A new model of online health care delivery science education for mid-career health care professionals
Publication date: Available online 4 January 2019Source: HealthcareAuthor(s): Adrienne Faerber, Alice Andrews, Ano Lobb, Eric Wadsworth, Katherine Milligan, Robert Shumsky, Elliott Fisher, Tim LaheyAbstractHealth care delivery science focuses on ways to improve health and health care services provided to individuals and populations. Health care professionals must be trained in health care delivery science in order to diagnose and treat the sources of health care system dysfunction and achieve better outcomes while controlling costs. The ideal model for health care delivery science training has not been fully defined, but d...
Source: Healthcare - January 5, 2019 Category: Middle East Health Source Type: research
(Expected) value-based payment: From total cost of care to net present value of care
Publication date: Available online 3 January 2019Source: HealthcareAuthor(s): Nathaniel Z. Counts, Justin Dean Smith, Daniel Max Crowley (Source: Healthcare)
Source: Healthcare - January 3, 2019 Category: Middle East Health Source Type: research
Hospital adoption of interoperability functions
ConclusionsWhile only a small proportion of hospitals had implemented all six PI3 functionalities at the time the requirements were finalized, the vast majority had already implemented most of the required functionalities. Still, several barriers stand in the way of achieving seamless interoperability, many of which lie outside hospitals’ control. (Source: Healthcare)
Source: Healthcare - December 28, 2018 Category: Middle East Health Source Type: research
Patient-centered care innovations by accountable care organizations: Lessons from leaders
Publication date: Available online 26 December 2018Source: HealthcareAuthor(s): Michael L. Millenson, David B. Muhlestein, Emily M. O’Donnell, Daniel A. Northam Jones, R. Sterling Haring, Thomas Merrill, Joel S. WeissmanAbstractAlthough there is a widespread belief that ACOs must be patient-centered to be successful, evidence to guide them in achieving that goal has been lacking. This case report examines four ACO innovators in patient-centered care that together represent urban, suburban and rural populations with a broad range of economic, racial, ethnic and geographic diversity. Seven patient-centeredness strategies e...
Source: Healthcare - December 27, 2018 Category: Middle East Health Source Type: research
Pragmatic clinical trials offer unique opportunities for disseminating, implementing, and sustaining evidence-based practices into clinical care: Proceedings of a workshop
Publication date: Available online 26 December 2018Source: HealthcareAuthor(s): Leah Tuzzio, Eric B. Larson, David A. Chambers, Gloria D. Coronado, Lesley H. Curtis, Wendy J. Weber, Douglas F. Zatzick, Catherine M. MeyersAbstractThe National Institutes of Health (NIH) Health Care Systems (HCS) Research Collaboratory hosted a workshop to explore challenges and strategies for the dissemination, implementation, and sustainability of findings from pragmatic clinical trials (PCTs) embedded in HCS. PCTs are designed to assess the impact of interventions delivered in usual or real-world conditions and leverage existing infrastruc...
Source: Healthcare - December 26, 2018 Category: Middle East Health Source Type: research
Dopesick: Dealers, doctors, and the drug company that addicted America, Beth Macy (Ed.). Published by Little, Brown and Company, New York (2018), 384 pp., 0316551244, ISBN- 978–0316551243
Publication date: Available online 26 December 2018Source: HealthcareAuthor(s): Rick Mathis (Source: Healthcare)
Source: Healthcare - December 26, 2018 Category: Middle East Health Source Type: research
Redesigning primary care in the safety net: A qualitative analysis of team-based care implementation
ConclusionsTeam-based care has the potential to improve patient outcomes, strengthen relationships and well-being among clinic staff, and expand staff roles to facilitate collective accomplishment of work goals. To successfully launch and sustain care teams in safety-net clinics, greater commitments to creating well-designed spaces and a re-envisioning of the training and compensation for medical assistants that reflects the valuable role these individuals can play appear to be necessary. (Source: Healthcare)
Source: Healthcare - December 12, 2018 Category: Middle East Health Source Type: research
Implementation of The Lancet Commission on Global Surgery in India
Publication date: Available online 3 December 2018Source: HealthcareAuthor(s): Nakul Raykar, Swagoto Mukhopadhyay, Saurabh Saluja, Sheetal Amte, Siddharth David, Jesudian Gnanaraj, Raman Kataria, Balaram Jadhav, Walt Johnson, John Meara, Nandakumar Menon, Radhakrishna D. Prabhu, Devi Shetty, Ravikant Singh, Ravindranath Tongaonkar, Ravindra Vora, Nobhojit Roy (Source: Healthcare)
Source: Healthcare - December 4, 2018 Category: Middle East Health Source Type: research
Moving forward the Lancet Commission on Global Surgery: The Karad Consensus Statement
Publication date: Available online 26 November 2018Source: HealthcareAuthor(s): Nakul Raykar, John Meara, Atul Gawande, Paul Farmer, Nobhojit Roy (Source: Healthcare)
Source: Healthcare - November 27, 2018 Category: Middle East Health Source Type: research
Impact of an integrated practice unit on the value of musculoskeletal care for uninsured and underinsured patients
ConclusionsAn IPU increased access and improved short-term surgical outcomes in a population of uninsured and underinsured patients seeking musculoskeletal care. Additional studies of longer duration are needed to assess the sustainability of a value-based approach.ImplicationsA value-based approach to musculoskeletal care may improve access and outcomes in safety-net patients.Level of evidenceIII, retrospective cohort study (Source: Healthcare)
Source: Healthcare - November 1, 2018 Category: Middle East Health Source Type: research
Driving impact through investments in life science and healthcare: An interview with GV (formerly Google Ventures) partner Krishna Yeshwant
Publication date: Available online 25 September 2018Source: HealthcareAuthor(s): Sanchay Gupta, Adam L. Beckman (Source: Healthcare)
Source: Healthcare - October 5, 2018 Category: Middle East Health Source Type: research
Enabling provider decision-making that improves quality and costs in oncology: An interview with Andrew Norden from Cota Healthcare
Publication date: Available online 11 September 2018Source: HealthcareAuthor(s): Sanchay Gupta, Adam L. Beckman (Source: Healthcare)
Source: Healthcare - September 12, 2018 Category: Middle East Health Source Type: research
Engage specialists to achieve value in healthcare: An interview with Brookings Institution Fellow Kavita Patel
Publication date: Available online 7 September 2018Source: HealthcareAuthor(s): Suhas Gondi, Adam L. Beckman (Source: Healthcare)
Source: Healthcare - September 8, 2018 Category: Middle East Health Source Type: research
Practice strategies to improve primary care for chronic disease patients under a pay-for-value program
ConclusionsPractices that succeeded in improving care for chronic disease patients pursued a mix of strategies that helped meet immediate care delivery needs while also creating new adaptive structures and processes to better respond to changing pressures and demands. These findings help inform payers and primary care practices seeking evidence-based strategies to foster a stronger delivery system for patients with significant healthcare needs. (Source: Healthcare)
Source: Healthcare - September 7, 2018 Category: Middle East Health Source Type: research
Building a model health insurer: An Interview with Blue Cross North Carolina CEO Patrick Conway
Publication date: Available online 31 August 2018Source: HealthcareAuthor(s): Adam L. Beckman, Sanchay Gupta (Source: Healthcare)
Source: Healthcare - September 1, 2018 Category: Middle East Health Source Type: research
