Like many health systems, Geisinger, based in Danville, Pennsylvania, cares for a large population of older patients with complex needs. Many of these vulnerable patients are homebound and struggle with food insecurity, social isolation, lack of tran...
But the COVID-19 pandemic has done what no president or social movement or venture capitalist could have dreamed of: It forced sudden major changes to the nation’s health care system that are unlikely to be reversed.
Bringing Leadership to Life in Health (2nd Ed) draws on the need to enhance the art of leadership in healthcare, centred around three core functions: i.e., to integrate care across organizational silos; facilitate the creation of psychologically heal...
Express clinics, mobile apps, online tools, video visits, and even house calls are reshaping the way health care is delivered by some cutting-edge systems across the U.S.
Hip and knee replacements are among the most common total joint replacement surgeries performed in America. With an increased demand and looming costs to Medicare, the CMS has implemented a mandatory bundled payment program called Comprehensive Care ...
While thousands of cities and counties have banded together to sue opioid makers and distributors in a federal court, another group of plaintiffs has started to sue on their own: hospitals.
Thanks to improvements in chemotherapy administration and symptom management, most treatment has moved from the inpatient setting to outpatient clinics, which have proved more patient-centered and able to provide high-quality care at lower cost.
