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As healthcare increasingly adopts tools supporting value-based care delivery, the potential multi-billion dollar market for population health management is getting a big boost, according to new analysis from research firm Frost & Sullivan.

The combined company’s worth is pegged at $10 billion.

'Our technology to produce data from genetic medicine is far more advanced than our ability to use it in a clinical environment.'

Stage 7 is the pinnacle in the move to high-functioning EHRs.

Researchers point to 'Total Active Risk' model to better address care coordination, patient activation.

Skillsets are changing rapidly. Hospitals must move quickly to keep pace. Experts from Advocate, Geisinger, University of California San Francisco and University of Mississippi Medical Center share best practices and lessons learned. 

St. Luke's Health System has been able to grow significantly, adding several new facilities, thanks to simplifying its IT infrastructure and enabling a mobile environment for its clinicians.

Michael Draugelis, who spoke at the HIMSS and Healthcare IT News Big Data and Healthcare Analytics Forum on Tuesday, also said healthcare organizations should collaborate to improve patient care.

"For every single problem you must have a multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary team," says Jeanne M. Huddleston, MD, associate professor of medicine at Mayo Clinic. "The low-hanging fruit in healthcare is gone. Now every problem is going to be hard."

The American Medical Association’s latest guidelines clarify doctors responsibilities when tapping into telemedicine technologies and services.