The 8th Annual Industry Pulse Report

Sponsored by
Change Healthcare

This annual national survey identifies what payers and other healthcare stakeholders see as the top challenges facing the industry, and as well as greatest opportunities for positive change.

This edition’s survey was open to more than 2,000 Change Healthcare customers, which includes leading national and regional payers of all sizes; members of the HealthCare Executive Group; and members of the Health Plan Alliance. Additionally, we received survey responses from healthcare leaders across the provider, vendor, government, and academic spaces. In all, 52% of respondents were at the President, Vice President, and C-suite levels.

Ready, Risk, Reward: Aligning for Success with the Second Generation of Clinically Integrated Networks

Sponsored by
Premier


A strategic guide for optimizing clinicially integrated networks for larger patient populations and those in advanced alternative payment models with commercial, employer and government payers.

Mt. San Rafael Hospital: Leading the Way in Attestation

Sponsored by
Medhost

Upgrading from a paper-based environment to an EHR helped a rural Colorado hospital avoid costly Meaningful Use fines. The hospital’s doctors, nurses, board of directors, and IT team collaborated to address the difficult task of preparing for MU3.

Healthcare Leader's Guide: Preventing Patient Harm Through Better Communications

Sponsored by
Spok

What happens when care teams don’t communicate? Communication failures, delays, and breakdowns can result in greater medical errors, malpractice costs, and mortality rates.

Dive into the real-life story of an academic medical center that experienced challenges with their communication infrastructure: Explore the five leading points of failure and discover how you can correct or prevent issues in your organization. You’ll learn how the right technology, process, and culture supports frictionless clinical communications to support patient safety.

Conquering the Complexity of Integrated Care Management

Sponsored by
Baylor Scott & White

With the help of Population Health Advisors, Virginia-based Sentara Healthcare is changing the culture toward more effective and efficient care coordination that reduces costs and improves quality for the health system’s sickest patients. 

Trends in Digital Health How technology is impacting patient care

Sponsored by
Validic

Digital health technologies like blood glucose meters and smartwatches have taken the healthcare industry by storm. But how are they being monitored and used? We surveyed around 200 hospital and health system executives and clinicians to find out.

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