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Ailing in Alabama? Hearty in Hawaii? A look at how states vary in their rates of common diseases, and why measuring health state-by-state requires robust data.

Healthcare in the U.S. is heavily dependent on a payment model that prioritizes high volume over quality of care and the outcomes delivered. More and more healthcare organizations are questioning if that’s the right approach.

When elements like automation of care, self-insured health systems, and stronger collaboration between vendors come together within a healthcare industry, it generates a system that provides better care more efficiently.

When a patient is discharged, the clock starts. 30 days—the critical amount of time where patients have a higher risk of readmission. Transitional Care Management (TCM) aims to provide patients with the proper care during this time and can reduce readmission by as much as 86%. TCM relies on a strong foundation of data for its success, but not every health system has the technical resources at their fingertips required to measure and improve TCM metrics.

As healthcare consolidation continues, Arcadia Director of Sales, Graham Barnes, and NorthShore SVP of CIN, Scott Kent, discuss the critical steps that leaders need to take to ensure a successful integration.

Value-based care and population health work hand in hand to identify patients who are at risk for complex illnesses and in need of preventative screenings. Population health case managers can use an EMR (electronic medical record) or data aggregation tool to identify who the sickest patients are and what care they need.