Hospitals and insurers have prioritized social determinants of health programs that aim to increase accessibility through transportation and housing initiatives — but it's unclear whether the programs improve health and lower medical costs, according to Kaiser Health News.
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As robotic surgery becomes more widely adopted for general surgery, healthcare systems recognize that they can't limit these procedures to traditional, weekday business hours.
Apple's healthcare-related initiatives have struggled to gain traction, partially due to staff departures, The Wall Street Journal reported June 16.
Value-based partnerships between payers and providers have long been tested and launched in pockets within the industry. But today, the rules of the game are changing across all lines of business. Providers and payers need new business models to generate…
Why Mayo Clinic is turning to technology to reduce hospital-acquired pressure injuries — 3 takeaways
Hospital-acquired pressure injuries are costly and contribute to poor patient outcomes. Unfortunately, they are also on the rise. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality reports that between 2014 and 2017 national rates for pressure injuries increased 6 percent, while…
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Researchers from Boston-based Harvard Business School and Durham, N.C.-based Duke University shared three ways hospitals can be better prepared for a future pandemic in a June 10 report published in Harvard Business Review.
Amazon has opened three new health centers in Detroit for its employees through a partnership with Crossover Health, a medical group that works with self-insured employers, according to a June 14 Royal Oak Tribune report.
According to the Beryl Institute, patient experience is the sum of all interactions, shaped by an organization's culture, that influences patient perceptions across the continuum of care.
The COVID-19 pandemic has sparked various discussions about what steps should be taken to prepare for the next public health crisis. To study this, TIME, with guidance from the University of Washington Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness, polled 73 experts in late…
Hospital-based rehabilitation programs are expecting to see a major influx of medically complex patients in the coming decades. However, COVID-19 has further spurred the drastic increase and caused an immediate rise in medically complex patients with multiple comorbidities. For example,…