One example of the leadership UH has brought both regionally and across the state is an approach to supporting some of the most vulnerable populations in congregate living facilities through the creation of the Intercept Program which brings care and clinical expertise to congregate living...
Onna Ford has had enough experiences in her life — both as a nurse practitioner and a patient — to know how racism can seep into health care. Years ago, Ford gave birth to a daughter who had a heart defect and would die seven days...
The anxiety and excitement of a new school year have morphed into concern and caution. The COVID-19 pandemic has school districts all across Northeast Ohio taking an in-depth and all-encompassing look at their policies, programs and procedures as the first day of school approaches....
Prior to January 21, 2020, “coronavirus” was another interesting infectious disease dynamic with very distant implications for the western United States. With very little warning, we received the first confirmed COVID-19 patient at our facility in Everett, Washington. A major outbreak was soon detected in a Kirkland,...
When Curtis Carlson started having back pain this spring, he tried to put off seeing a doctor. The COVID-19 pandemic was raging, his job at a transitional housing organization in Ukiah, California was busier than ever amid the economic collapse, and a hospital seemed like...
Last Thursday, Chicago-based Oak Street Health (OSH) became the latest healthcare services company to become a publicly traded corporation. Its underwriters set its share price at $21. Investors liked the company’s story driving its price to $43.47 at mid-day Thursday and before settling at $39.00...
Friday, the Value in Health Care Act of 2020 was introduced by U.S. Representatives Peter Welch, Suzan DelBene, and Darin LaHood. Its focus is the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) aka Accountable Care Organizations (ACO)—one of several alternative payment models introduced in the Affordable Care...
Atrium Health CEO Eugene Woods testified before the Senate earlier this week, telling lawmakers "we don't have enough reagents" to process coronavirus tests....
As the pandemic curbs in-person voter registration, a growing number of doctors and nurses are registering their patients to vote....
In a unique research collaboration, digital medicine experts at Scripps Research are partnering with transit and healthcare workers in San Diego to accelerate the detection and surveillance of COVID-19 and other viral illnesses using wearable devices....
