AHA Center for Health Innovation Market Scan
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Encapsulating the recent Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society’s annual meeting can be like trying to devour an elephant. Where does one begin? But for health care executives, key takeaways could be found amid the many discussions about artificial intelligence (AI) in all its forms…
From medical devices to personal protective equipment to essential drugs, scores of items are in short supply. The list of reasons for supply chain disruption are as varied as the product shortages themselves — raw materials shortages, recent COVID-19 outbreaks in China, low margins on some drugs,…
The OR Black Box made by Surgical Safety Technologies Inc. in Toronto, which Teodor Grantcharov, M.D., Ph.D., founded, is used in select ORs at Stanford Medicine and in a couple dozen hospitals in the U.S., Canada and Western Europe. The system comprises sensors and software and interacts with…
Learn how Mark Cuban is disrupting drug pricing and making waves in the pharmaceutical industry. Find out more about his Cost Plus Drugs company and its collaborations with payers and pharmacists.
A recently released blueprint from the Coalition for Healthcare AI (CHAI) aims to provide guidance and guardrails to ensure ethical, unbiased and appropriate use of the technology in health care. CHAI and the National Association of Medicine coordinated with experts from academic medical centers,…
Health IT leaders, startups and well-established health care companies recently met in Nashville at the ViVE Conference to accelerate innovation and harness the power of data and technology in health care.
To address the issue of pregnant Black people experiencing severe complications and dying at higher rates, Akron General recently became one of four hospitals in the country to implement a new care model designed to improve outcomes for pregnant patients by focusing on communication and teamwork to…
Beyond reimagining health care through a consumer lens, it’s important to research what will move the needle on issues like patient loyalty, trust and satisfaction, notes a recent McKinsey & Company report.
A new database created by the U.S. Census Bureau’s Enhancing Health (EHealth) Data Program and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) aims to bring context to how the number of retail health clinics (RHCs) has accelerated in recent years.
Innovative community-centered partnerships and creative investment strategies can mitigate health disparities that adversely affect excluded or marginalized groups. And many health systems are using these approaches to achieve powerful results, notes a recent NEJM Catalyst analysis.