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Last week’s Aspen Ideas: Health festival reflected many of the changing dynamics in health and health care. Notably, a number of sessions across the four days examined how consumerism and technology are shaping the patient experience of care.
In this AHA Stat Blog, Priya Bathija, vice president of AHA’s The Value Initiative, writes that, while high-tech innovations are significant, we must not forget about affordable alternatives that are within easy reach. She shares examples of these types of solutions developed by hospitals and…
It’s clear that health care is headed outside the walls of the hospital with the goal of keeping people healthy. The hospital will always be a critical access point of health in the community. But what a hospital looks like is changing. Hospitals and health systems across the country are investing…
During a period of unprecedented change, hospitals and health systems are working to lead the transformation of care delivery by providing more coordinated, convenient and responsive care to patients and communities. That is the message hospital and health system leaders shared today during an AHA…
Also in this weekly roundup of health care related news: Cleveland Clinic leader discusses health care trends, and how one health system uses real-time data to make clinical decisions.
Hospitals and health systems are using command center technology in addition to their electronic medical records to help them stay organized during a disaster or after a recent merger.
The U.S. health care system continues to make progress automating business transactions, but could save an additional $9.8 billion annually if providers and health plans fully adopted certain electronic transactions.
Digital health startup companies attracted a record $8 billion-plus in investments in 2018, reports Rock Health, a U.S. venture fund dedicated to the sector. That represents a 42 percent increase over 2017. Globally, digital health funding totaled $14.6 billion — 14 times what it was in 2010,…
Many emerging technologies are showing promise in the quest to find innovative solutions to improve care and reduce costs, but health care executives remain cautious about adoption due to lack of capital and fear of creating unintended operational burdens. This is just one of the many insights you’…