Winning the Fight: How Data Experts Unlock Healthcare Decisions
Healthcare systems face many challenges, as they work to meet patients' needs while keeping costs affordable. Fortunately, the use of data can help organizations approach both of these issues more strategically. Not only can it help providers notice patterns within specific demographics but it can also ensure those patterns are used to create more streamlined approaches to value-based care. Providers can put data to use when "determining the most effective ways to utilize resources" and "making decisions every day that can impact health outcomes and costs." There's no doubt that data analytics professionals with experience in healthcare can support unlocking…
Exploring Key Best Practices for Accountable Care Organizations
It’s been several years since accountable care organizations (ACOs) were added as a permanent part of Medicare due to the Affordable Care Act (ACA). As of January 2021, there are 477 Medicare ACOs that serve more than 10.7 million beneficiaries, with hundreds more commercial and Medicaid ACOs serving millions of additional patients. Let's take a look at ACOs and best practices for managing these organizations as part of the ever-evolving landscape of healthcare. ACOs 101 ACOs are defined by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) as groups of doctors, hospitals, and other healthcare providers who come together voluntarily…
Employee Spotlight: Morgan Babcock
Meet Morgan Babcock, Harmony Healthcare Account Executive 1. Tell us what helps you thrive in the workplace. I think a collaborative team environment is important in generating business as well as a healthy work environment. At Harmony, I’ve received so much support and guidance when learning the ropes, and I can’t stress enough how helpful it has been so far. 2. Recommend a book you've recently read. Blue Mind by Wallace J. Nichols. Anything to do with the ocean or body of water intrigues me. I’ve grown up on boats and being out at the beach, so the ocean…
