Strategic Planning

Cleveland Clinic has made a total of $750 million in financial commitments to the new hospitals as part of their respective agreements.

Without a hospital, residents of Crockett, located 120 miles north of Houston, were 35 miles away along rural roads from the next closest hospital

Including the original founding members, Civica Rx now represents nearly 750 participating hospitals, the company says.

Growing other lines of business will also fuel growth for healthcare organizations but execs fear new reimbursement rules and regs and see challenges in recruitment.

The most rapid increase was in direct-to-consumer advertising, which increased from $2.1 billion in 1997 to $9.6 billion in 2016.

With many M&As and joint ventures happening, IT infrastructure leaders must be extremely agile in expanding tech capabilities on short notice, Verizon's Nancy Green says.

CHI and Dignity are expected to close their merger at the end of the month.

The NHS must ensure that all stakeholders are prepared and willing to embrace innovation, says James Freed, CIO, Health Education England.

With the increasing volume and complexity of data in clinical situations, artificial intelligence can help support and guide care providers' decision-making processes, says Dimitri Fane, director of product management of TrakCare at InterSystems.

Renza Scibilia, Manager, Type 1 Diabetes and Consumer Voice, Diabetes Australia, says that healthcare providers should acknowledge and respect those living with diabetes and other chronic health as experts in managing their own care.