Shefali Luthra, Kaiser Web reporting fellow, interned with the Texas Tribune as both a general assignment intern and a Kaiser Family Foundation media intern before coming to KHN.
“There’s been a lot of focus on end-of-life care for cancer,” said Melissa Wachterman, the study’s principal author and a physician. “But most people don’t die of cancer. And the quality of end-of-life care for those dying of other conditions … is not as good.”
In the long term, system designers are trying to better consider the nuances of a patient’s medical needs so that they can use fewer warnings and send them only when they matter.
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
The states aren’t addressing the challenge low-income women face in getting birth control. And, for those who do get pregnant, there are still major barriers to accessing potentially helpful prenatal care.
Whites were still the only racial group in which a majority of people with severe psychological distress get treatment. They were also the only group whose access to mental health services grew by a statistically significant amount since the ACA was passed.
Many nighttime interruptions — like bathing a child at 3 a.m. — happen because they suit the staff’s schedule. Getting away from that required a major recalibration of the ICU’s workflow and culture.
Researchers found that the state mandates — which apply to coverage available on the individual market and some group and employer plans — led to about 12 percent more children getting some kind of treatment for autism. But when compared with the number believed to have the condition, it’s not nearly enough, they say.
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
Whether because of their size, their prestige or their influence in the community, they have more power to negotiate prices, meaning they can charge insurers more for the care they give.
Since the University of Maryland Medical Center started its community health worker project last year, readmissions have dropped by about half, said Zina Kendell, the program’s manager.
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