Medical Breakthroughs
Multi-omics, proteomics and more: Precision medicine tools beyond genomics
As health care organizations ramp up investments in genomics, some are going a step further by looking at multi-omics, proteomics and other “omics” that can believe will be used for even more precise precision medicine.
Innovations in Care
Can health care executives solve the homeless problem? An interview with SCAN CEO Sachin Jain
Jain discusses why homelessness is actually a health care crisis, SCAN Group’s efforts to address the problem with Medicare Advantage and prospective payment models, the eureka moment that led to building a medical practice for homeless seniors, and more.
Affordability
Biden’s actions on health care pricing keep the issue in focus
The Biden administration has kept lowering health care costs as a priority via executive order on prescription drug pricing and a proposed rule that would increase the fine hospitals pay for not publishing pricing information online. Here’s a break down of the two actions.
Leadership
Gawande nominated for Biden administration role; Baylor Scott & White CEO stepping down
In the latest Health Care Executives on the Move, we monitor career changes across the payer, provider, life sciences, government and tech worlds in June and July.
Leadership
Health Evolution CEO Reading List
Chief executives of providers, payers and life sciences organizations can look to this frequently updated list for articles and resources about health care and leadership.
Health Equity
Placing a value on diversity to advance health equity
In this Confab Leaderships series installment, executives discuss the new mindset required to advance health equity to emerge from the pandemic with a more resilient health care system.
Medical Breakthroughs
Can genomics and precision medicine initiatives deliver in the post-COVID world?
COVID has driven consumer interest in genomics. Health systems are upping investments in precision medicine. Thirty years from the start of the Human Genome Project, can these breakthroughs find their way into clinical care?
Affordability
As HHS publishes surprise medical billing rule, consumers are fed up with high health costs
Research shows that more than two-thirds of voters rank reducing health care costs as their top priority for the President and Congress.
Leadership
Top 10 articles of 2021 – so far
From difficult conversations about racism and the experience of trauma to digital health funding to alternative and disruptive payment models, the first half of this year saw critical developments in executives thinking, practices and strategies.
Health Equity
Sutter Health executives outline ambitious goals for Institute for Advancing Health Equity
After many years of health equity work, Sutter Health has formalized its efforts with the creation of the Institute for Advancing Health Equity. Sutter executives spoke with Health Evolution about advancing the science of health equity to generate knowledge that will make communities healthier across the nation.
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Creating a culture of diversity and inclusion
In this Health Evolution Confab Leaderships Series video installment, Mandy Cohen, MD, Secretary, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services and Lloyd Dean, CEO of CommonSpirit Health, share strategies on how to create a culture of inclusion and manage executives who don't recognize the value of diversity.
"When I was first running our department, my leadership team was not diverse. It required us making leadership changes to make room for folks from diverse backgrounds, which means I had to actually ask a couple of senior people to not be part of that leadership team anymore in order to bring on leaders that reflect the communities we serve."
Mandy Cohen, MD, Secretary, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.
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