The clinical side of case management
In this guest post, Bonnie Geld, President and CEO of The Center for Case Management, explains why the clinical aspect of case management is so critical to patient care. With over 20 years of experience in the field, she offers a unique and valuable perspective on how case management improves outcomes. Bonnie will join us for a more extended conversation during our upcoming thought leadership webinar on September 20 at […]
Take Six with Jordana Riley, Sr. Software Engineer
What is your role at CarePort and what aspect of your role do you enjoy the most? I am the first dedicated front end engineer that CarePort brought on board. I was a neurobiology major in college and focused on how the brain processes visual information. Front end engineering lets me use that knowledge in […]
Building a post-acute network to facilitate patient throughput
Recently, Meher Singh and Molly Shane from UCSF Health presented as speakers for our ongoing post-acute thought leadership series. Singh and Shane explored strategies health systems can employ to build a post-acute network and achieve the Triple Aim—improving the patient experience of care, improving the health of population, and reducing the cost of healthcare—across the […]
Take Six with Jeff Brown, Vice President Payer Sales
How did you first learn about CarePort and what drew you in? I was initially contacted by a recruiter, who saw that I had a strong background in payer sales. I have been working with payers since March of 1995, so over the last, roughly 25 years, I have seen the industry and technology evolve. […]
Standardizing industry framework: the necessity and methodology of aligning care coordination models
Recently, Susan C. Westgate, MBA, MSW, LCSW-C, Director of Community Care Coordination at LifeBridge Health in Baltimore walked us through a framework that she and a colleague developed for an economic model for care coordination programs, and how LifeBridge Health is using some of their research to help create successful care coordination programs. In their […]
Medicare Advantage evolving Star Ratings criteria: how technology can bridge the post-acute gap
This year, over one-third of Medicare beneficiaries are enrolled in Medicare Advantage (MA), and that percentage will only continue to increase. For insurers offering MA plans, the challenge is keeping up with evolving star rating criteria as this member population grows. Just because a plan has achieved a 4-, 4.5-, or 5-points star rating in […]
Take Six with Chris Dolan, Senior Software Engineer
How did you first learn about CarePort Health and what drew you to the company? I first learned about CarePort through a recruiter. I was looking for a change of pace. The recruiter asked me what kinds of things I was interested in, and I said, “I want to do something that helps other people.” He said, “Well, […]
CarePort’s new digs: come grow with us
The CarePort team grew like crazy in 2017, and we expect to double our team in 2018. That’s one reason we are so excited about our brand new office in downtown Boston’s historic Leather District. Last week, we packed up our crammed quarters and moved across the street to a custom-designed space. At more than […]
HIMSS 2018: a universal agreement to put patients first
This year at HIMSS, there was certainly no shortage of innovative technology on display, but what we were most impressed by was the overarching focus on the people served by that technology. The key motivator in the industry, spurring all of these companies to continue moving forward and turning their ideas into action, is a […]