How to Improve Patient-Reported Outcomes Collection
The best way to increase patient response rates to PROMs requests is to give a benefit to patients who complete outcomes surveys.
Commercialization of Healthcare: Impacts and Future Trends
The days of neighborhood doctors you stick with for a lifetime are declining. We are entering an era of pick-and-choose...
Same Day Discharge Total Joint Arthroplasty on the Rise
Total Joint Arthroplasty (TJA) is one of the most reliable and in-demand orthopaedic procedures with over 1 million cases performed annually...
Buzzword Breakdown: What is Successful “Patient Engagement”
The healthcare industry is facing a time of transition. In any industry, shifts in business models, modes of communication and...
Managing Patients’ Expectations to Improve Satisfaction
In today’s competitive joint replacement market, healthcare providers are actively identifying and collecting measures of surgical quality. In addition to the...
ICJR Transatlantic Wrap Up: Value-Based Payment is Here to Stay
At the 2017 ICJR Transatlantic Orthopaedic Congress last week our CEO, Bronwyn Spira sat on a panel discussing the inevitable shift towards...
How to Build a Value-Based Patient-Provider Relationship
With risk-based programs in the works or on the horizon, providers are looking for ways to make their care pathways...
Metrics for Evidence-Based Practice is a Must
By now, it’s easy to see that there are health-related concerns that demand our full attention. Under traditional fee for...
Bundled Payments Aren’t Going Anywhere — The Time to Transition is Now
As of March 2017, CMS announced they are postponing the initialization and expansion of several mandatory bundled payment methods, including the...