The Case for InteroperabilityIn this Optum podcast, health care experts describe the necessity of interoperability and the market pressure that will bring it about. Building an Interoperable System In search of an effective, open exchange of information across the health system, stakeholders are uniting around interoperability. Read more. Effective Care Transitions Providers are taking a new look at care transitions as a way to fill in gaps in care and prevent unnecessary readmissions. Read more. Q & A Care Transitions Strategies Judy Rich describes three care transitions strategies to reduce preventable readmissions. Infrastructure HIEs and Care Transitions In this video, Justin Chang, MD, chief of emergency services at Exempla St. Joseph Hospital in Denver, explains how health information exchange leads to reduced costs and improved care transitions. Perspectives Actuaries Can Help Calculate Opportunity Joel Hoffman explains the need for actuarial data analysis to cut costs and reveal opportunities. Improving Care CoordinationThe Optum Institute for Sustainable Health’s inaugural study makes the case for care coordination. Transformation Starts in Our Own Backyards New HIT and the ACO Impact Clinical Documentation Improvement for ICD-10 Survival "CMS, What's My Hurdle Rate?"
Improving Care CoordinationThe Optum Institute for Sustainable Health’s inaugural study makes the case for care coordination.