The Physicians Report and The Broker Essentials newsletters are each published quarterly and features news relevant to our members and our brokers, such as industry innovations, challenges, developing dynamics, trial results, and more.
TECHNOLOGY TRENDS THAT ARE TRANSFORMING HEALTHCARE
Summer 2020
Over the past decades, clinical science and medicine have brought an explosion of knowledge, unprecedented ability to diagnose and predict certain diseases, improved management of previously fatal conditions, and groundbreaking innovation in precision therapies. As research and development continues, it will be critical to foster collaboration between stakeholders so physicians and health systems will be supportive of the solutions and so we can build a healthcare system that works for everyone.
Over the past decades, clinical science and medicine have brought an explosion of knowledge, unprecedented ability to diagnose and predict certain diseases, improved management of previously fatal conditions, and groundbreaking innovation in precision therapies. As research and development continues, it will be critical to foster collaboration between stakeholders so physicians and health systems will be supportive of the solutions and so we can build a healthcare system that works for everyone.
FOCUS ON EMERGING SOCIETAL ISSUES IMPACTING HEALTHCARE
Spring 2020
Due to emerging societal trends that impact healthcare, providers increasingly find themselves in difficult predicaments, pitting their personal and professional duty to their patients against broader legal obligations to the community.
Due to emerging societal trends that impact healthcare, providers increasingly find themselves in difficult predicaments, pitting their personal and professional duty to their patients against broader legal obligations to the community.
THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CRISIS: INTEGRATION WITH PRIMARY CARE
Fall 2019
As we mature in our efforts to improve healthcare in America, one of the lessons learned is to focus more on people and less on diseases. New approaches to care integration can serve that end goal.
As we mature in our efforts to improve healthcare in America, one of the lessons learned is to focus more on people and less on diseases. New approaches to care integration can serve that end goal.
Advanced Practice Providers and the Direction of Healthcare
Summer 2019
Healthcare’s push to prioritize quality and safety without increasing costs means advanced practice providers (APPs) will continue to serve as vital,increasingly integrated members of healthcare teams.
Healthcare’s push to prioritize quality and safety without increasing costs means advanced practice providers (APPs) will continue to serve as vital,increasingly integrated members of healthcare teams.
Responding to the Evolving Business of Healthcare
Spring 2019
We cannot stop the pace of change; we simply must adapt. This means pursuing alternative ways to grow through strategic partnerships and leading the region in clinical integration with independent providers to make navigating the changing business of healthcare possible.
We cannot stop the pace of change; we simply must adapt. This means pursuing alternative ways to grow through strategic partnerships and leading the region in clinical integration with independent providers to make navigating the changing business of healthcare possible.
The Silver Tsunami: Preparing for an Aging Population
Fall 2018
With the “silver tsunami” well on its way to landfall, America’s health institutions are preparing like never before to care for an aging population. Read more about care options for aging patients, how to connect with your elderly patients, what your patients wish you knew, and what really matters at the end of a life.
With the “silver tsunami” well on its way to landfall, America’s health institutions are preparing like never before to care for an aging population. Read more about care options for aging patients, how to connect with your elderly patients, what your patients wish you knew, and what really matters at the end of a life.
When Things Go Wrong: Responding to Adverse Outcomes
Summer 2018
Things don’t always go as planned. How your practice or organization responds in the wake of patient harm can make a big difference to the patient, their family, and to you. Read about communication and resolution approaches, investigations that include input from patients /families and root cause analysis, action plans to address systemic issues, and more.
Things don’t always go as planned. How your practice or organization responds in the wake of patient harm can make a big difference to the patient, their family, and to you. Read about communication and resolution approaches, investigations that include input from patients /families and root cause analysis, action plans to address systemic issues, and more.
Delivering Health Care to Patients in Crisis
Spring 2018
Health-care providers are in a profound position, treating patients while at their best, their worst, and everything in between. While it’s not always immediately obvious, these patients are often in situations of crisis. Having the right systems in place can help the health-care team be prepared, no matter the crisis.
Health-care providers are in a profound position, treating patients while at their best, their worst, and everything in between. While it’s not always immediately obvious, these patients are often in situations of crisis. Having the right systems in place can help the health-care team be prepared, no matter the crisis.
Navigating Change
Fall 2017
Change is often characterized as a bad thing. But few would argue against the life-saving benefits that changes in medicine have brought. Read more about navigating change in this issue.
Change is often characterized as a bad thing. But few would argue against the life-saving benefits that changes in medicine have brought. Read more about navigating change in this issue.