Strategic Planning

The anticipated savings would increase in a scenario in which biosimilars made up a larger portion of the total market share.

Younger consumers are especially are willing to switch providers over a bad billing experience.

Smoking cessation efforts could ultimately be a strong investment that allows the hospital to retain more reimbursement dollars.

The app also allows users to manage prescriptions, see information on deductibles and out-of-pocket spending, and locate physicians and hospitals using GPS technology. 

Administrative process improvements top the list of investment priorities, led by technologies to help automate business processes like administrative tasks or customer service.

Dr. Jesse Ehrenfeld explores the practical implications of artificial intelligence and its impacts on quality, safety, cost reduction, patient engagement and more ahead of his roundtable session at the Connected Health Conference in Boston Oct. 16.

Example of change is allowing a hospital to donate free cybersecurity software to each physician that refers patients to its hospital.

Members are given financial and other rewards for participating.

The new offering, which includes patient matching, aggregation, normalization, deduplication and more, can help health systems launch more effective AI and machine learning projects, the company says.

The integration between Cerner's HealtheIntent and i2i’s analytics products will offer clients a broader set of pop health management capabilities, the companies say, enabling more data-driven insights for Medicaid populations.