In 2021, preterm births, which occur when an infant is born before 37 weeks gestational age, affected roughly one out of every 10 infants born in the US. The rate of preterm births rose 4 percent in a single year from 10.1 percent in 2020...
Accountable care organizations (ACOs) have significantly influenced the shift in the healthcare payment process from fee-for-service models to value-based care since their introduction in 2010 through the Affordable Care Act...
Alzheimer's disease and Alzheimer's disease-related dementias (AD/ADRD) present a challenge for clinicians as the disease burden and toll on individuals, caregivers, and health systems rise.
Currently, the National Institute of...
Adequately de-identifying healthcare data is critical for health systems, payers, and other stakeholders to ensure HIPAA compliance. However, the advent of newer technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI) and connected devices, has...
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) highlights care management as a fundamental means of managing the health of defined populations and supporting the triple aim of healthcare.
AHRQ and the Center for Health Care...
Cerebral aneurysms, also known as intracranial or brain aneurysms, present a unique challenge for clinicians, as most are small dilations that occur at weak points along the arteries of the brain and have no symptoms. However, as the...
EHRs play a critical role in guiding care coordination and delivery, but interoperability challenges can prevent EHR data from being used effectively to improve patient care. Addressing these issues is a major focus for healthcare...
Efficient and secure health data interoperability is a top priority for providers, payers, and other healthcare stakeholders, but enabling interoperability remains a major challenge for many organizations across the country.
To support...
In October, the White House unveiled its Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights, providing guidelines for the design, use, and deployment of AI-based tools to protect Americans from harm as the use of these technologies continues to grow in...
As 2022 draws to a close, health systems are gearing up for new opportunities and challenges in the year ahead. For many, top priorities from last year, such as patient access to care and efficiency improvements, will carry over into 2023....
Addressing the opioid crisis has become a top public and population health priority in recent years, and big data analytics solutions to address the issue have been proposed and implemented by healthcare organizations across the country....
Providers and payers play key roles in healthcare delivery. More often than not, the two must collaborate to ensure that patients and beneficiaries move through their care journeys as efficiently as possible while complying with state and...
Emergency departments (EDs) serve as an integral front door in hospital systems, supporting numerous patients requiring acute care or inpatient admission on a daily basis. However, healthcare-wide challenges such as capacity management and...
Effective treatments that lead to improved patient outcomes are what clinicians strive to provide for their patients across healthcare settings and specialties. But there may be many hurdles to treatment success depending on the condition,...
Clinician buy-in is critical for large-scale improvement and innovation projects within a health system, including those requiring artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) adoption. However, issues such as burnout and...
As many healthcare organizations move toward value-based care, they must create and implement strategies to improve the quality of care and reduce the risk of adverse patient outcomes in the short and long term. Strategies differ by type...
Genomics and precision medicine are exciting prospects for healthcare organizations looking to personalize care to improve disease prevention and clinical outcomes for their patients. However, implementation and utilization remain a...
Lung disease is a significant source of morbidity, mortality, and financial burden in the United States. However, those working to advance patient care and research in this area posit that many of the hurdles faced by patients, families,...
Maternal and infant health are prevalent population health concerns, especially in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and the baby formula shortage. But those working toward health equity are raising the alarm and pointing out that maternal...
Healthcare organizations are continually looking for ways to improve efficiency and optimize workflows without burdening staff or patients. However, with staffing and resource shortages plaguing health systems since the beginning of the...