The pandemic has changed many aspects of American commerce—including the delivery of health and human services. Of the many developments of the past year, I think the development that will have outsized impact is the integration of technology in American life. Telehealth is front and center in the increased use of technology. But we have the increased adoption of remote patient…
While health and human services has been decades behind other industries such as finance, retail, and entertainment in digital transformation, the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the shift, especially with the increase in the delivery and acceptance of virtual care. However, as OPEN MINDS Chief Executive Officer Monica E. Oss said, “Telehealth is not the next big thing, it’s just the…
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to many technology innovations in health care. The most noticeable transformation is the rise of telehealth with claims skyrocketing from less than 0.01% of total visits to 80% of behavioral health visits during the first quarter of the pandemic (see How’s That Strategic Plan Going?). We predict consumers and payers…
The OPEN MINDS team has put together a comprehensive list of technologies specialty health care provider organizations should consider. Scan this list as you do you strategic technology planning and budgeting. And visit our Health Tech Navigator website at https://healthtechnavigator.org/
Administrative Cost Management
Accounting/Financial Solutions: Claims payment, cash, and financial software…
The 2020 National Behavioral Health EHR Survey found that over 50% of provider organizations have purchased an EHR more than 6 years ago. How do you know if your system is really meeting your current need and positioning you for the future? The OPEN MINDS Strategic EHR Assessment Checklist can help you determine new functionality requirements and clearly identify your…
Understand the possibilities of emerging health care technologies and how you can use them to improve service delivery and empower your workforce. We provide an overview of four groups of technologies—artificial intelligence, digital therapeutics, chatbots, and the digital front door.
AI Helps To Wrangle The Data
Right now there are opportunities for provider…
