Do you know what’s really covered under traditional health insurance? In reality, it’s probably less than you think. As a business owner, it’s up to you to make sure your employees are well taken care of. Healthy workers and productive workers. But beyond that, offering quality health insurance benefits will help you attract the best possible talent while retaining the top performers you already have. However, finding a traditional health insurance plan that covers the most important things … [Read More...] about Best Supplemental Health Insurance Plans for Your Employees
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The Invisible Threat: Planning for Infectious Outbreaks in Healthcare Facilities
By Ann Pickren Keeping patients, staff, and visitors informed of day-to-day and critical events is challenging enough for healthcare organizations, and the recent spike in contagious outbreaks, such as measles, adds another layer of complexity when it comes to keeping people safe. The unpredictable nature of outbreaks demands a thoughtful approach to emergency management. How quickly an outbreak spreads and where it will hit are questions relevant to society as a whole -- and … [Read More...] about The Invisible Threat: Planning for Infectious Outbreaks in Healthcare Facilities
How Streamlining Payments Will Benefit Your Healthcare Organization
Jess Moran for Bottomline Technologies By Jessica Moran Healthcare executives face tremendous pressure to provide quality care to patients, streamline registration experiences, and comply with data privacy regulations -- all while being tasked with increasing operational efficiencies and decreasing costs. These pressures land heavily on Accounts Payable (AP) departments struggling to tie activity to the primary objectives of the organization. In fact, cost reduction initiatives are the … [Read More...] about How Streamlining Payments Will Benefit Your Healthcare Organization
The Blind Spot in Healthcare Technology
By Chris Yager The healthcare industry continues to evolve, driven in large part by the changing policy landscape, but also by the (fast) entrance of new technologies. What started as a means to improve hospital, health system, and health plan operations — both clinical and financial — has now become the facilitator for healthcare consumerism. Given all that it can do, and all that can’t be done without it, healthcare technology is now a requirement for all organizations hoping to make it in … [Read More...] about The Blind Spot in Healthcare Technology
Comparing Vectra and Verizon Threat Research: Internal Errors in Healthcare is Very Real
By Chris Morales In our 2019 Spotlight Report on Healthcare, based on anonymized customer metadata, we identified a trend in internal user error. Lapses in the proper implementation of a security plan or gaps in policies and procedures were a common problem, which could result in errors by staff members, leaving healthcare organizations exposed to theft or data loss. Echoing what Vectra observed from its own healthcare customers, the Verizon 2018 Data Breach Investigations Report … [Read More...] about Comparing Vectra and Verizon Threat Research: Internal Errors in Healthcare is Very Real
Regulatory Rollout: Keys to Educating Healthcare Facility Staff
By Larry Lacombe When it comes to maintaining regulatory compliance, education is oftentimes the most difficult part. Particularly in situations when staff are accustomed to doing things in a certain way, it can be tough to persuade the team to adhere to new compliance-related procedures. However, with more than 629 discrete regulatory requirements across nine domains, it’s apparent why compliance education is so crucial. With so many regulations, there’s a lot to consider. When staff … [Read More...] about Regulatory Rollout: Keys to Educating Healthcare Facility Staff
How Clinical Mobility and Telemedicine Solutions Help Save Lives
By Dan Waldinger Medical professionals do heroic work every day and the demand for their skills is only increasing, but at the same time, it’s been widely reported that the United States is facing an increasing shortage of physicians. So how do the remaining providers make up this shortfall? The answer is twofold: first is clinical mobility, the use of devices like smartphones, tablets, laptops, and second, usage of mobile printers by doctors and nurses at the point of care to optimize … [Read More...] about How Clinical Mobility and Telemedicine Solutions Help Save Lives
Balancing Multiple APMs Programs: BPCI Advanced, ACOs, and More
By Aimeé Bailey, MHA, MSN, RN-BC The final enrollment window for Bundled Payments for Care Improvement (BPCI) Advanced is now open. Providers are thinking about how BPCI Advanced fits in the context of other alternative payment models (APMs), such as Medicare accountable care organizations (ACOs) and other bundled payment programs. For some providers, the question is less about whether they specifically want to join BPCI Advanced, and more about planning for the addition of another … [Read More...] about Balancing Multiple APMs Programs: BPCI Advanced, ACOs, and More
The ‘Art’ in Artificial Intelligence and Improving Patient Care
By Mark Brown and Lucas Glass The business of finding new therapies is fraught with risk. The process is slow and expensive. It takes an average of 10 years to get a product approved. Patients pay the price in the time lost getting much needed therapies to market. Enter big data, artificial intelligence and machine learning. How we curate, synthesize, and apply data to our decision-making is a game-changer, and it is poised to fundamentally transform clinical development as we know it. … [Read More...] about The ‘Art’ in Artificial Intelligence and Improving Patient Care
Recruiting the Recruiters: How California Employers Can Circumvent Employee Non-Solicitation Contracts
Usama KahfDavid Monks By Usama Kahf and David B. Monks Many healthcare employers rely to varying degrees on temporary staffing, whether for nurses, medical billers, or other positions. Employee retention often clashes with increased demand for labor, giving rise to temporary staffing agencies that specialize in meeting the needs of this industry. Current employees of healthcare employers are also a good referral for potential candidates, particularly ones the current employee already knows … [Read More...] about Recruiting the Recruiters: How California Employers Can Circumvent Employee Non-Solicitation Contracts