Healthcare providers collect, manage and store large amounts of data daily, but whether that data is used to optimize care delivery is still a work in progress.
Take the collection of social determinants of health data, for example: Recent research has found that while many healthcare organizations are collecting SDOH data, challenges remain in integrating such data into an electronic...
The use of data analytics to fuel digital transformation has moved well beyond a trend. The practice has become ubiquitous as healthcare organizations have embarked on digital transformation journeys.
According to a 2021 report from Sage Growth Partners, 85 percent of healthcare organizations said that having real-time, harmonized data for making informed operational decisions is extremely or very important to...
Though the nation’s COVID-19 public health emergency declaration ended in May, there are still many lessons from the past three years that will continue to inform healthcare organizations for years to come.
It was the urgent need to adapt and respond to the pandemic that drove health systems to embrace digital transformation, according to Michael Archuleta, CIO of southern Colorado-based...
Big Data brings significant value to healthcare organizations, but they need help optimizing their data analytics capabilities.
The amount of data being collected by healthcare organizations is often too large for traditional database management tools to process. By using machine learning (ML), predictive modeling and advanced analytics applications, health systems can mine structured, semistructured and unstructured data.
“Advanced analytics, automation and...
Sometimes a patient may want or need a second opinion to confirm his or her diagnosis and gather more information about treatment options, but it’s not always easy to access a second opinion, especially when it comes to specialists. The Clinic by Cleveland Clinic aims to solve that problem for patients in the U.S. and globally using telehealth consultations...
The healthcare industry is experiencing a concerning rise in staff burnout, a critical issue that affects both healthcare providers and patient care. However, the integration of data-driven automation solutions holds immense potential to address this challenge.
Data-driven automation provides real-time insights and predictive analytics, enabling informed decision-making and proactive patient management. By leveraging the power of automation and data analysis,...
Healthcare is increasingly turning to the modern data platform, providing the right technology to ingest, process and analyze data and defining the right principles to make data flexible and scalable to meet changing business needs.
Among those changing needs is the Quintuple Aim, a framework for improving care that has evolved over the past 15 years and now calls upon...
Much of the work for healthcare now revolves around the need to build, secure and implement a modern data ecosystem. The ability to gather data from multiple sources — ranging from medical devices to out-of-state providers — and transform it into actionable information is the ultimate goal. This requires a sustained commitment to a well-planned data strategy. The right...
Major companies such as Amazon, Walmart and Apple that aren’t in the traditional healthcare space are disrupting the industry, creating increased demand for immediacy and digital engagement in healthcare. To contend with changes in patient preference as well as changes to care delivery models led by digital health companies, traditional healthcare providers need to deploy agile IT governance.
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