Jeff Lagasse
The team believes it has found the best way forward, in part through use of artificial intelligence in the EHR.
The AHA and FAH contend that the scale achieved through hospital consolidation can lower costs and improve access.
The goal is to standardize the electronic exchange of these pieces of information, along with other updated data elements.
Pharmaceutical companies raised compensation for their top executives while steadily increasing drug prices, the committee found.
The pilot incorporates an alternative payment model with an eye toward aligning provider payment to quality and cost efficiency.
The partnership is intended to ensure needs are being met and that community services are being accessed.
Of those 20 health equity committees, only eight included minority group representatives.
Seshamani served as vice president of clinical care transformation at MedStar Health, designing population health and value-based care initiatives.
If vaccinations remain below the threshold needed to achieve herd immunity, hospitals may be dealing with COVID-19 patients indefinitely.
Hospitals lost 5,500 jobs during the month after gaining 2,900 in May, though there were some gains in other healthcare subsectors.