Insights and Analysis

When addressing health care disparities it is imperative to begin by creating a climate of change and embedding it within your organization’s culture, panelists said at the AHA Annual Meeting.
The 19th Annual Not-for-Profit Health Care Investor Conference kicks off today in New York City, providing an important opportunity for not-for-profit health systems to maintain a dialogue with investors.
Also in this weekly roundup: Nursing student credits the RNs who took care of her dying mother with shaping her current career path and new research on barriers to top-of-license practice.
To save lives, the nation’s health care systems must be ready. Combating modern threats requires innovative solutions to train, equip, and organize our health care systems in ways that make our local communities more resilient.
John Griffith, Andrew Pattullo Collegiate Professor Emeritus, spent 40 years educating graduate students and practicing health care executives in the University of Michigan’s Department of Health Management and Policy.
I want you to think for a minute about your eyes. Do you wear glasses? Does anyone you know wear glasses? Could they take those off and switch with someone just walking down the street? Now I want you to think about your heart. If something went wrong, would you want the same medication they…
Also in this week’s roundup of news: Providence St. Joseph Health launches national telemedicine network and Fitbit partners with Google as they enter telehealth. 
The fast-paced disruption of the Internet economy is encroaching on America’s hospitals. In the classic path of business disruption, innovators take a complex, high-priced service and offer it with more convenience and at a lower price.