Delivering outstanding patient care in the most safe, efficient manner through streamlined processes is the number one priority for Virtua Health. This is a common goal for many healthcare organisations but it is approached in a very different way at Virtua Health. Rich Miller, President and CEO of Virtua Health explains, “we are dedicated to […]
Healthcare
This is a broad category which deals with all aspects of healthcare including patient care, surgery, medication, diagnostics, equipment etc.
Global Healthcare Landscape
The rise of a global healthcare marketplace is underway. Thanks to a new global citizen, whose work and life transcends borders, the delivery of healthcare worldwide is being transformed. Simultaneously, other economic and social realities are fuelling what will be a major shift from national to global approaches in healthcare delivery. Innovations in medical technology, […]
Consumerism in Healthcare
The driving force of this change is competition, which has been created by the consumer, who is shopping for the best price and best quality for almost every product or service. This has forced enterprises to reduce costs while improving services, and it has resulted in more intelligent business processes and improved business models. Today, […]
The Future of Healthcare
In Asia, the share of population above 65 years old is rapidly increasing and the region will be home to half of the world’s elderly and bear half the global burden of chronic conditions by 2030. Compounding this demand side challenge, growth in working-age population is not keeping pace. In China alone, by 2050, the working-age […]
How Information Therapy can Heal the Indian Healthcare System
In most instances, a cardiologist has no idea what the patient’s gastroenterologist is doing – and they are so focused on treating the heart or the liver that they sometimes forget that these belong to a human being! The only way to reform the healthcare ecosystem, would be to make it patient-centric. Patients (or their […]
ACO Movement in the United States?
The movement to grow Accountable Care Organisations (ACOs) in the United States is now more than 600-member strong. The movement of late has been spearheaded by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) under its Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP). What exactly is an ACO? An ACO, as defined by CMS, refers to […]