Sat.Sep 07, 2019 - Fri.Sep 13, 2019

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Why Humana Joined CTA – The Pivot from “Health Insurance” to Behaving as a Health-Tech Start-Up

Health Populi

“Every company is a tech company,” Christopher Mimms asserted in the Wall Street Journal in December 2018. Connectivity, artificial intelligence, and automation are now competencies every company must master, Mimms explains. This ethos underpins Humana’s decision to join CTA, the Consumer Technology Association which hosts CES every January in Las Vegas.

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Full financial picture helps drive Mission

Osf Healthcare

Like every other business in the world, we have to know and understand the financial performance of all of our facilities within OSF HealthCare. That means having the ability to view, compare and contrast billing data at every level—from in and outpatient hospital-based care down to the primary care services offered to our communities.

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The State of Patient Experience 2019: Reflections and Four Considerations for Action

The Beryl Institute

Nine years ago this month in the Patient Experience Blog from The Beryl Institute, we introduced the definition of patient experience. The sum of all interactions, shaped by an organization’s culture, that influence patient perceptions across the continuum of care. Those words remain true to this day and essential to all we have done to address the healthcare experience.

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Get Ready Day: the perfect day for preparedness!

Michele Late

Get ready…Get set…Get ready some more…because it’s almost Get Ready Day at APHA! This year we will be celebrating APHA’s Get Ready Day on Sept. 17! September is National Preparedness Month, which means it’s the perfect time to raise awareness of preparedness and make sure you’re ready for anything from hurricanes and tornadoes to mosquitoes and measles !

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How to Battle Layoffs: The Career Star Accelerator Bootcamp

Facing layoffs in your organization? Support your team members' career transition with Career Star Accelerator Bootcamp: Custom Resume & LinkedIn Revamp + 6 Weeks of Career Coaching. Our certified resume writers will create job search-winning resumes and LinkedIn profiles while they work with a career coach to learn unique strategies to stand out, attract the right employers, automate their job search, and land their dream job.

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Health Consumers Expect Healthcare to be Digital (and Secure), Philips Future Health Index Finds

Health Populi

Health care system financing, delivery, and workflows widely vary across nations around the world. Philips surveyed health care professionals and consumers living in 15 countries, from North America to Asia, and found that these health systems share one over-arching objective: to provide quality care with improved experiences for both patients and healthcare professionals.

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Four the Future: Diversifying in the face of shifting expectations

Osf Healthcare

The health care industry faces an increasing number of challenges and is undergoing rapid changes as technology advances in unforeseen ways and the expectations of the population change along with it. OSF HealthCare Chief Executive Officer Bob Sehring has called for a shift in mindset for the entire organization.

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Most U.S. Voters Support Building on the ACA, Not Medicare For All, As Fewer Americans Have Insurance Coverage

Health Populi

The vast majority of Americans favor lowering the cost of prescriptions, keeping the Affordable Care Act’s provisions to cover pre-existing conditions, lower overall medical costs, and protect people from surprise medical bills, according to the KFF Health Tracking Poll – September 2019: Health Care Policy In Congress And On The Campaign Trail.