The healthcare networks within the United States are reeled up by debates around the need for price transparency.

In this age and time of outcome-based care, delivering care that is both patient-centric and cost-effective has become the top priority of healthcare leaders across the world. This has given rise to newer and more innovative care delivery models that can cater to the unique needs of both patients and care teams.

Application Programming Interface (API) is taking the healthcare ecosystem by storm. It enables systematic data exchange and flow in disparate healthcare operations.

While all departments in the health space are formulating strategies to win in the value-based care atmosphere, pediatric care is the most foundational and opportune to progress in this avenue.

One of the greatest challenges in healthcare is keeping up with the changing landscape. Considering only since the beginning of 2019, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and other federal agencies, such as the Office of National Coordinator of Health IT (ONC) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), have introduced a number of rules as a measure of upholding their goal of empowering patients and enhancing healthcare efficiency. We’re at a very critical juncture in healthcare and from a regulatory perspective, there are a few key rules that merit a special focus which will have a great impact from both a clinical and financial standpoint. 

Battling with chronic life-limiting illness results in extreme pain, discomfort, and physical as well as mental stress. Even when there is no permanent cure available to treat the disease, palliative care can bring some respite to the patients. It can make a significant difference in enhancing end-of-life care quality by alleviating pain and managing uncomfortable symptoms. 

Fact 1: As per the latest data made available by the Office for Civil Rights for HHS, more than 208,000 privacy-related complaints have been made in the last 16 years.

The term “value” has taken healthcare by storm and has become one of the most popular catchwords in healthcare circles. In fact, by 2017, more than one-third of all healthcare payments were already tied to an alternative payment model (APM) - a step that should be seen as a significant milestone in the industry’s shift toward value-based care. 

The Johnson’s were blessed with twins the day before; two healthy baby boys, haphazardly named Jill and John in the health records. Definitely, this marks the start of pediatric services in the family. Hospital records set for the twins hardly mark any difference, gender, weight, parents, address; all records read the same. The only visible difference is a skin allergy with the second baby.

Imagine a patient who went through a minor bypass surgery and was admitted to the hospital for 5 days. After his discharge, he religiously followed the prescription for 2 days.