by Karin Chernoff Kaplan, Director
and Rudd Kierstead, Principal
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Veralon Views Blog
The Veralon Views blog is an extension of our partnership with leaders who are transforming the healthcare industry. Here, we share expert perspectives from our nationally recognized senior consulting team on issues that are key to the success of your organization.
Edmondo Robinson, MD, Chief Digital Innovation Officer, provides three real-life examples of organizations that have taken the leap into digital transformation, outlining the themes key to each approach.
Edmondo Robinson, MD, Chief Digital Innovation Officer, outlines three components central to a robust digital health strategy to provide implementation guidance.
Edmondo Robinson, MD, Chief Digital Innovation Officer, defines digital health and distinguishes it from information technology (IT). What does digital health mean in practicality for your organization?
Prior to the coronavirus pandemic, healthcare CEOs ranked financial challenges (e.g., reducing the operating costs for staff and supplies, declining reimbursement) and increasing competition from other providers, among the top issues facing hospitals. But with coronavirus expenses straining hospital budgets, in 2020, a new element, service line optimization has become critical to hospitals’ ability to […]
We’re excited to share this new course where Dr. Nash discusses the lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic, and how the individual hospital, and the larger health industry, can use these learnings to adapt and prepare for the future. Watch the trailer below. CLICK HERE TO REQUEST ACCESS TO THE FULL COURSE
The pandemic has placed significant constraints on capacity, making volume growth, or simply maintaining normally budgeted volume levels, a formidable challenge. Organizations must implement novel clinical and administrative workflows that allow for the most efficient use of provider and patient time, ensure patient and staff safety, and drive bottom line performance. Many have opened services […]
Independent physician practices took a financial beating during the first months of COVID-19—and not just due to postponement of elective procedures. Today, consumers remain fearful of returning to a physician office environment, with office visits down 20 to 30 percent compared with pre-COVID levels. Now, many of these practices are coming to hospitals to make […]
As hospitals rethink their approach to care delivery during the pandemic, many also are weighing whether partnership is needed. Now is a good time for leaders to consider: What would make an ideal partner? Even as hospitals face extreme financial pressure following COVID-19, some independents are finding that their financial standing may not be as […]
Among the many unexpected effects of COVID-19 is the loss of the “normal” patient population coming through physician offices to address their health concerns and seeking procedures. This lost volume has heightened the urgency to effectively address “leakage.” Research indicates that acquiring a new customer is anywhere from 5 to 25 times more expensive than […]