Healthcare Trends Archives - The DnA of Healthcare

The Case for a National Patient Identifier: 20 Years Later

Written by: Josh Schoeller, Senior Vice President and General Manager

The intention of a national patient identifier started out as a benevolent one: under the guise of HIPAA legislation in 1996, give each patient a unique, permanently assigned number to be used across the entire national healthcare system. Obviously,...

It’s a Small World After All: Physician Referral Patterns

Written by: Rick Grape, Director, Market Planning

Come on, sing it with me. Remember the Disney ride, It’s a Small World? Aside from the catchy tune and robotic dolls, the ride shows that we are really all connected. We are linked, no matter where we live or where we come from. The same can be sai...

Patient Engagement Outreach Vs Outcomes

Written by: Erin Benson, Director, Market Planning

As the Office of National Coordinator, Health and Human Services and other government entities try to solve the interoperability and data sharing challenge, even among themselves, providers are still floundering. They are wondering which way to turn ...

The Hospital Readmissions Blame Game

Written by: Joe Finazzo, Director of Sales, Provider Markets

Much has been written in the news and healthcare industry recently about reducing hospital readmissions. However, the jury is still out on the source of the readmissions revolving door. What we do know is that readmissions are one of the greate...

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