Insights and Analysis

Insights and analysis of prominent health care issues by the ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Association.

Your zip code dictates your health; your hospital wants to change that.
Also in this weekly roundup: Nursing student credits the RNs who took care of her dying mother with shaping her current career path and new research on barriers to top-of-license practice.
To save lives, the nation’s health care systems must be ready. Combating modern threats requires innovative solutions to train, equip, and organize our health care systems in ways that make our local communities more resilient.
John Griffith, Andrew Pattullo Collegiate Professor Emeritus, spent 40 years educating graduate students and practicing health care executives in the University of Michigan’s Department of Health Management and Policy.
I want you to think for a minute about your eyes. Do you wear glasses? Does anyone you know wear glasses? Could they take those off and switch with someone just walking down the street? Now I want you to think about your heart. If something went wrong, would you want the same medication they…
Also in this week’s roundup of news: Providence St. Joseph Health launches national telemedicine network and Fitbit partners with Google as they enter telehealth. 
The fast-paced disruption of the Internet economy is encroaching on America’s hospitals. In the classic path of business disruption, innovators take a complex, high-priced service and offer it with more convenience and at a lower price.
Also, in this roundup: Nurses help sexual assault survivors and ambulatory care nurses can be of particular aid to MACRA efforts.
Also in this roundup: Leadership changes at St. Agnes Hospital, OCH Regional Medical Center and Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers.