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Improving Population Health Management, One Data Point at a Time

Health Dialog

Health Dialog is full of devoted employees committed to our mission of helping clients improve population health, reduce costs, and engage patients to make the best decisions about their health. What do you do at Health Dialog? What work did you do before joining Health Dialog?

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Post-Pandemic, U.S. Healthcare is Entering a “Provide More Care For Less” Era – Pondering PwC’s 2022 Forecast

Health Populi

All those digital tools generate data, which must flow into some version of a patient health record to ensure the data are collected, safely stored, and accessible for diagnosis and sound action-making and -taking. What a difference a decade makes for clinicians’ embrace of electronic health records. population health burden.

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Digital front doors' advantages when meeting population health needs

Healthcare It News

Population health management has become an important competency for hospitals and health systems. What are some of the challenges facing successful population health management programs today? More and more organizations are looking for ways to improve the health of the populations they serve.

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Five Must-Have Features that Make a Successful Nurse Line

Health Dialog

Some organizations see nurse line services as a simple routine requirement and offer a basic helpline. However, a well-thought-out nurse line can be a powerful resource and bring greater success to population health management efforts. Effective Promotion of the Service to Members.

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Back to the Future: Welcome to the Patient Centered Medical Home (Guest Post)

Health Dialog

There once was a time when if you got sick, you’d call the family doctor. The doctor would take care of you quickly and coordinate any additional care that you needed. In those days, your family doctor was a “home base” for all your medical needs. . It’s a new way to organize how a primary care office works.

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From Chaos to Calm: How ER Scheduling Could Help Fix Emergency Care Challenges

HIT Consultant

The main driver behind ER chaos and expense is a nationwide shortage of trained doctors and nurses. A single nurse often has to care for ten or more patients in the ED simultaneously, leading to treatment delays and deferred care. Sometimes chaos still occurs due to a major population health crisis.

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It's time for primary care to take advantage of advanced technology

Healthcare It News

America spends half of what other developed countries spend on primary care, despite it being the single area of healthcare that has proven to deliver actual cost savings with better population health results. People stop seeking out primary care in the times when preventive, proactive care could make the most difference.