Insights and Analysis
Insights and analysis of prominent health care issues by the American Hospital Association.
Also in this roundup of hospital and health system leadership changes: Steve Schieber named interim CEO of Saint Luke’s Health System’s Wright Memorial Hospital and Janelle Reilly named market CEO of CHI Memorial.
Also in this roundup of health care news: Hospitals step up the war on superbugs; how medical schools try to help doctors understand patients in poverty; and copycat comments, unwitting patients become part of federal rulemaking process.
On Thursdays, we highlight an oral history featuring a health care leader who shaped the past and laid the foundation for the future.
Plus: Nurses who experience occupational violence need added support, and executive moves in the field.
On Oct. 1, new ICD-10 codes will be available to allow providers to identify and assist victims of human trafficking and coding professionals to translate that information into data that will provide greater insights into the problem. Nelly Leon-Chisen, AHA director of coding and classification,…
Also in this roundup of hospital and health system leadership changes: Shawn Vincent named CEO of Loyola Medicine in Illinois and Jody Prather chosen as chief strategy officer of Baptist Health in Louisville.
Detroit Medical Center looks at mental illness like any other health issue and treats it upstream, and Freeman Health System offers traumatized youth a truly comprehensive behavioral health experience
As health care organizations strive to cultivate inclusive workplaces, many could use a comprehensive structure to keep their efforts in check. A ‘first-of-its-kind’ study from the Perelman School of Medicine, which is part of the academic medical center Penn Medicine in Philadelphia, has given way…
Also in this roundup of health care news: Epic inches toward interoperability; Comcast shepherds health care disruption to keep its own costs low; and San Francisco uses data to get a bigger picture of its homeless population.
Colleen Scanlon, senior vice president and chief advocacy officer for Catholic Health Initiatives, discusses the organization’s widespread efforts to prevent violence in the communities they serve. She said the campaign, which began 10 years ago, demonstrates that real progress in total community…