Data is the new oil. It is available across hospital EMRs, labs, physician offices, and all possible real-world data sources. It is critical to access the right data at the right time for the purpose at hand. With ‘Patient-centrism’ gaining popularity in the healthcare sector, the spotlight has fallen on the need for a data repository, where all the relevant data pertaining to the patients’ medical history, allergies, claims, and more are made available in real-time. Integrating the patient data from disparate sources into a standardized format creates a patient-360 profile that makes it truly interoperable across the healthcare continuum for better care delivery.

Interoperability provides the opportunity to make a healthcare organization an information-rich, patient-centered enterprise in a value-driven environment.

With healthcare organizations digitally transforming their processes, there is an acute need for data enrichment and curation to fill the gaps, bottlenecks, and delays created by poor data movement and quality. It’s important to implement actionable insights from the available data. As part of the evolution, organizations need to revamp the data integration layer to improve data practices and enhance the quality of data, facilitating the life sciences industry to make strategic decisions supported by analytics and data-driven insights.

When combined with healthcare's rising costs, competition, and complexity, the shift towards value-oriented, consumer-driven healthcare is encouraging employers to rethink benefit plans. To remain competitive, employers are adopting innovative plans that simplify and enhance the employee experience while reducing costs for them.

One of the biggest challenges in managing population health is converting and delivering actionable information to appropriate resources. Defining patient populations is an essential first step in identifying opportunities for clinical improvement. However, this can be a challenging task. Registry Builder makes it easy for clinicians to find a specific patient population and turn the analytics into actionable steps that improve outcomes.

Patient engagement is a key contributor to improved health outcomes and better patient-provider connections. As patients become more tech-savvy and curious about their health, keeping patients engaged becomes increasingly important. Patients also seek guidance and support from medical professionals during the course of their medical treatment, making easy-to-use channels of engagement more essential. To inform and engage patients, healthcare institutions are using technologies like mobile applications, patient portals and smart devices, to name a few. However, delivering a quality experience for patients starts by establishing an effective strategy for smarter patient engagement.

“Patient-centeredness” is a facet of healthcare that suggests taking the power out of the hands of those who give care and into the hands of those who receive it. Yet, it is not only about surrendering to patients’ requests. Rather it is about teamwork and trust among the clinicians, patients, and patients’ families.

Physicians often rely on referrals for new patient flow through their practice. Unfortunately, most doctors network incorrectly, inconsistently and ineffectively.

The life science industry today has a significant opportunity at hand with the surge in data dependency. With the legislation of the 21st Century Cures Act, data has become the fuel for accelerating the drug development and innovation processes. The Cures Act defines the real-world evidence (RWE) as the clinical evidence about the usage and potential benefits or risks of a medical product derived from analysis of the real-world data (RWD). This facilitates an accurate view of the patient populations comprising larger socioeconomic, racial, age, and gender diversity, mostly un-represented by the RCTs.

Patient CRM is a critical criterion for maintaining long-term relationships while viewing patients as people and emanating a vibe of personal care. Patient CRM has an important impact on the evolving healthcare ecosystem, wherein- building upon ongoing patient relationships can result in prolonged customer loyalty, convalescent goodwill, and enhanced market credibility. The potential can be leveraged by delivering value over price. Combining information on patient demographics, social profiles, behavioral data, medical and appointment history from disparate sources into one complete data set is key to successful relationship management.