CEOs of the largest U.S. companies ended the second quarter with less confidence in the economy and greater caution around hiring and capital investments.
Strategy
The technological, reimbursement and policy disruptions taking place in multiple parts of the healthcare industry are challenging hospitals' financial viability, especially hospitals' surgical service lines.
Operational waste is a massive problem in healthcare.
Implementing certain federal policies that improve social determinants of health to alleviate poverty could save up to 100,000 lives per year, according to a June 10 study in JAMA Network Open.
Physicians, scientists and policymakers are starting a conversation about when to remove race from certain medical metrics and to understand where using race is beneficial, Kaiser Health News reported June 13.
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Hospital and health system chief strategy officers must balance their focus on topics ranging from workforce challenges to evolving consumer behaviors.
Single-use endoscopes are an alternative to traditional reusable devices that come without many of the drawbacks of the reusable devices. Against this backdrop, healthcare organizations are weighing the financial implications of shifting to single-use endoscopes.
Automation use cases are expanding beyond repetitive administrative workflows to higher-level clinical care management and decision-making processes.
Kaiser Permanente is pledging to cut its greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030 and in full by 2050 through addressing emissions from purchased goods and services, investments, business-related travel and transportation, waste, and employee commuting.
A new solution for protecting against burnout and improving the work lives of medical professionals may be to encourage innovation and creation, according to one physician from the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston.