by Brian Murphy | August 14, 2017
The 2017 Healthcare Analytics Market Trends Report is now available. Building on the 2014 and 2016 editions of this report, Chilmark returned to the market this year to assess critical changes in vendor solutions to see how well they map to provider needs. This report reveals that analytics vendor solutions
by John Moore lll | February 07, 2017
Join us on February 14th at 1pm ET for our next free webinar when Jennifer Rogers will share highlights from her upcoming report, "Reducing the Risk of Risk-Based Arrangements: Vendors Enabling the ACO." We’ll cover: Viability, trending, and projections for the ACO model Look at needs of new ACOs Look at vendors
by Brian Eastwood | January 30, 2017
Healthcare’s inexorable march toward value-based care has brought with it a focus on what’s best for the patient. Instead of routinely pushing people from one billable appointment to another, providers of all types are, to varying degrees, beginning to understand that more care doesn’t necessarily equal better care. This shift
by Jennifer Rogers | January 26, 2017
We don’t mean social dating, so don’t get too excited. We are referring to field care management, those Population Health Management (PHM) services delivered by care managers face-to-face in person with consumers. Is this the most effective use of limited healthcare resources? You say, yes; a number of studies demonstrate
by Jennifer Rogers | December 19, 2016
It won't happen in 2017 or 2018, but the argument can be made that PHM will likely include some form of benefit/coverage counseling in the mid-term future. PHM is still too immature as a market solution strategy, still being understood by HCOs, launched, refined, and further refined. After HCOs become
by Jennifer Rogers | November 22, 2016
The annual Cerner Health Conference (CHC16) held last week in Kansas City provided an excellent opportunity to gauge current population health strategies, challenges, and implementation status of both Cerner and their clients. The conference was unexpectedly touching, as well. Key Takeaways Interoperability is an imperative that HIT business models simply must
by Robert Tholemeier | November 21, 2016
I prepared last Thursday’s webinar with no idea how the election would turn out. As it happens, few – if any – in the pundit class knew either. And while there are many changes likely coming to healthcare as a result of the election (as we discussed in last week's post),
by Brian Eastwood | November 17, 2016
Earlier this week I attended ATLAS, the Annual Thought Leadership on Access Symposium organized by Kyruus. The event brought together healthcare policy experts as well as healthcare organization (HCO) leaders who are driving efforts to improve patient access to care. The presentations and panels covered a lot of ground, but
