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5 Key Trends Driving Purchasing Decisions in Healthcare IT

HIT Consultant

The mandate of these healthcare networks is clear – to improve patient experiences and population health outcomes while simultaneously reducing costs. This is evident in the US with the insurgence of both IDNs and ACOs, in France with the development of GHTs, and in the UK with the growth of ICSs (Integrated Care Systems).

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COVID-19 Lessons: A Path to a Better Health Care System

Accountable Care Doctors

For this transition to succeed, stakeholders across the health care sector, including payers, the pharmaceutical industry, and medical device companies, must be willing and supportive partners.”. The patient experience also significantly improves when care is coordinated versus delivered piecemeal.

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Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare is transforming the healthcare journey

Cloud Blogs

Patient insights help you create a patient-centric lens of transactional , observational, and behavioral patient data to rapidly analyze data unique to each case, optimize the patient experience, and enable collaborative care management across both digital and human-assisted channels, anywhere, anytime.

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Newsletter, February 2024

Patient Safety Movement

Approximately 25% of patients experience an adverse event in US hospitals, with over 40% caused by preventable errors. When patients are unaware of the costs associated with different treatment options, they may forego necessary care or opt for less effective alternatives due to fears of mounting medical bills.