Telephone Intervention Reduces Unplanned Hospitalizations for Patients With Blood Cancers
A recent study of patients with blood cancers at a Colorado cancer center demonstrates the value of patient navigation programs for improving care.
Author: EHI Admin
Hospitals mull multiple models for value-based payments
CFOs are experimenting with care coordination and population health as they determine the best value-based care model for their healthcare organizations. “What’s best for patients is what results in better financial outcomes for organizations. Do well by doing good.”
Thanks for joining us at HIMSS15!
Thanks to everyone who made HIMSS15 in Chicago a successful event this year! Our first year exhibiting at HIMSS, we joined more than 1,300 exhibitors and 40,000+ attendees for this world-class event focused on major global issues in healthcare—including care coordination, population health management, and optimizing cost efficiencies.
Prominent keynote speakers, including Former President George W. Bush and current National Care Coordinator Dr. Karen DeSalvo, addressed the necessity of patient-focused and cost-effective care, as well as the large-scale impact of developing comprehensive population health management systems.
Steve Lieber, President & CEO of HIMSS, echoed these ideas, noting that organizations must embrace technology as a vital tool for connecting people to the healthcare system and affecting critical change to improve care.
At Equicare, we support these goals in everything we do. EQUICARE CS, our comprehensive care coordination solution, helps organizations improve patient outcomes with better quality care, while increasing operational efficiency and reducing costs. Everyone wins!
Recognizing our success
We are plea
sed to announce that we have cracked the “Top 250 Canadian ICT Companies” on the Branham300 in only our 2nd year on the list — moving from # 277 in 2014 to #244 this year.
We are in good company, with the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector in Canada once again achieving year-over-year growth and setting a revenue record of $90.9 billion.
The Branham300 is a listing of Canada’s top public and private ICT companies, as ranked by revenues.
For more information about the Branham300: http://www.branham300.com/
Gastrointestinal Oncology Nurse Navigation Improves Patient Outcomes
A Colorado study demonstrates how the use of Nurse Navigators positively impacts patient care and improves patient outcomes.
Program Improves Transitioning Young Cancer Survivors to Adult Survivorship Care
A program created by Seattle Children’s Hospital and the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance demonstrates the benefits of cancer survivorship programs for improving both care coordination and the patient’s cancer journey.
GW Cancer Institute publishes core competencies for oncology patient navigators
The George Washington University (GW) Cancer Institute has finalized 45 core competency statements for oncology patient navigators, who have become critical members of the health care team. These competency statements were published in the Journal of Oncology Navigation and Survivorship and were created through literature review, focus group data analysis, expert review, and a national survey of oncology patient navigation stakeholders.
HIMSS: IT professionals target patient engagement
HIMSS has released a survey of health IT professionals revealing that care coordination, patient retention, and patient engagement—especially through the use of patient portals—are emerging as leading priorities for the operational and financial success of healthcare organizations.
Patient navigation programs help address health disparities
Brittany Ashcroft of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) explores how patient navigation programs help address health disparities and improve cancer care.
Treatment Info Cancer Types What is Radiation Therapy
Survivorship programs are a vital component of comprehensive patient care and the cancer journey. The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) spoke with four organizations in the advocacy/patient-based arena that provide survivorship support to cancer patients.