Population Health
His Excellency Awadh Seghayer Al Ketbi, Assistant Undersecretary for Support Services at Ministry of Health & Prevention in the UAE, details the government's AI strategy to improve outcome for patients and clinical staff.
Thoracic surgeons are often reluctant to discharge patients on an accelerated time frame for fear of harm or readmission risk.
Almost 40 percent of workers made errors in removing personal protective equipment -- PPE -- including gowns and gloves.
Michel Amous, regional managing director at InterSystems, says it's important to enable providers and regulators to focus on patients to improve the quality of care delivered and reduce adverse events.
Receiving consistent primary care leads to better overall health, but a lack of coordinated communication will be a concern.
Value-based programs are in Humana's Medicare Advantage business, where insurer had a 17 percent market share last year.
Mazin Gadir, senior consultant and advisor with the Dubai Health Authority, discusses the goals of the city's ambitious health strategy, including transforming healthcare into a world-class, sustainable, innovative system.
CEO Atul Gawande has hired an expert in population health and risk-based contracts to help lead clinical strategy.
Pairs who received betamethasone had average costs of $4,681, versus the $5,379 spent on the pairs who didn't get the treatment.
Key pieces to patient-centered care include revenue cycle management, patient and physician engagement, business intelligence and analytics, pop health and a clinically oriented supply chain, says KLAS VP of Business Development Doug Tolley.