care Units

Hospitals often struggle to manage the flow of patients through their intensive care units (ICUs) and the coronavirus pandemic has only exacerbated this issue. Jamie Nordhagen, Director of Capacity Management at University of Colorado Hospital, describes an advanced analytics tool that her team uses to identify when the hospital's ICU is nearing maximum capacity. This gives the team the opportunity to move patients to areas where the staff are less strained.

Eliminating Electronic Health Information Blocking, Complying with ONC

Healthcare entities face a difficult task: eliminating information blocking while preserving patients' privacy. Dan Golder, principal at Impact Advisors, discusses how healthcare leaders can ensure that they are complying with the Office of the National Coordinator's rules on information blocking. He also shares his expectations for the next step in the industry's pursuit of interoperability.

Special Episode: Expectations for the Healthcare Industry in 2021

This special episode features insights from each of Healthcare Strategies's hosts from the editorial and research staff at Xtelligent Healthcare Media. From value-based reimbursement trends to mHealth breakthroughs and regulatory changes, we take a look at what professionals across the healthcare industry can expect in 2021.

Developing Strategies, Technologies For COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution

Technology and nimbleness are key to coronavirus vaccine distribution, according to Daniel Durand, MD, chief innovation officer at LifeBridge Health. He explains how his health system developed and adapted its coronavirus vaccine distribution tools and strategy.

Introducing New Digital Health Solutions to a Healthcare System

The right digital health technologies can address many of the challenges that healthcare systems face, but implementing new technologies can be daunting and complicated. Cheryl Eck, associate vice president of strategy and planning at Edward-Elmhurst Health, shares how hospitals and health systems can leverage new technologies and improve the digital health experience for their patients.

Developing Collaborative, Aware Leaders for the Healthcare Industry

With the healthcare landscape constantly evolving, how can payers and other healthcare organizations help train healthcare leaders to be prepared? LeChauncy Woodard, MD, director of Humana Integrated Health System Sciences Institute and professor at the University of Houston, shares from her experience bridging the divide between payers and the academic setting. She explains how healthcare organizations can train healthcare leaders to be collaborative in care coordination and aware of social determinants of health.

Envisioning the Future of Senior Care in Telehealth, In-Person Settings

As seniors continue to adapt to telehealth modalities, how can health systems best leverage these technologies to empower senior-focused care? Renee Buckingham, president of Partners in Primary Care, discusses her practice’s technology solutions and how technology use in senior care might evolve in the future.

Transitioning from Data-Gathering to Implementation of SDOH Strategies

As healthcare organizations become more experienced in gathering social determinants of health data, they face the question of how to best utilize it. Shantanu Agrawal, president and chief executive officer of the National Quality Forum, shares how organizations can strategize around SDOH, transition to implementation, and how frontline workers can help move the needle.

Assessing Patient Financial Experience, Quality of Care Amidst COVID-19

Evergreen issues with affordability and quality of care have become even more apparent in light of the coronavirus pandemic. Jason Wolf, president and chief executive officer of The Beryl Institute, shares how the pandemic has shaped patient experience, both financially and clinically, and how healthcare organizations can build on industry successes in patient experience.
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Improving Population Health By Collecting, Sharing SDOH Data

Brian Dixon, director of public health informatics at Regenstrief Institute, Inc. and Indiana University Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health at IUPUI, details how sharing social determinants of health data can help improve population health. Specifically, he shares about Regenstrief Institute's Indiana Network for Population Health and how it expanded on previous efforts to share patients' clinical data in order to include social determinants of health information.