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Healthcare costs will continue to be a major focus in a year that will also see health systems struggle with adequate staffing and security threats.
Rita Khan, who comes to the health system from UnitedHealthcare, will guide digital strategy and spearhead the launch of Mayo's new Center for Digital Health.
Katie Trott, CNIO at Royal Free London NHS FT, says the benefits of technology were communicated early in the process, which helped prepare the workforce for change and cultivate an open-minded culture.
The Shuri Network addresses the need for diversity in successful digital transformations, says honorary clinical tutor Ijeoma Azodo.
Author Emily Peters discusses how female change makers in her book "Procedure: Women Remaking Medicine" are helping create a better healthcare system in the future.
Shift work takes a toll on circadian rhythms and can impair the performance of workers, data shows.
Decentralization of decision-making and greater collaboration should be prioritized in digital transformation projects, says Handelsblatt Media Group Managing Director Gerrit Schumann.
Before his interim appointment, Adams was Kaiser Permanente's executive vice president and group president.
Physician compensation has also increased, and in New Orleans, pay growth hit 10%.
Medicare recipients with chronic conditions such as heart failure or diabetes who live in rural locations have higher death and hospitalization rates.