The Rapidly Evolving Move to Value-Based Care in a Post-Pandemic World
“We shall have no better conditions in the future if we are satisfied with all those which we have at present. ― Thomas A. Edison
population health management
HealthEC Pushes PHM Forward with Recognition from KLAS, Gartner and Others
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
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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Chasing Stars: HealthEC’s Sita Kapoor Inspires Women in Healthcare IT
This month we celebrated International Women’s Day, a time set aside to honor immense and varied contributions of women made over the course of history and in contemporary society. HealthEC is proud of its female leaders in our organization who have gone above and beyond to drive healthcare and population health management (PHM) since its …
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Chilmark Research Affirms that Community Connections Address SDoH
Addressing SDoH through community referrals A 2020 report from Chilmark Research highlights the impact of social determinants of health (SDoH) on the healthcare system and spotlights HealthEC as an effective solution in seamlessly connecting healthcare providers with community partners with significant reductions in unnecessary healthcare expenditures and dramatic improvement in patients’ overall health and …
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CMS Boosts States’ SDOH Efforts: New Opportunities Focus on Medicaid and CHIP
State health officials received a much-needed New Year’s present on January 7, 2021 from CMS. Cash-strapped and resource-drained after nine months of a pandemic, states health officials welcomed the center’s tidings of guidance, funding, and services to better address social determinants of health ( SDOH). The 51-page Medicaid Director’s letter from CMS provides leadership and …
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How Health IT Can Mitigate the Effects of Physician Burnout
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
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
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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