Archive for June 2018
How Analytics Can Help Payers Monitor Specialty Drug Costs
With the continued frustration over rising healthcare costs, the White House has made prescription drug reform a top priority. Thomas Beaton of HealthPayerIntelligence recently published an article which shares that payers are eager to see this effort succeed as they also search for ways to best address the high prices of certain medications. In 2016, […]
Read MorePayer Innovation Exchange Lets Payers Influence Product Direction
As part of our continued commitment to improving the client experience, we recently launched the inaugural Payer Innovation Exchange, a community of health plan leaders who use data analytics to achieve their important objectives. This program enables members to preview new solutions from MedeAnalytics, offer insights and opinions on new capabilities, and influence product direction […]
Read MoreCalifornia mandate to lower C-sections will impact population health – how can analytics help?
Following a surge of cesarean section (C-section) operations for expecting mothers, doctors in California must now reduce the number of C-sections performed to 23.9 percent for low-risk births. The state’s health insurance marketplace under the Affordable Care Act, Covered California, wants to curb this rate to improve patient safety and quality. Any hospital that doesn’t […]
Read MoreHow can Analytics Help Solve Healthcare’s Biggest RCM Issues?
Revenue cycle management (RCM) is a critical part of any healthcare operation and with rising healthcare costs it’s even more difficult to manage. However, to better handle costs and overall revenue, healthcare organizations need to prioritize and develop an RCM strategy. The strategy itself needs to address various revenue pain points, including: cash collections, bad […]
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