COVID-19

HealthEC Pushes PHM Forward with Recognition from KLAS, Gartner and Others

COVID-19, healthec, Population Health, population health management, sita kapoor

2020 was a year unlike any other, posing unparalleled challenges to the healthcare industry. If there was ever a time to focus on the importance of population health management, this was it. HealthEC rose to the challenge. And in the process, the company earned accolades from four of the industry’s leading voices: KLAS®, Chilmark, Black …

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Preparing for the Future of Population Health 4.0

care management, COVID-19, healthec, Population Health, population health management

Public Health 1.0 identifies the initiation and growth in both knowledge and tools for medicine and public health. Public Health 2.0 characterizes the development of our traditional public health systems within both local and the federal government. Public Health 3.0 encapsulates the involvement of multiple sectors including other governmental agencies, community-based organizations, and the private …

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How Health IT Can Mitigate the Effects of Physician Burnout

COVID-19, healthec, population health management

Exhaustion. Depersonalization. Lack of Efficacy. These three cardinal symptoms that characterize physician burnout, as defined by the World Health Organization, and measurable by the Maslach Burnout InventoryTM, developed by Christina Maslach and her colleagues at the University of San Francisco in the 1970s. These symptoms also describe the realities of medical personnel working endlessly to …

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Prince George’s Health Alliance & Health Department Address SDOH, Improve Public Health

COVID-19, healthec, population health management, public health, sdoh, Social Determinants of Health

HealthEC customer Prince George’s Health Alliance was recently interviewed by Healthcare Innovation regarding their collaboration with the Prince George’s County Health Department. In a community-wide effort around social determinants of health (SDOH), the two organizations are working together to improve public health, reduce hospital visits and cut hospital charges per patient from $18,929 to only …

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Senior Isolation During COVID-19 and What Healthcare Should Do About It

Care Coordination, care management, COVID-19, high risk population, population health management, sdoh, Social Determinants of Health

I recently authored an article for HITConsultant.net about the challenges facing our nation’s seniors during COVID-19. Senior isolation is a health risk affecting at least one quarter of seniors over 65. Social isolation is a risk factor for poor aging outcomes including cognitive decline, depression, anxiety, Alzheimer’s disease, obesity, hypertension, heart disease, impaired immune function …

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Expanding High-Acuity Clinical Care in the Community

care management, COVID-19

Healthcare has been forced to stretch their muscles during the COVID-19 pandemic.  For both safety and efficiency, providers must be creative in caring for a growing patient population.  After reading CMS’  recent announcement of the Acute Hospital Care at Home program, it is clear that clinical care will continue to expand beyond the four-walls of …

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Three Medicaid Challenges in the Wake of COVID-19

COVID-19, Medicaid

Influx of new Medicaid participants Millions of unemployed Americans are losing employer-sponsored healthcare coverage. Without income or affordable insurance options, a large percentage of the U.S. population now find themselves eligible for Medicaid, many for the first time in their lives. As state Medicaid agencies and managed care organizations (MCOs) shore up systems to welcome …

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Power Over Uncertainty: Five Steps for ACOs to Take Now

ACO, COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic has created great uncertainty for Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs). From the complete demise of value-based care payment models to loss of shared savings incentives, ACO concerns abound and rumors run rampant. Every day our nation’s ACO leaders are being bombarded with both superfluous perceptions and stark realities. And the pressure shows.

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