Funding the Next Generation of Learning-Health-System Researchers
By Gopal Khanna & Joe Selby – The health care community is finding common ground when it comes to identifying essential elements of a learning health system.
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Themes and Trends at Aging2.0 OPTIMIZE 2017
By Donna Cusano – Aging2.0 OPTIMIZE, in San Francisco this week, annually attracts the top thinkers and doers in innovation and aging services. It brings together academia, designers, developers, investors, and senior care executives from all over the world to rethink the aging experience.
Learn More About Value Based Care on HealthcareNOW Radio
If you have not tuned in to our radio station yet, we invite you to REDISCOVER RADIO. Check out these episodes of Healthcare de Jure and This Just In with discussions on value based care.
How 10 States Are Reforming Medicaid Payment and Delivery
By Sara Rosenbaum, Rachel Gunsalus, J. Zoë Beckerman, Sara Schmucker & Sara Rothenberg – Ever since Medicaid’s managed care transformation began in earnest in the mid-1990s, states have been leaders in the effort to improve the accessibility, quality, and efficiency of care for low-income populations facing elevated health risks.
Could HIEs Save Medicare Billions Each Year?
By Teri Thomas – HIEs are hubs for sharing clinical and administrative data across the boundaries of healthcare organizations and the healthcare community. Unfortunately, many were put in place without experienced leadership and without sustainable business models.
Healthcare Regulation: Virtual Care Goes to Washington
By Rebecca Hafner-Fogarty MD – Healthcare regulation: It’s a challenging, complex, and fascinating thing. And it becomes even more so when new technologies like virtual care are added to the equation.
How Telehealth Platforms Will Reshape U.S. Healthcare Delivery
By Bruce Judson – Telehealth in the United States is entering a new phase of accelerating growth. Indicators of this next phase include: FDA approval of remote diagnostic tools; the rapid evolution of telehealth platforms focused on managing chronic conditions as well as achieving specific patient outcomes;
Readout of NHIT Week Long-Term and Post-Acute Care Summit
By Genevieve Morris & Liz Palena Hall – National Health IT Week offers an annual opportunity to promote awareness of the value of health IT and to highlight progress made across the healthcare ecosystem. National Health IT Week took place this year from October 2nd to October 6th.
Healthcare’s Quality Quest: Getting Closer, But Still Haven’t Arrived
By Dustyn Williams MD – Healthcare’s quality movement has come a long way since the Institute of Medicine released its ground-breaking report, To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System, which launched the industry into a period of soul searching.