Dr. Rhonda Medows, president of population health management at Providence Health, joined The Check Up to talk about the value of good population health strategy, and what it could bring to healthcare providers. Dr. Medows is also CEO of Ayin Health Solutions, a population health management company, launched by Providence in 2019. Not a Modern Healthcare subscriber? Sign up today.
University of California Riverside (Riverside, Calif.) is planning a new student health and counseling center, according to the website insideucr.ucr.edu.com. The two-story, 39,450-square-foot project will consolidate medical, mental health, and wellness services in one location. All three services are currented housed in separate buildings. The project is scheduled to be completed by summer 2023.
Cedars-Sinai Guerin Children’s has opened in Los Angeles. The 26-bed pediatric inpatient facility includes pediatric specialty services, surgery, and transplants as well as pediatric research and physician education and training. The new facility features a game and movie room with interactive screens, artwork by local artists, an outdoor garden, family lounge, and large patient rooms with accommodations for adults to […]
Healthcare leaders want to take action to address health equity in their communities. Socially responsible care delivery is now among the top priorities for 28 percent of healthcare leaders, up from just 4 percent last year, according to the Philips 2022 Future Health Index report. More organizations are moving from aspiration to action: Today, 74 percent have or are developing […]
Many children and adolescents are experiencing poor mental and emotional health, which in some cases may be linked to negative impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic and exposure to gun violence, among other factors. In recognition of growing mental health concerns among children, recent policy measures, including the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act and the American Rescue Plan Act, provide pathways to […]
Life expectancy at birth in 2021 in the United States fell to 76.1 years, the lowest level since 1996. Men fared much worse than women, with 73,2 years of life expectancy versus 79.1 years for women, the latest research from the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics revealed. In their Provisional Life Expectancy […]
BY KIM BELLARD The Wall Street Journal had a great article a couple days ago that tickled my fancy on two fronts: DNA, and the deep ocean. Both fascinate me. It introduced me to a term I’d not heard before but have now discovered is a thing: “eDNA.” It’s something I suspect we’ll be hearing more about, and a technique […]
Healthcare private equity deals in 2022 aren’t living up to last year’s red-hot performance, but investors still want in on specialty care. More than 740 deals occurred in healthcare services in the first half of the year, down 20% from the same period in 2021 but an increase of 16% from 2019, according to an Oliver Wyman report. Private equity deals […]