Strategic Planning

Continuity of care is the top mentioned reason for health systems owning and operating ambulatory pharmacies.

Identifying the right people who understand the correct process is critical, says Gajendira Sivajothi, group director of eHealth at Thomson Hospital Kota Damansara, Malaysia.

Engage clinicians and other stakeholders who need to own the project, says Dr. Tamara Sunbul, medical director of Clinical Informatics, who helped implement Epic at Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare.  

AI is not yet 100% accurate, with a tradeoff between risk and productivity for financial savings.

Macquarie's $300 million investment supports the White House-led initiative to improve energy efficiency in the healthcare sector, says John Pickhaver, head of infrastructure and energy capital for the Americas at Macquarie Capital.

CMO Kevin Ban and Chief of Staff to the CEO Luke Sauter are reportedly leaving the company.

Taiwan has a single payment insurance system and pay-for-performance, but the challenges of interoperability and measuring outcomes remain, says Dr. I-Rue Lai, vice superintendent at National Taiwan University Hospital.  

Studies show the acute care at home model lowers mortality rates, reduces hospital readmissions and decreases lengths of stay.

As part of the emergence, Envision and AMSURG separated into two entities with separate leadership teams and owner groups.

The organization also logged strong operating income, which was $156 million for the third quarter, compared to a $75M operating loss last year.