Cover: Predictive Analytics
Cover
20 Predictive analytics
Hospitals now have the data to understand how an individual is at risk for everything from infection to a dangerous reaction to certain drugs. But putting the data to practical use is another question. Here’s how one hospital did just that.
By Rebecca Vesely
26 The Interview: AHA’s
chief nursing officer
Maureen Swick describes today’s biggest challenges for nurse leaders and what to expect at March’s 50th anniversary celebration of the American Organization of Nurse Executives.
By Marty Stempniak
30 Bricks and clicks
Health care providers are meeting the demands of consumers and the goal of providing the best care in the best location by creating many more patient access points. These include urgent care centers, retail clinics, televisits and more.
By Lola Butcher
34 The road to
health care integration
Selecting the right partner, strategy, timing and structure all play important roles in determining the success of an organization and any partnership is seeks to form. It takes thorough planning and flexibility.
40 Eight ways to shift
power back to patients
It can be difficult for clinicians and administrators to relinquish any control over how care is delivered to patients, afraid that it increases the chances of something going wrong. Berwick spotlights hospitals and other providers that have successfully empowered patients, saving millions in the process.