Strategy

The importance of patient and employee experience in healthcare has never been greater.

Although the United States has 5.6 million actively licensed nurses — an all-time record number — many hospitals and health systems are still struggling to recruit and retain staff. Nationwide, the RN vacancy rate is 9.9%, while the average time…

Hospitals serving patients requiring inpatient psychiatric treatment often must rely on community-based clinicians for care. This frequently results in fragmented clinical programs with challenges to consistent physician availability and scheduling. Call coverage is also frequently affected, and hospitals are often…

Healthcare organizations are awash in data. But not every health system is able to utilize its data in ways that yield actionable insights or opportunities for performance improvement. Without a clear data plan and a standards-based approach to technology, it…

From lowering overall costs to potentially increased reimbursements and revenues due to greater patient satisfaction and value-based programs, putting patients at the center of care is essential for improving health outcomes and ensuring financial sustainability.

Now more than ever, the healthcare industry is experiencing vulnerabilities with traditional security and identity verification methods. Most recently, hospitals and health systems are up against sophisticated social engineering schemes targeting IT help desks. The healthcare sector, historically lagging in technological…

Four out of 10 physician practice leaders say finance and revenue cycle projects will be their top area of focus in 2024, an MGMA survey found.1 But for managed services organizations (MSOs), the key to financial improvement lies in an…

symplr hosted a rousing executive roundtable discussion at the recent Becker’s 14th Annual Meeting  in Chicago. I had the opportunity to lead a discussion on how health systems are innovating to achieve better healthcare operations in 2024 and beyond, in…

There’s a problem with modern healthcare marketing. It can’t function without data, but this data leads to HIPAA violations, FTC enforcement, and class action lawsuits.

Generative AI has the potential to transform healthcare delivery and quality, but only when it’s done right. With hundreds of startups emerging in the healthcare AI market, here are the five factors every clinical and business leader should consider when…