Category: Thought Leadership

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Updated on: November 25, 2025

Top 3 Takeaways from HLTH 2025

By now, it should go without saying that AI will be a dominant theme at any healthcare conference, and HLTH 2025 was no exception. On the first day of the conference, which drew more than 12,000 attendees, the chief physician executive of the American Hospital Association joked that his panel discussion had to hit a...
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Updated on: September 11, 2025

Best Cloud Fax and Interoperability Provider? The Results Are In…

As organizations continue to grapple with shifting, increasingly urgent communication and data exchange needs, there are many options when onboarding a new solution. However, for leaders in healthcare and other regulated industries, the choice is clear.  Consensus Cloud Solutions has 25+ years of experience delivering secure, industry-leading digital fax and interoperability solutions to thousands of...
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Updated on: August 27, 2025

The Time to Bridge Tech Inequities in Mental Health Care is Now

Digital disparities can impede communication and care across the healthcare system, and this divide is perhaps most obvious in behavioral and mental health settings. Strengthening clinical data exchange across this divide is a driving focus at Consensus Cloud Solutions, as we recognize the role of tech equity in reaching healthcare’s most vulnerable populations.  Recently, I...
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Updated on: August 13, 2025

Prioritizing Health Tech Investments: Key Considerations for Leaders

Considering the broad spectrum of priorities that healthcare organizations must juggle today, the wide range of technologies available to address those multi-faceted needs, and the mountain range of obstacles that can hinder digital transformation, how exactly can health leaders achieve the biggest bang for their tech budget? Research conducted by HIMSS Market Insights aimed to...
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Updated on: August 13, 2025

Overcoming Financial Barriers to Digital Transformation

Access to funding and other resources can make or break technology implementations. Rising costs, low margins, shifting reimbursements, budget constraints and other daunting financial barriers stand between healthcare organizations and the digital transformations they dream of executing to improve patient care—but these obstacles can be overcome. Research conducted by HIMSS Market Insights revealed the disparities...
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Updated on: July 23, 2025

Striking Alignment Around Health Tech Investments

Healthcare leaders have a plethora of priorities to balance. Between patient care, outcomes, access and equity; labor shortages and staff burnout; care coordination across specialties and settings; the impact of inflation on the bottom line; and the rapidly advancing array of tools used to address all these needs — the modern healthcare juggling act is...
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Updated on: November 14, 2025

Nursing Home Software: Shifting from Clinical Documentation to Care Coordination

What do you think is the biggest impediment to successful transitions of care from hospitals to a skilled nursing facility (SNF)? If you said, “incomplete patient information,” you’re not alone. While about 80% of SNFs have adopted electronic health records (EHR), true interoperability remains elusive, creating dangerous gaps in data sharing. A recent survey of...
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Updated on: July 30, 2025

The Cost of Doing Nothing: What Manual Workflows Really Cost Skilled Nursing

Many skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) still rely on manual workflows, and they cost more than you think. The reason for using these processes isn’t resistance to change. Instead, it’s a lack of interoperability. Even though 8 in 10 post-acute facilities use electronic health records (EHRs) regularly, data sharing remains a challenge. When EHRs don’t connect...
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Updated on: July 23, 2025

MUSE 2025: Innovation, Connection, and Giving Back

The recent MUSE Inspire Conference, held from May 27-30 in Dallas, Texas, was a resounding success. This year’s event promoted insightful conversations, showcased groundbreaking solutions, and fostered valuable connections within the MEDITECH community. It was truly inspiring to witness the collective commitment to transforming healthcare delivery and improving patient outcomes. A cornerstone of the MUSE...
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Updated on: July 30, 2025

SNFs Are the Blind Spot in Healthcare Interoperability

A 78-year-old Medicare patient is discharged from the hospital to a skilled nursing facility (SNF) after hip surgery. The hospital’s electronic health record (EHR) system contains detailed notes about her new medication regimen, her mobility restrictions, and a pending cardiac consultation.  But when she arrives at the SNF two hours later, her care team receives...