Innovation/New Models of Care

Some of the nation’s most innovative companies have launched initiatives large and small to disrupt health care’s status quo. The aim: to deliver better health care in more cost-effective and efficient ways in locations that are easily accessible, affordable and more desirable for consumers to use…
Department of Health and Human Services Deputy Secretary Eric Hargan today announced the initial core participants of the Deputy Secretary’s Innovation and Investment Summit, which will host its first meeting Dec. 18.
Once the CVS Health-Aetna merger is officially completed (expected to be around Thanksgiving), the retail chain will turn its attention to opening its first "health hub" concept stores early next year.
Leading health care organizations will share their success stories at the AHA Executive Forum in Chicago, Dec. 3-4. The AHA member-exclusive event will include presentations on a broad range of innovation projects.
This Webinar was Held November 9 at 2PM CST The proliferation of disruptors in healthcare coupled with the desire to connect with consumers provided the impetus for Providence St. Joseph Health to adopt and implement an aggressive and sophisticated digital strategy focused on the last mile…
We must continue to think deeply about how we can continue—and improve—the ability to serve America’s underserved populations.
The Ochsner Health Network will start a new accountable care plan on Jan. 1 to cover about 6,600 Walmart and Sam’s Club employees in the New Orleans, North Shore and Baton Rouge areas. The deal is designed to improve the quality of care and lower overall health costs for employees from 41 store…
The Network for Excellence in Health Innovation this week released a roadmap for reinventing U.S. health care.
As the primary care field continues to undergo rapid change and hospitals and health systems experiment with new business models to improve access, reduce costs and boost patient satisfaction, care delivery models are evolving. Some large employers — Apple, Intel, Amazon and others among them —…
Efforts are accelerating to spur funding and rapid development of innovations to drive health care transformation, and budding entrepreneurs are some of the primary beneficiaries.