The Changing Hospital Feeder System
The act of a major tertiary care hospital acquiring a number of smaller community hospitals is not a new concept. In terms of healthcare business models, the industry is fairly monochrome. Strategically speaking, the idea is to siphon or “feed” patients from hospitals that are providing a standard level of care to the more advanced … Continue reading
3 Models For Exchanging Healthcare Data Post-EHR Craze
Reposted from HISTalk Practice. Let’s assume for a moment that the current craze surrounding EHRs is completely effective and every physician in America is meaningfully utilizing one in the near future (hurray for blind optimism!). There are two purposes for doing this, despite the numerous reasons that have been thrown out there. One is the … Continue reading
The Need to Redesign Medical Information
We have communication problems in the medical world. No, not just the lack of communication happening between healthcare providers that some mistakenly think the newly christened “EHRs” are going to fix. More importantly, the disconnect lies between the data and those reading it. Providers sift through a patient’s chart gathering data to develop a mental … Continue reading
Aaron Berdofe, MHI - Health Informatics 