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Innovation
Healthcare Executives Plot a Long-Term Strategy for Hospital at Home ConceptMore than 200 hospitals are taking advantage of federal waivers to develop and manage Acute Hospital at Home programs. But...
Innovation
AMA, Joint Commission Launch Peer Network to Integrate Health EquityThe organizations are partnering with Brigham & Women's Hospital to create a network of eight health systems that will help...
Payer
Retired Couples Will Spend $315K for Medical Expenses, Fidelity says.Survey finds Americans will need 7x more than they expect to pay for healthcare in retirement.
Payer
How BCBS-MA Connects Mental Health Benefit Design and Collaborative CareCo-pay and cost-share waivers improve access as PCP-specialist teamwork grows.
Payer
High-Deductible Health Plans Reduce Usage of Preventative CareA study finds a disparity in healthcare utilization between low and high-salary employees with high-deductible plans.
Nursing
National Nurses Week 2022: A Feature With Deborah Washington on Building DEI for Both Health Equity and EmploymentA series celebrating nurse leaders who go above and beyond.
Payer
Clover Health's Andrew Toy: 'I Want to Double Down on Health Equity'The Clover Health president links the company?s open-network model to greater equity for patients and providers.
Telehealth
New Study Finds Telehealth Reduced Barriers to Access for Black PatientsPenn Medicine researchers have found that the health system's virtual care platform not only allowed Black patients to access care...
Strategy
Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health to Merge into One SystemThe $27 billion combined system will serve 5.5 million patients across six states.
Innovation
ATA Urges Clinicians to Take Charge, Own Virtual Care InnovationAt the recent American Telemedicine Association conference, some heavy hitters in the telehealth world said the future will be guided...
Strategy
Louisiana Children's Hospitals Announce Collaboration To Advance Pediatric HealthOur Lady of the Lake Children's Health and Children's Hospital New Orleans, plan to work together to improve pediatric care...
Telehealth
Healthcare Organizations Are Taking Another Look at Telehealth KiosksSelf-contained telehealth kiosks had a short-lived heyday about 10 years ago. Now they're getting a second chance, as healthcare organizations...