Strategic Planning
Hospitals are making greater investments in community health. More and more, they are engaging in “upstream” efforts to address the social determinants of health in the communities they serve. These efforts include assistance with locating affordable housing, elder care, child care,…
A decade ago, BoardSource, an organization supporting nonprofit boards, developed a well-known list of aspirational principles of governance. For us they still ring true: “mission driven,” “ethos of transparency,” “compliance with integrity.”
One in four Americans experiences a mental illness or substance use disorder each year, and the majority of those also have a comorbid physical health condition. Hospitals provide essential behavioral health care services to millions of Americans every day. In recent years, the challenges of…
Is there a more intimidating phrase out there today than Big Data? It sounds like some sort of bully. Oh-oh, avert your eyes, Big Data is swaggering this way.
Patients are morphing into health consumers, shaped by paying first dollar for health care services. At the same time, people have become multichannel omnivores of information and entertainment, enabled by mobile platforms and Wi-Fi networks available where they live, work and play. They’re…
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Health systems now require enterprise data warehouses to create a foundation for future analytics.
The shift from fee-for-service to value-based reimbursement is driving the need for sophisticated analytics systems that can…
Cancer Forecast1,685,210 new cancer cases are expected to be diagnosed in the U.S. this year.595,690 people are expected to die in the U.S. this year.
Soon patients may have no excuse to miss a doctor appointment.
MedStar Health, which serves Maryland and Washington, D.C., recently teamed up with Uber, the ride service, to provide patients with a reliable option to get to and from their medical appointments safely.
Perhaps the greatest challenge health care organizations face over the next decade is physician engagement. As integration and value-driven care continue to advance, physician leaders will be increasingly called upon to meet the demands of a changing landscape.
“Effective physician leadership will…
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