Healthcare Transformation

Hospitals and health systems started to improve digital capabilities as a result of the pandemic, but that momentum is starting to slow, according to new report.

A tool that can accurately measure hospitals’ medical surge preparedness can be beneficial when responding to future crises and large-scale emergencies.

Vaccinated people should quarantine if they are exposed to household members who tested positive for COVID-19.

The partnership highlights the importance of leveraging digital health to improve patient outcomes.

A mobile health app provides a safer and more timely drug delivery system.

Our existing medical culture neither endorses nor supports price shopping.

Data are revealing the health impacts of gaps in essential care for those with chronic conditions. Technology can be used to leverage a response.

The partnership leverages digital platforms to help patients after they leave the hospital.

Blair Childs, senior vice president of public affairs at Premier, explains how the Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act could revolutionize how prior authorizations are conducted and how machine learning technologies can help health systems adapt if it is signed into law.

At the HIMSS21 Digital Program, speakers from Highmark Health and Geisinger outlined the ways they are innovating to address chronic disease management and the endurance needed to see it through.

In an interview recorded earlier this year, Chief Healthcare Executive Associate Editorial Director Mary Caffrey spoke with 2 leaders of Citius Tech about meeting healthcare challenges with digital solutions.

During the pandemic, telemedicine use increased overall, but was more commonly used for established patients and the delivery of psychiatric and behavioral health care and less commonly used for preventive care.

One proposal asks hospitals for input on how to measure vaccination rates among staff with the aim of letting consumers have the information.

The transition will occur January 1, 2022.

How can stakeholders navigate the shift from volume to value in healthcare? Second of two parts.

The center of the change in healthcare is a punctuated shift from volume to value. First of two parts.

During the pandemic, any health service that could go virtual, did. In the last 12 months, demand for virtual care has risen sharply, but shifting to a centralized virtual care hub is not easy pivot for many traditional health providers.

A patient-centered cancer center for Rutgers; new leadership for cancer care in New Orleans.

Kaveh Safavi, MD, JD, global health lead of Accenture Health, discusses how the pandemic influenced the speed at which healthcare organizations adopted new technologies and how this adoption is impacting patient care.

For the third time, an increasingly conservative court left intact the law’s protections that require coverage for preexisting conditions, created Medicaid expansion, promote health screenings and preventive care, and launched novel, value-based payment strategies within the agency that manages Medicare and Medicaid.

As healthcare leaders consider how to embed telehealth into their member or patient experience for the long haul, it’s critical to examine how virtual care can lead to better health outcomes.

Following a checklist improves data capture, enhances patient engagement, and increases access to care.

It is crucial to target the users of transfusions—surgeons and hospitals—with tools that can be used to change practice and limit transfusion to patients who actually need it.

Humana's 2021 Bold Goal Report, released last week, highlights the importance of health system partnerships.

Survey findings show some health systems have fallen short in meeting cardiologists’ basic needs, with 41% saying they might cut back hours, change jobs or retire due to lack of health system support.