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Walmart Health taps Ochsner exec to lead health clinic push
An executive from New Orleans-based Ochsner Health System will join Walmart Health at the end of November, according to the Greater Baton Rouge Business Report. -
CommonSpirit sets goal to achieve net-zero emissions by 2040
CommonSpirit Health announced Nov. 2 an industry-leading commitment to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040 alongside an interim goal to slash emissions in half by 2030. -
Why some retirees are delaying Social Security
As the Great Resignation marches on, newly retired workers are employing a new strategy to boost their monthly Social Security checks by delaying their filing for benefits, the Washington Post reports Nov. 1. -
Payers and Providers: Informed Patients Make Empowered Partners – Seize the Moment
Health systems and health insurers should prepare for the potentially significant shifts in the industry that the federal health data interoperability and price transparency mandates can generate, or else risk losing out to more innovative players. -
Say this, not that: Ways to reframe your language to advance health equity
The American Medical Association recently published its equity guidebook focusing on language, titled "Advancing Health Equity: A Guide to Language, Narratives and Concepts." -
What's in a word? AMA launches language guide for medical professionals
In an attempt to advance equity in healthcare, the American Medical Association has developed a health equity guide, released Oct 28. The guidebook addresses language use best practices and critical thinking about health narratives, and provides a glossary of terms. -
15 fastest-growing healthcare companies
Healthcare companies held 15 spots on this year's Fortune list of 100 fastest growing companies. From the pharmaceutical sector to technology and patient-focused healthcare, here are the 15 companies that made the list. -
California practice's direct primary care model lends hand to uninsured
The St. Luke's Family Practice in the Central Valley of California has a new strategy for providing direct primary healthcare in which patients who can afford it help pay for uninsured patients, Kaiser Health News reported Oct. 26. -
76% of Americans want healthcare system reforms
Three-quarters of Americans want major healthcare change and system reform, making the U.S. stand out as an outlier on this topic, according to research published Oct. 21. -
Major shift in consumer behavior is forcing providers to respond to an increasing set of demands and competition
After decades of demanding more from healthcare, most consumers are at a tipping point. With the pandemic changing how they interact with healthcare organizations, consumers are making more active choices about where they go, what they want, and what they are willing to pay for. -
Why health systems should prioritize energy efficiency
From cleaner air to a reduction of greenhouse gases, energy efficiency offers an abundance of health and environmental benefits. -
Interventions to save $265B in healthcare administration
A new report lays out a roadmap for health systems and hospitals on how to save $265 billion on administrative spending for reinvestment across other areas. -
6 ways health systems can launch organizational transformations
With health systems facing long-term financial pressures and physicians dealing with continual burnout, hospitals need to rethink strategies to weather storms ahead. An Oct. 15 McKinsey report provides some insights into how systems can do so. -
Hospital Leaders: Build Your 2022 Strategy Around These 5 Priorities
The COVID-19 pandemic has stretched hospitals thin. Hospital leaders are now trying to understand how to leverage their remaining resources to rebuild and move forward. -
Partnerships, mergers can save hospitals, AHA says, but some studies link consolidation to higher prices
Mergers, partnerships and acquisitions may have saved some hospitals and allowed them to scale up, an October 2021 American Hospital Association report says. However, other research has found that consolidation actually raises prices and doesn't necessarily increase quality of care. -
Amazon to add 150,000 seasonal jobs
Amazon announced Oct. 18 that it plans to hire 150,000 workers for seasonal positions across the country. According to Bloomberg, this is about 50 percent more than last year. -
How a West Texas hospital used a PSH to improve outcomes and cut costs
Geriatric hip fractures are a major cost driver for the nation’s healthcare system in general and for hospitals in particular. -
Walgreens looking to healthcare to drive growth
Walgreens Boots Alliance CEO Roz Brewer has shared that the company plans to further expand into healthcare in an effort to turn it into a "new growth engine," CNBC reported Oct. 14. -
What regulators are doing about rapid healthcare consolidation
Consolidation of physicians in hospitals and health systems as opposed to private practices has regulators in Washington and across several state capitals concerned, The Columbus Dispatch reported Oct. 14. -
Medicare Advantage stars strategy must be a top priority for health plans
In the ever-changing and rapidly expanding Medicare Advantage (MA) landscape, health plans must develop new strategies to improve their Stars program performance or risk decreased enrollment, financial losses, and compromised benefit offerings.
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