Insights and Analysis
Also in this weekly roundup of health care news: Challenges for doctors treating migrant children separated from their parents.
On Thursdays, we highlight an oral history featuring a health care leader who shaped the past and laid the foundation for the future.
There is a common theme among hospitals and health systems working to contain health care costs while also improving health outcomes: using medical resources more appropriately.
Also in this weekly roundup of nursing news: executive moves in the field.
Spotlight Health – the health care-focused opening segment of the annual Aspen Ideas Festival – was held last weekend in Colorado featuring a diverse mix of sessions.
Also in this roundup of hospital and health system leadership changes: Adventist Health System names CEO of Florida Hospital North Pinellas; new CEO at Aspirus Medford Hospital & Clinics.
Also in this weekly roundup of health care news: Google is researching technology that could reduce physician paperwork; WHO says gaming addiction is now an official disorder; and more.
Suicides have increased by more than 25 percent during the past decade, and it is now the tenth-leading cause of death in the U.S., costing more than $44 billion annually.
The AHA has joined the roster of sponsors and are coordinating several sessions spotlighting hospitals and health systems and how they are redefining the “H,” addressing affordability and managing disruption.
Also in this weekly roundup of nurse news: resources for nurse leaders in the battle against nurse suicide.