[Editor's note: this blog post was written by Jackie Griffin, associate vice president of client services at TriZetto Provider Solutions]

Editor's note: the following blog post was written by Tom Hills, executive vice president of sales, PerfectServe

I regularly cross paths with hospital executives looking to integrate the latest and greatest health IT tool or processes. By far their primary challenge in adopting new technology is dealing with resistance to change. Last month, I attended a bi-annual Health Management Academy meeting that ...

Editor's note: this is the final installment of the 3-part series on 'Integrating Labor Across ACOs.' It was written by Chris Fox, CEO of Avantas

In the first ...

Editor's note: this blog post was written by Leigh Ann Myers, vice president and Chief Clinical Officer at PerfectServe

I spend a lot of time discussing the need to fix broken clinical communication processes in hospitals. That's partially because I've experienced these issues personally, but also because I've spent much ...

Editor's note: this blog post was writen by Chris Fox, CEO, Avantas

In the first post in this three-part series focusing on the potential of enterprise workforce management strategies and technology in ACOs, I outlined the current state of ACOs, the year-one results of the Pioneer group, and the need to focus on labor, especially within medical groups - ...

This blog is posted on behalf of Abraham Gutman, CEO of AG Mednet. We welcome comments. 

About a month ago a friend sent me a link to an article entitled "Building a Better Clinical Trial System." After reading it, I had to make sure it actually appeared on The Daily Beast, and it was not from a satirical magazine like Mad or The Onion. 

The ...

Editor's note: This blog was written by Chris Fox, CEO, Avantas.

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New Twitter list! A how-to for "guaranteeing" innovation failure. ACA could lead to more hospital consolidation. Bravo to Dr. David Barbe, who was named a board chair of the American Medical Association. The future of medical school is on the horizon, with five schools lighting the way. Get daily tweets by following us @ExecInsight.

With the sun shining in Orlando, the 2013 Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) National Institute (June 16-19) kicked off with inspirational messages from the association's last and current chair.

Ralph E. Lawson, FHFMA, CPA, 2012-2013 chair, HFMA, executive VP and CFO, Baptist Health South Florida, said now is a great time to work in healthcare despite the fact that there are greater challenges, ...

New Twitter list! Healthcare transparency on the rise, hospitals cutting jobs, fixing the chaotic pricing system of employment-based health insurance, and why healthcare's take on non-compliance is all wrong. Get daily tweets by following us @ExecInsight.

David Chase ONC holds ...

Editor's note: This blog was written by Amanda Guerrero, who originally contributed this piece to Software Advice. Amanda is a writer and blogger specializing in EHR, patient portal technology and Meaningful Use. From her years working as a file clerk at a doctor's office to her time as an implementation ...

New Twitter List! Me-working or team-working, new Internet trends, improving medical communication, decline in number of families having difficulty paying medical bills...and more! Get daily tweets by following us @ExecInsight.

Steve ...

New tweet list! Interoperability breakthrough near, treating Oklahoma victims, patient-centered medical homes and the Triple Aim, and graduation advice you wish you'd been given. Get daily tweets by following us @ExecInsight.

FierceHealthIT CCHIT: Interoperability breakthrough ...

Our healthcare system is broken partly because consumers don't know what anything costs. As patients become more proactive in making informed healthcare decisions, we all agree this should be fixed. But why is it so hard?

Achieving price transparency ...

IT labor shortage, clinical documentation, high-tech nurse carts and the pros of being selfish. Get daily tweets by following us @ExecInsight.

Harvard Biz Review Be Selfish. Be Very ...

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Engaging nursing staff, HIE framework breakdown from Farzad Mostashari himself, getting telemedicine to market, why CMO-CFO relationships are important and more! Get daily tweets by following us @ExecInsight.

Press Ganey How engaged are your nurses? Learn how you can improve ...

New tweet list! Patient satisfaction with healthcare (it's up!), AONE and HFMA partnership, moving medical imaging into the cloud and so much more. Get daily tweets by following us @ExecInsight.

AmericanMedicalNews Patient satisfaction with healthcare hits two-decade high

At the third annual PharmEHR Summit April 17, leaders in the electronic health record (EHR) and pharmaceutical industries gathered to discuss the status of EHR adoption and potential collaboration between EHR and pharmaceutical companies.

The summit, hosted by PDR Network and held in Philadelphia's Wannamaker Building, ...