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How Dignity Mercy General Hospital achieved robotics service line excellence — 5 takeaways
For years, the potential of minimally invasive robotic-assisted surgery has been reflected in the headlines. -
Illinois health organizations join fight against violent crime
OSF HealthCare, Carle Health and Christie Clinic are healthcare organizations partnering with the University of Illinois Urbana - Champaign to fight violent crime in the Champaign region. -
Healthcare supply chain professionals offer four best practices for smooth leadership transitions
We are living through the "Great Reshuffling" in organizations, and hospital supply chain teams are no exception. Managing through change is top of mind for healthcare supply chain leaders. -
Private sector vaccine mandates proved a successful strategy
Despite being controversial, vaccine mandates in the private sphere proved a successful strategy in the U.S. for increasing vaccination rates and reducing health disparities, Nature reported July 6. -
Personalized and frictionless payment solutions add up to greater patient satisfaction, while enhancing the bottom line
Personalizing customer service encounters with intelligence and technology is common in industries like financial services and automotive. -
Cleveland Clinic adds direct-to-employer programs
Twelve years into offering direct-to-employer products, Cleveland Clinic is adding two specialties to its centers of excellence: musculoskeletal and bariatric care. -
HHS to use $155M to boost health workforce training
HHS will distribute $155 million for primary care or dental teaching health centers. -
How Adventist Health is combining high tech with high touch to deliver personalized patient experiences
Advanced technology driven by artificial intelligence (AI) can drive meaningful improvements in healthcare delivery, but it must be used in concert with an empathetic human touch to deliver a personalized and attuned healthcare experience. -
Got FOMO with Your Physician Compensation Strategy?
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Health systems join president's pledge for decarbonization
Representatives from Renton, Wash.-based Providence, New York-based Mount Sinai and Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente were among the 61 organizations present June 30 at the White House where they pledged to join President Joe Biden's decarbonization initiative, according to a press release. -
ACAP opens center for social determinants of health
The Association for Community Affiliated Plans has launched the Center for Social Determinants of Health Innovation, according to a June 30 press release. -
Organ transplant group votes for hospitals to remove race from kidney calculations
The Organ Procurement and Transportation Network has voted for transplant hospitals to remove race from their calculations of kidney function, the group said in a June 28 news release. -
How hospitals should prepare for the end of the public health emergency
Officials at all U.S. hospitals should be looking deep into their unique positions, paying attention to their financial situations, mix of patients and distinct geographies when assessing how the end of the public health emergency, whenever that may be, finally comes. This is according to McKinsey consultants Stephanie Carlton, a Dallas-based partner at the firm focusing on health system reform, and Pooja Kumar, MD, a Philadelphia-based senior partner. They discussed what changes might be coming for hospitals when the public health emergency does end. -
Maximizing and protecting your ASC revenue: Use radical transparency, KPIs and compliance
Ambulatory surgery centers help drive down healthcare costs, but to stay viable, ASCs must work hard to protect their revenue. Wasting minutes, failing to understand rates and payer mix and having compliance oversights can be costly. -
A New Vital Sign: Curing healthcare's ailing ecosystem using home-life context
The global pandemic brought a tsunami of logistical complications for hospitals and health systems. And while the height of -
Memorial Hermann Health System to provide home healthcare
Houston-based Memorial Hermann Health System has teamed up with hospital-at-home company Contessa Health to provide home-based healthcare, according to a June 24 press release. -
3 ways to create strategy in uncertain times
Learning to lead through uncertainty, tapping into the creative side of strategy building and experimentation can all help build company strategy in unstable environments, The Harvard Business Review reported June 27. -
Addressing clinician burnout through unified communications and consolidated scheduling
The systems used by clinicians to communicate and align themselves around patient care, and to set their own work schedules, are in need of an overhaul. -
Room service with MRIs, IV drips and bloodwork: Luxury hotels go all in on 'wellness'
Luxury hotels are intensifying the "wellness" amenities they offer, with many now veering closer to traditional healthcare services, The Wall Street Journal reports. -
From reactive to proactive: the business case for ingesting all equipment data, turning this data into insight — and driving action
When a health system's MRI goes down, patients are frustrated and the health system loses revenue. But too often, problems aren't known until the equipment breaks. However, in today's digitally connected world, it is possible to ingest equipment data, perform analytics and proactively maintain equipment before it breaks.
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