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OSF deploys care transition program, reduces readmission rate from 29% to 9%

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THE PROBLEM This issue stemmed largely from gaps in continuous care during transitions between these settings. "The existing systems were fragmented, with each care setting operating in a silo ," he explained. "All interventions and patient outcomes are thoroughly tracked and analyzed," he added.

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Digitalization in healthcare empowers patients

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If physicians and other healthcare professionals cannot leverage that data into actionable insights, the data is meaningless [3]. Analytic expertise is required to help prevent “information overload” and provide healthcare professionals with the tools for integrating and using the data for the betterment of that patient.

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Data Velocity in Healthcare: Why Speed Matters

HIT Consultant

Stale data can mean inadequate care and missed opportunities to manage medications or chronic conditions. It also means higher operating costs, as support staff use inaccurate chase lists for patient engagement and routine preventative care like vaccines and screenings. The risks of stale data Missed opportunities.

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Why The End of the Public Health Emergency is Everyone’s Problem

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The goal of the PHE was to help low-income people receive appropriate preventive and primary care during the pandemic without disruptions in coverage. However, the demand for healthcare is only going to rise, driven by the long-term impacts of Covid-19 and delaying care for other health conditions.

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Prisma Health & Bamboo Health Partner to Deliver Real-Time Patient Intelligence Across South Carolina

HIT Consultant

. – The strategic deployment will provide Prisma Health and its Clinically Integrated Network, inVio Health Network , with real-time patient intelligence across the entire care continuum.

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State Community Health Worker Models

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ACO Accountable Care Organizations. CBCM Community Based Care Management Program. CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. PH-MCO Physical Health Managed Care Organization. USPSTF United States Preventative Services Task Force. CHWs provide services in the following areas: COVID-19 (e.g.,

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Out of Sight: Why Invisible Patient Engagement is Optimal Patient Engagement

HIT Consultant

A proliferation of point solutions add value in terms of data collection, but many are tacked onto IT architectures and siloed, resulting in data gaps or cumbersome manual data processing and integration, preventing timely and nuanced data analysis. And for healthcare providers, that means meeting them in the EHR.