More than 80% of C-suite executives from healthcare and life sciences organizations see improved health equity as a top-10 goal for 2024, a recent report by Deloitte found. The report offered a 2024 outlook for health equity across the two industries and relied on data from a survey conducted by the Deloitte Center for Health…
Researchers warn generative AI could add $43 billion annually to America’s already stark racial wealth gap over the next two decades, with Black workers also facing a higher risk of job loss thanks to automation. Why it matters: The wealth gap between Black households and white households has widened since 1980 in the U.S., where…
Download Slides Join us to learn how ACOs and ACO REACH organizations are performing this year. At this webinar we will share for the first time in a public webinar: How the nation’s best ACOs perform on mortality, readmissions, and cost Who are the top ACO REACH performers What the top performers do to…
The U.S. Attorney’s Office has filed a complaint under the False Claims Act against Steward Health Care System and its subsidiaries, alleging violations of the physician self-referral law and submission of false claims to Medicare. The government announced the filing of its complaint against the Dallas-based Steward system, Steward Medical Group and Steward St. Elizabeth’s…
The business of healthcare has evolved significantly over the last two decades as stakeholders, from providers to policymakers, have looked for ways to manage costs while improving patient outcomes and achieving health equity. More and more independent practices have been purchased by health systems, offering economies of scale while promoting provider accountability for the delivery…
Key Points Question Was the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) associated with net savings to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)? Findings In this economic evaluation using estimates from 2 studies and data on MSSP incentive payments for MSSP performance years 2013 to 2021, the MSSP was associated with net losses to traditional…
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Download Slides Artificial Intelligence is flowing into every aspect of services and products, and nowhere is its potential greater than in health care. AI has already made rapid progress possible in improving diagnostics, and person-based precision treatments are on the horizon. So, too, is AI-enabled Value-Based Care solutions that better identify and target patients…
Researchers from the University of South Carolina School of Medicine and Arnold School of Public Health recently conducted a study to determine what factors may interfere with patients completing SDoH screenings with their primary care providers. Though more and more health systems have recognized the impacts of nonclinical factors, such as food, housing, and transportation,…
Download Slides There are hundreds of quality measures used to profile post-acute providers, but how do hospitals and their post-acute partners know which of those measures are most relevant? With the onset of COVID-19, Mount Sinai Health System quickly recognized the need for more comprehensive insights and a data-driven approach to partnering with post-acute…