Frontline Burnout in Healthcare: A Growing Crisis Demands Action
Implementing diverse and sustained strategies to empower frontline workers should be the cornerstone of any modern healthcare workforce management program.
Small Changes, Big Impact: Integrating Culturally Sensitive Communication Into Diabetes Care for Medicaid Members
Meeting individuals where they are in their healthcare journey is essential for keeping lines of communication open and creating the right conditions for people to proactively seek out diabetes care.
With the Rise of AI, What IP Disputes in Healthcare Are Likely to Emerge?
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.
Love and Solidarity: An Experience of People-Centered Care in Colombia
Four modest system improvements in the U.S. are assisting with valuing and activating people’s families and support networks in health care today.
Preserving the Pillars: The Vital Role of Independent Primary Care in American Healthcare
The future of American healthcare hinges on the continued support and elevation of independent primary care—a cornerstone that not only enhances healthcare quality and cost controls but also ensures a healthier and more equitable future for all.
340B Program Preserves, Improves Access to Rural Health Care
To ensure that rural hospitals like ours can continue delivering high-quality, comprehensive health care, the federal government must support and protect the 340B Drug Pricing Program that enables us to do what we do best.
From Buzzword to Action: Addressing SDOH to Advance Health Equity
When striving for health equity, organizations need to adopt new methods and a new mindset in order to steer clear of using SDoH as a buzzword, and instead hit the mark of health equity results.
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A Personalized Approach to Medication Nonadherence
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.
Simplifying the Maternal Care Network
A new era in maternal care is emerging with the advent of maternity care management platforms. Innovative organizations are centralizing the coordination of all patient care aspects, seamlessly integrating with providers' electronic health records, existing workflows, and health information exchanges.
Health2047 CEO: As Tech Advances, the Power of Community Engagement Can’t Be Forgotten
In an interview last week, Larry Cohen — CEO of Health 2047, the American Medical Association’s venture studio — noted that digital health programs have proven to do a good job of improving patient outcomes — but only for certain groups. As technology continues to advance, he urged healthcare leaders not to underestimate the effectiveness of engaging patients by having boots on the ground.
MedCity Pivot: How a Health Center Serving Low Income Patients Engaged Them In Their Own Health
In the last episode of the year, Wrobel, CEO of an Indiana-based federally qualified health center, describes how a survey helped her and her community workers understand exactly how confident her patients are in managing their own care and the best way to help them with the ultimate goal of improving overall health equity.
The Need for an Upstream Approach to Address the Youth Mental Health Crisis
Shifting the healthcare system to an upstream approach will take a lot of work, but young people desperately need it, and the healthcare system direly needs it as well.
Maximize Revenue and Patient Care with Strategic Weight Loss Management
We will highlight Build My Health's revenue practice management tools, which could help physician practices add up to $250,000 to their practices.
Loneliness and its Impact on Alzheimer’s Patients: Harnessing Companion Animal Digital Technology
A significant healthcare crisis looms as Baby Boomers age, which will contribute to a rise in Alzheimer’s cases. Combined with a shortage of geriatricians and caregivers, we will soon have more lonely seniors in America. We must open our minds to new solutions, such as robotic companions.
Why One Expert Thinks the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program Is Here to Stay
Merith Basey, executive director of Patients For Affordable Drugs, believes the Medicare price negotiation program is here to stay, no matter who is president and no matter how many Big Pharma players file lawsuits. Her reasoning? Every other high income nation has been negotiating prices with drugmakers for years, and the program is widely popular in the U.S. among pretty much everyone who isn’t a pharma company, she said during a session at Engage at HLTH.
How Hospitals Can Meet New Requirements for Workplace Violence Prevention
When violence in general—including gun violence—goes unchecked in any hospital setting, the physical and psychological impact can be severe, lasting and even devastating. Beyond injuries and tragic loss of life, the fallout from unchecked violence creates worker anxiety, loss of productivity and workdays, and significant legal and reputational losses.
Uncovering Inequity in Cancer Care Among the LGBTQ+ Community
Although conversations around other LGBTQ+ issues are prevalent in mainstream culture, more work needs to be done on understanding our screening, treatment, and survivorship.
Without Change, Lifesaving HCT and Cell Therapies Will Be Out of Reach for Many
Ending access and outcomes disparities in HCT and cell therapy will require a collaborative effort, from clinicians, associations and non-profit organizations in the hematology/oncology, HCT and cell therapy communities to policy makers and payers