Healthcare is undergoing a profound transformation driven by advances in technology, shifts in patient expectations, payment models and evolving policy frameworks. Digital health tools, such as telemedicine and wearable devices, are revolutionizing patient monitoring and access to care, while data analytics and artificial intelligence are enhancing diagnostics and personalized treatment plans. Additionally, there is a growing emphasis on preventative care and patient-centered approaches, aiming to improve outcomes and reduce costs. These changes are reshaping how care is delivered, making it more efficient, accessible, and tailored to individual needs.
To keep you updated on the latest news and trends, we’ve curated a selection of interesting articles and resources that are free to access.
Digital Health and Innovation
AI still the most exciting emerging technology for healthcare: survey
Date: 8/29/2024
Source: HealthCareDive
Link to article: https://www.healthcaredive.com/news/ai-most-exciting-healthcare-technology-center-connected-medicine-upmc/725583/
How One Major Healthcare Firm Became the Leader in Innovative AI Use
Date: 8/12/ 2024
Source: This Week Health
Link to article: https://thisweekhealth.com/news_story/how-one-major-healthcare-firm-became-the-leader-in-innovative-ai-use/
Health Care Staffing and Mitigating Burnout
Healthcare faces deficit of 100,000 workers by 2028
Date: 8/29/2024
Source: Becker’s Hospital Review
Link to article: https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/workforce/healthcare-faces-deficit-of-100-000-workers-by-2028.html?utm_campaign=bhr&utm_source=website&utm_content=most-read
Burnout Way Down, But ‘Pajama Time’ Stands Still
Date: 8/13/ 2024
Source: AMA (Physician Health)
Link to article: https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/physician-health/burnout-way-down-pajama-time-stands-still
Population Health Management
Health Equity and Quality Care Delivery
Equitable patient care, leadership diversity, inclusive design and DEI in health care organizations
Date: 8/30/2024
Source: American Medical Association
Link to Podcast: https://www.ama-assn.org/delivering-care/health-equity/equitable-patient-care-leadership-diversity-inclusive-design-and-dei
Implementing Revised Federal Race/Ethnicity Data Standards Won’t Sufficiently Address Health Inequities
Date: 8/29/2024
Source: HealthAffairs
Link to article: https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/implementing-revised-federal-race-ethnicity-data-standards-won-t-sufficiently-address
Biden-Harris Administration Announces More Than $1.4 Billion to Provide Lifesaving HIV Medications and Health Care Services to Individuals with HIV with Low Incomes
Date: 8/20/2024
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Link to article: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2024/08/20/1-4-billion-provide-lifesaving-hiv-medications.html
Commemorating the 2nd Anniversary of the Biden-Harris Lower Cost Prescription Drug Law
Date: 8/16/2024
Source: CMS
Link to article: https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/press-releases/commemorating-2nd-anniversary-biden-harris-lower-cost-prescription-drug-law
Health Care for Women: How the U.S. Compares Internationally
Date: 8/15/24
Source: The Commonwealth Fund
Link to article: https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/issue-briefs/2024/aug/health-care-women-how-us-compares-internationally
Street Medicine Can Address Health Needs of People Who Are Homeless
Date: 8/13/24
Source: The Commonwealth Fund
Link to article: https://www.commonwealthfund.org/blog/2024/street-medicine-can-address-health-needs-people-who-are-homeless
Most Black Hospitals Across the South Closed Long Ago. Their Impact Endures.
Date: 8/15/2024
Source: KFF Health News
Link to article: https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/black-hospitals-south-closure-impact-taborian-mound-bayou-mississippi/
California Bill Would Require State Review of Private Equity Deals in Health Care
Date: 8/12/ 2024
Source: California Healthline
Link to source:https://californiahealthline.org/news/article/california-bill-legislation-attorney-general-private-equity-health-care-deals/
Community Health Centers’ Progress and Challenges in Meeting Patients’ Essential Primary Care Needs (Survey)
Date: 8/8/24
Source: The Commonwealth Fund
Link to article: https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/issue-briefs/2024/aug/community-health-centers-meeting-primary-care-needs-2024-FQHC-survey
Meeting LGBTQ+ Health Care Needs in Medicaid Infographic
Date: 8/1/2024
Source: Center for Health Care Strategies
Link to source: https://www.chcs.org/resource/meeting-lgbtq-health-care-needs-in-medicaid/
Serving Veterans and Aging Population
Transportation As A Determinant Of Health: Evaluating The Veterans Affairs Rideshare Program For Homeless Patients
Date: August
Source:HealthAffairs
Link to article: https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/full/10.1377/hlthaff.2023.01332
Working Across Agencies to Build a State Multisector Plan for Aging
Date: 8/1/2024
Source: Center For Health Care Strategies
Link to source: https://www.chcs.org/resource/working-across-agencies-to-build-a-state-multisector-plan-for-aging/
Integrated Care Delivery
Walk-in clinics tackle urgent mental health needs
Date: 8/21/2024
Source: AAMC
Link to article: https://www.aamc.org/news/walk-clinics-tackle-urgent-mental-health-needs
Will Hospital-at-Home Go Mainstream?
Date: 8/16/2024
Source: Medscape
Link to article: https://www.medscape.com/s/viewarticle/will-hospital-home-go-mainstream-2024a1000dyo?ecd=WNL_mdpls_240802_mscpedit_wir_etid6716767&uac=463772HZ&spon=17&impID=6716767
Are you getting health care you don’t need?
Date: 8/5/2024
Source: Harvard Health Publishing
https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/are-you-getting-health-care-you-dont-need-202408053064
