Improving Healthcare Access and Orchestration by Aligning Providers and Health systems
By Darin Vercillo, MD Chief Medical Officer, Central Logic The call came into a health system transfer center: A patient at a community hospital needed a vascular or neurosurgical consultation after presenting with dizziness and facial numbness, along with worsening...
Telehealth was a Bright Spot Long Before the COVID-19 Pandemic
By Julieta Ducasa, MSN Clinical Solutions Consultant, Central Logic Not a lot of positives have come out of the coronavirus pandemic. But telehealth has emerged as a bright spot, both for healthcare organizations and the communities they serve. I watched in awe as...
How Arizona Health Systems Went From Competitors to Collaborators to Load-Balance COVID-19 Resources
Written by Charley Larsen, RN, MSN, MBA, CNML, NE-BC, RN Senior Director, Banner Health Transfer Services Fierce Healthcare — June 17, 2020 — Many types of businesses in Arizona in mid-May began the process of reopening after weeks of COVID-19-related closures. As a...
When Minutes Matter: How Technology Can Connect Patients To The Care They Need When They Need It
Written by Angie Franks, President & CEO, Central Logic Forbes — February, 2020 — In 2020, the youngest members of the baby boomer generation will be 56 years old. As this large generation ages, their chronic conditions, emergency department (ED) visits and...
In Healthcare, It’s Not About More Data — It’s About The Right Data
Written by Angie Franks, President & CEO, Central Logic Forbes — January, 2020 — Healthcare data is expected to grow at a rate of 36% per year through 2025, faster than industries such as manufacturing, financial services, and media and entertainment. This rapid...
What a Three-Hour Transfer Process With a Decompensating Patient Taught Me
Written by Darin Vercillo, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Central Logic Medical Economics — January, 2020 — If you have ever been on call for your local hospital, or have received calls about hospitalized patients in the middle of the night, you will likely relate to an...
How to Identify Patient Retention and Leakage ‘Forks in the Road’ and Choose the Right Path
Written by Angie Franks, President & CEO, Central Logic Health IT Outcomes— December, 2019 — Patient leakage from a health system network is an emerging critical issue facing healthcare leaders. As Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements continue to negatively...
Sure, Technology Investments Can Be Costly but What’s the Cost of Doing Nothing?
Written by Angie Franks, President & CEO, Central Logic Inside Digital Health— November, 2019 —When looking to improve a health system’s financial performance, health system leaders need to focus on growth strategies, which can often be enabled by technology....
Patient Transfers are Evolving: Here’s What the Future Could Hold
Written by Angie Franks, President & CEO, Central Logic Health systems face many competing care quality and financial performance improvement priorities and new risk-based revenue arrangements. Faced with these challenges, it is no wonder that some health systems...
How Transfer Center Optimization can Maximize Fee-for-Service and Value-Based Revenue
Written by Angie Franks, President & CEO, Central Logic Fierce Healthcare— August, 2019 — Every healthcare organization is exploring ways to increase revenue and reduce costs. Taking drastic action, however, may not be necessary. Instead, health systems could...
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