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Clinical Care
White-Coat Hypertension Matters for Outcomes
Meta-analysis reinforces guidelines for out-of-office checks.
Strategy
'Stonewall Generation' Confronts Old Age, Sickness—And Discrimination
In a country where most elder care is left to family, many LGBTQ people are estranged from relatives and don't...
Clinical Care
A Medical Sanctuary For Migrant Farmworkers
Patients are never asked about their immigration status, and the staffs have set up protocols in case the offices are...
Dealing With Hospital Closure, Pioneer Kansas Town Asks: What Comes Next?
After depending on the local hospital for more than a century, Fort Scott residents now are trying to cope with...
Innovation
Kaiser Tackles Social Determinants of Health Through EHR Interface With Community Organizations
4 ways this initiative may impact healthcare for millions.
Innovation
Primary Care Innovator Steps into Atul Gawande's Shoes at Ariadne Labs
Asaf Bitton, MD, has been selected to lead the Boston-based innovation program and will expand the strategy to focus on...
Strategy
Safety Nets Will Gain Under New Medicare Reimbursements
Stakeholders back federal rules that factor in social determinants of health to create a more-level playing field for hospitals that...
Innovation
Providers Applaud CMS' Primary Care Initiative
The Primary Cares Initiative got a warm initial reception from key providers groups, but many still have questions about the...
Finance
CMS Launches Value-Based Primary Care Initiative With Downside Risk
CMS anticipates its new primary care payment models could better align and reduce cost of care for nearly 11 million...
Strategy
Atrium Health, Wake Forest in Talks to Form Academic Health System Together
The deal would combine, coordinate and integrate clinical services taught in the medical schools and administered in the hospitals, with...
Innovation
How RWJBarnabas Health is Using Innovation to Transform to a Value-Based World
Transformation executive Joseph Scott offers behind the scenes look at a unique approach to change, with employee training at the...
Clinical Care
UnitedHealthcare, AMA Push New ICD-10 Codes for Social Determinants of Health
By combining traditional medical data with self-reported SDOH data, the codes trigger referrals to social and government services to address...