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Introducing the Role of the Digital Centaur

Emids as a thought partner is laser focused on digital transformation and the digital journeys of our clients and partners. During organizational transformation, leaders must consider the human side of the journey to position their teams and solutions to compete successfully in the new digital paradigm. Emids has studied the concept of Humanology, where the […]

The Building Mountain of Wearables Data

From counting steps to remote monitoring, how we deal with the building mountain of wearable data will determine the future of consumer acceptance. Wearable electronic health and fitness devices are in strong demand with 26 percent of U.S. households owning one as of 2018, according to the Consumer Technology Association (CTA).  They projected over 12.5 […]

Understanding the Language of Healthcare Data

The Healthcare Data Language Crisis Healthcare organizations have been capturing, collecting, transforming, accessing, analyzing, securing, and storing large amounts of data for many years, and yet there is still doubt in trusting and/or understanding their data and how to utilize it. For many healthcare organizations, data is still a vast, field of information and definitions, […]

The Health at Home Transformation: Delivering Care in a Space of Trust

The last two years were marked by fear, isolation and economic challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. But it was through these challenges we developed a need to interact with each other remotely. In the healthcare ecosystem, we’ve seen a shift in how consumers engaged with their care providers—often through the use of technology […]

Designing a Digital Maturity Strategy with a Value-Based Mindset

CMS Rules for 2021: Key Takeaways on Telehealth, PI Program and Other Rule Provisions

CMS held off on making any major changes as it relates to quality reporting under the physician fee schedule (PFS) for the quality payment program (QPP) and under the inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) for the inpatient quality reporting (IQR) program. As organizations look towards 2021, while there are no substantive changes, they will need […]