Read news and articles quoting Noblis' Health Innovation staff.
September 2010
Healthcare Informatics
Is ICD-10 a Quality Initiative?
by David Raths
As health providers prepare to make the transition to ICD-10 and HIPAA 5010, they are taking a hard look at who, within their organizations, will lead the efforts. Noblis Health Innovation ICD-10 team members Catherine Veum, Veronica Vela, and Steven Barry comment on the opportunities for quality improvement that the transition will provide.
Summer 2010
The Voice of Technology
New Frontiers in Healthcare
by Mark Toner
Noblis and other not-for-profits in the Washington, DC metro area are driving transformation in the healthcare industry. Noblis' Director of Health Innovation, Mark Lay, discusses the intersection of government, technology, and healthcare and the opportunities it brings.
July 12, 2010
Top 3 Understated Aspects of ICD-10
by Tom Sullivan
To many healthcare IT professionals the phrase ICD-10 is downright frightening. Mammoth in expanse and expense, the conversion, along with the requisite HIPAA 5010, is the stuff of Jungian nightmares, early retirement, or profound career changes. Noblis' Cathy Veum discusses ICD-10 compliance.
July 2009
Trustee
Positioning Your Hospital for Brighter Days
by Haydn Bush
Noblis Health Innovation staff discuss long-term growth opportunities in healthcare and how an updated strategic plan can position an organization for growth once calmer economic times return.
May 19, 2009
HealthLeaders Media
From Pac Man to Public Health: Virtual Disaster Planning Technologies
by Carrie Vaughan
Noblis' Paul Breslin explains the benefits of gaming technologies such as the Noblis-developed HotZone, a game that allows first responders to react to a chemical and explosive attack in a virtual shopping mall.
April 2009
Trustee
Capital Cutbacks
Hospitals and health systems across the United States are cutting back on both capital spending and unprofitable health care services as a result of the economic crisis, according to a report from the Noblis Health Innovation.
January 19, 2009
Noblis Press Release
Hospitals and Health Systems to Cut Back on Both Capital Spending and Unprofitable Services in 2009
New study from Noblis Health Innovation discusses the impact of the economic crisis on hospitals and health systems.
Read the press release | Read the results of the study
January 12, 2009
AARP Bulletin Today
South Florida's Economy Under Water
In this article, Noblis Health Innovation predicts that many healthcare institutions will be squeezed by the credit crunch and marginal entities will need to freeze hiring and cut capital investments. Most at risk: small hospitals, which may be ripe for consolidation .
July 21, 2008
HealthLeaders Media Audio Feature
Convenient Care Clinics and Stand Alone ERs: A Threat to Doctors?
An Audio Interview with Paul Breslin
Noblis Health Innovation senior principal Paul Breslin discusses the strategic implications of the proliferation of minute clinics and standalone emergency rooms to physicians and physician practices.
July 1, 2008
Healthcare Finance News
Kroger announces plans for convenient care clinics
by Molly Merrill
Paul Breslin, Noblis Health Innovation senior principal, comments on how market forces will impact the success of these clinics.
May 28, 2008
Medill Reports
Electronic records improve the quality of health care but high cost still a barrier
by Michael T. de los Reyes
Large hospitals are partnering with smaller hospitals and physicians to bring down the cost of using electronic medical records.
March 12, 2008
HealthLeaders Media
Alert! Alert!
HealthLeaders magazine says Noblis' RASMAS is "Worth A Look."
January 2, 2008
Noblis Press Release
2008 Trends in Provider Health Care Delivery Forecasted by the Noblis Health Innovation (PDF)