Leveraging Technology

Also in this weekly roundup of news from the field: Atul Gawande to embark on listening tour at new company; physicians are leaving Puerto Rico in great numbers; and replacing vacant lots with green spaces can ease depression in urban communities.
Senior leaders must juggle shifting roles in today’s IT environment.
May 31, 2018 The ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Association responds to the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s request for information (RFI) on how best to keep medical devices secure over their useful lifetimes and, specifically, "legacy technology challenges, opportunities, considerations and suggestions…
Held: Wednesday, June 6, 2018 |1:00:00 PM CDT - 2:00:00 PM CDT |2:00:00 PM EDT - 3:00:00 PM EDT
Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar today at the AHA Annual Membership Meeting in Washington, DC, laid out the department’s four areas of emphasis for creating a value-based health care delivery system and urged hospital and health system leaders to help accelerate progress.
Also in this week’s roundup: Maine hospital named for Barbara Bush recognizes her passing and University of Virginia Medical Center uses app to communicate with non-English speaking patients.
The Medical University of South Carolina has proven particularly adept at generating clear value for its affiliate partners and itself. 
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Providers who straddle fee-for-service and value-based care models must make sure their information technology investments can fully support both.
In this week’s roundup, a Wall Street Journal article examines how more health care organizations are helping to improve the wellbeing of residents by hiring and buying in communities; profiles of eight women who are transforming health IT; and more.