How a clinical command center helped Tampa General Hospital save $40M
Tampa General Hospital in Florida has saved $40 million by reducing operational inefficiencies over the past year, and according to the hospital, the installation of its systemwide command center is the reason for this significant cost saving.
In August 2019, the hospital became the first in Florida to launch the CareComm command center that was...
The Coach Fitness Tracker Awards
Coach has put more than 25 fitness trackers through their paces this year. We spend weeks wearing each device so we discover those little quirks which makes a tracker either delightful or infuriating. We also test the accuracy of the hardware in our training, as well as trying the new features to...
How CMS has made progress on healthcare interoperability
Seema Verma is administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
This article was coauthored with Alexandra Mugge, deputy chief health informatics officer at CMS, and Shannon Sartin, chief technology officer at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation.
In 2018, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Office of the National Coordinator...
Lessons from 2020 in digital transformation and 2021 predictions
2020 was a year like no other and the first signs of impending trouble were in December 2019 which is when the first reports of a new pandemic emanating in Wuhan, China, became public. The rest is history and indelibly etched in every human on earth as we have witnessed a year of disruption...
Blue KC, HealthMine’s expanded partnership will extend digital rewards program to ACA members
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City expanded its partnership with HealthMine, a technology company providing member engagement solutions, to build a rewards program for the payer’s individual and family Affordable Care Act members.
The Missouri-based payer, also known as Blue KC, has an existing partnership with HealthMine to offer a rewards program...
Technology brings care to home for chronically ill patients
At Geisinger in Pennsylvania, a pilot program to bring care to the homes of older patients with complex healthcare needs has shown a 35% reduction in visits to the emergency department visits, a 40% drop in hospital admissions and an average annual savings of nearly $8,000 per patient. The future will see chronic...
Open Enrollment is here! Enroll in 2021 coverage today!
The 2021 Health Insurance Marketplace® is open for business! You have until December 15 to apply for new 2021 health insurance, or renew, change, or update your 2020 health plan for 2021. Coverage starts January 1, 2021.
Important: If you miss the deadline, the only way you’ll be eligible to enroll in or change...
CeramTec Group acquires Dentalpoint AG to expand its ceramic Medtech leadership
Plochingen, 04.01.21. The CeramTec Group has taken the next step in the transformation into a medical technology corporation and acquired the Swiss specialist for ceramic dental implants, Dentalpoint AG. With this acquisition, the globally leading medical technology group further expands its offering as a supplier in the field of high-performance...
Genmed one of ‘1000 Companies to Inspire Britain’ 2020
Genmed is one of London Stock Exchange Group’s ‘1000 Companies to Inspire Britain’ 2020 for the third year running. To be included in this report, businesses had to demonstrate strong revenue growth over the last three years and outperform their sector peers, creating a unique list of the UK’s most...
Keeping the lights on: the wiring behind the business of health IT delivery
The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged health systems in 2020 – accelerating the implementation of new technologies, necessitating the rise of employees working from home and causing more patients to need help using new tools to manage their healthcare.
As we at Penn Medicine focused on implementations in response to these new changes, we also...
