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The healthcare industry is experiencing fundamental transformation moving from a volume-based business to a value-based business.
- In the face of demands from consumers for improved healthcare quality and increased value, healthcare providers are being pushed to deliver better outcomes.
- Personnel shortages require overworked professionals to be even more productive and efficient.
- The cost dynamics of healthcare are changing.
- people living longer
- the pervasiveness of chronic illnesses and infectious diseases
- increasing complexity and competition
To meet the changing environment healthcare organizations need to reduce costs, improve coordination and outcomes, provide more with less and become more patient centric
Health Care Data
Current health care IT initiatives seek to build a national health IT infrastructure that will provide a more comprehensive, patient-focused view of health related information.
Health information exchange (HIE) requires that electronic health record (EHR) systems be able to electronically communicate with a variety of health related entities. This will assure that patient data may be accessed, with proper authorization, without technical impediments. The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) is responsible for setting the standards for national HIE. The federal government has provided grants to the states to build state HIEs.
According to the requirements for meaningful use, patient data must be submitted to public health agencies and be capable of being exchanged with other care providers and patient-authorized entities. HIPPA standards have been revised to accommodate the HIEs. These revisions include administrative safeguards, physical safeguards and technical safeguards.
Analytics competency can help these healthcare organizations harness “big data” to create actionable insights, set their future vision, improve outcomes and reduce time to value. Here is a roadmap to help get "big data" under control.
There are numerous IT companies positioned to help develop solutions for healthcare entities. We feature 2 of the large ones here.
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Gerontology
Gerontology (from the Greek γέρων, geron, "old man" and -λογία, -logy, "study of"; coined by Ilya Ilyich Mechnikov in 1903) is the study of the social, psychological and biological aspects of aging. It is distinguished from geriatrics, which is the branch of medicine that studies the diseases of older adults. Gerontologists includes researchers and practitioners in the fields of biology, medicine, nursing, dentistry, social work, physical and occupational therapy, psychology, psychiatry, sociology, economics, political science, architecture, pharmacy, public health, housing and anthropology [1]. Gerontology encompasses the following:
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Roybal Centers
The Roybal Centers for Translational Research in the Behavioral and Social Sciences of Aging are supported by the National Institute on Aging (NIA) with cofunding from the National Institutes of Health Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the Social Security Administration, and the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, Department of Education. The Roybal Centers, 13 in 2009, seek to disseminate and increase the use of research results that benefit older Americans. Below is a list of current research.
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| University of Alabama at Birmingham |
Indiana University - Purdue University |
Harvard University Harvard Medical School |
| Princeton University |
| Stanford University School of Medicine |
RAND Corporation Santa Monica, CA |
| University of Illinois Chicago Institute for Health Research & Policy |
RAND Corporation Santa Monica, CA |
| Oregon Health Science University |
| National Bureau of Economic Research Harvard University |
| Weill Medical College of Cornell University |
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Improving Healthcare for Cognitively Impaired Elders and Their Caregivers |
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Schools with Gerontology Majors
Gerontology majors study the human aging process and the biological, behavioral, and social changes associated with aging. One topic of study is the provision of services to older people and their families. For example:
Wayne State University Institute of Gerontology, Virtual Library on Aging
The Institute of Gerontology at Wayne State University brings together science and service to advance the cause of aging research. Its multidisciplinary faculty, post-doctoral fellows, and pre-doctoral trainees focus on the social and behavioral aspects of lifespan health and cognitive development. Dedicated to promoting successful aging, the Institute of Gerontology is where research and outreach combine to make life better in Detroit and beyond.
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Healthcare Industry Resources
Seniorresource.com is committed to providing information that benefits and strengthens our healthcare industry associates. Below is a tool that identifies the quality organizations that serve the various businesses in the industry. Besides the name and website, you will also find a brief summary of the organization's services and/or products.
Several of our affiliated business owners have thanked us for putting this tool together – we are confident that you will find it useful as well.
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