Watson Health Perspectives

Why health is an important measure of business performance

The relationship between the public and private sectors, which is constantly evolving, requires renewed collaboration – and going beyond employee health and wellness – to maximize pandemic response and recovery.

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Finding reliable evidence-based answers during an infodemic

Scientific evidence about COVID-19 keeps growing and changing, and clinical decision support software solutions can help...

by Heather D. Marshall, PhD | November 20, 2020

How 3D surgical model printing can help improve insights from medical imaging data

As healthcare providers adopt 3D printing of surgical models, clinical team members can see value ...

by Henry J Feldman, MD, FACP, FHM, FAMIA | November 18, 2020

Beyond the interoperability mandate

Experienced healthcare leaders discuss how mandates, COVID-19 and person-centered care are shaping the trajectory of ...

by Michael Curry | November 18, 2020

Revenue Integrity: A more holistic view of healthcare finances

Thinking of the patient experience first and breaking down traditional siloes between departments ...

by Larry Armstrong | November 16, 2020

3 core capabilities of a true enterprise imaging system

Siloed imaging systems can create fragmented patient records, but a true enterprise imaging system can make data smarter...

by Sean McCarthy | November 13, 2020

Why health risk assessments (HRAs) are more important than ever for employee health and wellness

The pandemic is causing significant disruptions to business continuity and driving new costs from ...

by Stewart Sill | November 10, 2020

6 considerations for value-based contracting for medications

Payments for medications have traditionally been based on volume. As healthcare increasingly shifts ...

by Arti Bhavsar PharmD | November 6, 2020

Government agencies around the world get started with their cloud journey

Almost half of the government organizations are actively using cloud services," and the two main ...

by Mark Kettles | October 22, 2020

Hospital price transparency: Are you ready for 1 January 2021?

It’s been quite a year for US hospitals. After spending the better part of the spring and summer ...

by Betsy Block | October 15, 2020

Mental health challenges continue for radiologists during pandemic

Radiologists can prioritize resilience, address fear and promote self-care to help address rising ...

by David Gruen, MD, MBA, FACR | October 9, 2020

Automated technology: The key to helping drive mammogram adherence

A health system’s best tool to catch breast cancer is through mammography. However, patient ...

by Maria Balderas, PhD | October 7, 2020

Modernizing public health surveillance

As U.S. Congress considers proposals for increased funding for public health surveillance and contact tracing, ...

by William J. Kassler, MD, MPH, FACP | September 23, 2020