Healthcare Cost Reduction

Caregiver Engagement Is the Missing Link in Dementia Care: Why Empowering Families Drives Better Outcomes and Lower Costs

Dementia is becoming one of healthcare’s most difficult problems to ignore. As the population ages, more families are finding themselves responsible for loved ones who can no longer manage their own care, communicate symptoms clearly, or navigate the healthcare system. Research shows that people living with dementia are hospitalized far more often than those without it—even…

Running Toward Progress: How Personify Health and Beyond Health Aim to Rewire Member Experience and Cost Control

In a year when employer health costs keep climbing and expectations are “at an all-time high” heading into 2026, Personify Health and Beyond Health are betting on a tighter fusion of data, advocacy, and payment integrity to change the trajectory. Personify reports engagement levels north of 50%, with members touching its platform 19…

Smarter, Faster, Kinder: How AI Can Help Hospitals Deliver Better Care, All While Keeping Care Human

Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer just a buzzword in healthcare — it’s becoming a real partner in how providers care for patients and improve everyday experiences. With rising patient expectations, limited resources, and mounting administrative complexity, hospitals and insurers alike are turning to AI to improve efficiency, communication, and satisfaction. In fact, Citi research…

Transformation Without Disruption: How Access Healthcare Is Rewiring the Revenue Cycle with Agentic AI

Hospitals are juggling shrinking margins and rising costs while denial volumes remain stubbornly high. In the revenue cycle alone, hundreds of billions are lost annually to preventable errors and inefficiencies—in fact, Access Healthcare CEO Shaji Ravi cites more than $250 billion wasted each year. Meanwhile, payers have accelerated their use of AI to adjudicate…

Smarter Sterile Processing Starts with Data—Boosting Efficiency, Cutting Costs, and Improving Patient Care

In a healthcare ecosystem increasingly driven by data, sterile processing departments (SPDs) find themselves at a crossroads—balancing precision and pace, safety and speed. As hospitals look to reduce inefficiencies and protect patient safety, analytics tools are transforming sterile processing from an often overlooked backroom function into a vital, data-enhanced frontline of care. Research shows…

AI-Powered Care Navigation Reduces Healthcare Spend and Improves Patient Access

The U.S. healthcare system is strained by rising costs, uneven quality, and fragmented care navigation. Employers are bearing the brunt, spending more without always securing better care for their teams. According to the RAND Corporation, one effective strategy is to “change their network and benefit designs to encourage patients to use lower‑priced, higher‑value providers…

Healthcare Operations Improve with AI That Unites Data, Automation, and Ethics

Generative AI has captured the public imagination, but its most transformative use cases may lie far from flashy consumer tools. In healthcare operations, where complexity, inefficiency, and fragmentation remain persistent challenges, AI is now driving measurable improvements. Research suggests AI-enabled healthcare systems could cut administrative costs by up to $360 billion in the U.S. alone….

Employer-Built Healthcare Plans: Controlling Costs and Transforming Care

Companies are designing their own healthcare systems to cut costs and improve employee outcomes faster than traditional insurance models allow

Improving Outcomes and Lowering the Cost of Care

Healthcare leaders are discovering that smarter data use and technology investments hold the key to delivering quality care at sustainable costs

Key Benefits of Healthcare Process Automation

Automated workflows are slashing operational costs and improving patient satisfaction faster than traditional healthcare systems can adapt

The Trucking Industry Needs a Fitness Overhaul to Jumpstart a Trucking Health Revolution

Drivers facing a 16-year life expectancy gap reveal why the industry must prioritize wellness alongside productivity

A New Dawn in Medicine: The Intersection of AI and Value-Based Care Could Reduce Costs, Increase Access

Artificial intelligence combined with value-based care models is reshaping how providers deliver treatment while simultaneously lowering expenses and expanding

Sterile Processing Economics with Mark Copeland: Unveiling the Value of Sterile Processing Departments”

Hospital leaders often overlook how sterile processing departments drive profitability and operational efficiency across the entire facility

AI Looks to Add the Value in Value-Based Care in 2024

Healthcare providers are turning to AI to unlock the financial and clinical benefits that value-based care promises

Healthcare Technological Innovations Drive Improved Patient Outcomes and Streamlined Processes

Digital tools are reshaping how hospitals deliver care and operate more efficiently behind the scenes

Advancing Value-Based Care IRL: Highlights from HLTH Day 2

Healthcare leaders are finding practical momentum in shifting away from fee-for-service models toward outcomes that matter most to patients

Using Data and Asset-Management Solutions to Create Efficiencies in Healthcare and Eliminate Waste

Healthcare systems unlock significant cost savings by leveraging data-driven inventory strategies to combat equipment waste and operational inefficiency