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Innovation
Is Healthcare on the Right Path to Transformation?
Healthcare transformation is an evolving strategy. Some say a slow-but-steady approach works. Others?not so much.
CEO
New Federal Portal Urges Public to Report Healthcare Anticompetitive Practices
HealthyCompetition.gov is the latest effort by federal regulators to monitor the ongoing consolidation of the healthcare sector.
CMO
COVID and Medicare Payments Spark Remote Patient Monitoring Boom
Total Medicare payments for the four most common billing codes for remote monitoring rose from $5.5 million in 2019 to...
CMO
The Exec: How to Succeed in Value-Based Care Payment Arrangements
In value-based care, it is helpful to have clinician compensation tied to quality measures and outcomes.
Innovation
The Exec: MedStar Health's William Sheahan Sees a Future in Connected Care
The Maryland-based health system's vice president and chief innovation officer says healthcare must create platforms that connect patients to the...
CMO
The Exec: Accommodating Population Growth Top Priority for AdventHealth Chief Clinical Officer
AdventHealth expects Central Florida population growth of about 6% over the next four to five years, with a related increase...
Pharma
After Pandemic Delays, FDA Still Struggling to Inspect Foreign Drug Manufacturers
A ProPublica analysis of FDA data reveals that the agency only inspected 6% of the overseas plants where drugs and...
CMO
The Exec: In Quality Improvement, 'Focus on a Finite Number of Priorities'
In quality improvement initiatives, empower frontline leaders to help inform the priorities, chief medical officer says.
CMO
The Exec: Transparent Leadership Crucial Element in Physician Engagement
Physicians need to be able to trust the people who are leading them, chief clinical officer says.
CNO
The Exec: What Nursing Practice Redesign, or Evolution, Looks Like at Indiana University Health
A shared leadership/professional governance mindset is key to a successful practice redesign, CNE says.
CMO
The Exec: Expect Increased Emphasis on Reducing Costs in 2023
Parkview Physicians Group CMO offers clinical care predictions for 2023.
CMO
IHI Forum: Berwick Says 'One of the Problems in Healthcare is Greed'
Institute for Healthcare Improvement president emeritus and co-founder calls for single-payer system in United States.