As the global conference circuit begins to make its long-awaited comeback, we are eagerly awaiting our upcoming participation at this year’s HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition (HIMSS21), taking place August 9 – 13, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. But this appearance at HIMSS is even more significant than those of past shows! At HIMSS […]
COVID-19 continues to take its toll on the healthcare industry as physician practices fight financial pressures and look to benefit from rising technologies in the field. As a result of patients skipping preventive care visits and general outpatient appointments throughout 2020, many of these practices saw a drop in service volumes which lead to loss […]
While all healthcare providers have been hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, physician practices may be suffering most of all. Among employed physicians, which constitute just over one-half of all providers, service volumes measured by relative value units dropped 5% from January-October 2020, compared to the previous year. Consequently, net revenue per physician is down […]
By Bevey Miner, Health IT Strategy/Chief Marketing Officer for Consensus Cloud Solutions Research shows that when a hospital transfers a patient to a long term post-acute care (LTPAC) facility – such as a skilled nursing facility, inpatient rehab facility, assisted living or home health agency – the data sharing between providers often involves the use […]
From a care-coordination standpoint, it would be ideal if a patient’s entire healthcare journey took place in a single location. The patient’s primary care physician could take an elevator to the surgical floor and speak directly with that team about the unique circumstances of the patient’s upcoming procedure. After surgery, the acute-care staff could walk […]
