American College of Physicians Outlines Steps to Achieve Gender Equity
Darilyn Moyer, MD Despite some gains, gender inequity still exists in the physician workforce, a new position paper by the American College of Physicians (ACP) finds, and is urging all organizations to work toward the elimination of compensation inequity and help eliminate obstacles to female advancement. The position paper, Achieving Gender Equity in Physician Compensation […]
Make Match Day a Movement Toward Health Citizenship
Tanisha Carino, PhD For thousands of U.S. medical students, March 16 is the day they will find out where their next steps will be in their pursuit of saving lives. These new clinical leaders are entering a quickly transforming world. Big data and artificial intelligence are on the cusp of accelerating scientific advancement. Society has […]
Is the Future of Value-Based Payment at Risk?
By Dr. Susan Turney, Chief Executive Officer, Marshfield Clinic Health SystemThe U.S. healthcare economy is beginning an incredible transformation. If it continues at the current pace, in a few years from now we may hardly recognize the way healthcare is measured, billed and paid. Incentives will be better aligned, costs will be lower and care […]
Opinion: Quality Stars and Payments Ought to be Earned
Ceci Connolly Originally posted on the Morning Consult. The federal government rates Medicare Advantage plans using a star system that evaluates clinical quality, patient satisfaction and regulatory compliance. This star rating system is designed to help America’s seniors evaluate the quality of their healthcare options. And it has successfully incentivized health plans to coordinate care […]
Modern Healthcare Editorial: The case for women executives and a second shortlist for Bezos, Buffett and Dimon
Dr. Joanne Conroy and Fawn Lopez Originally posted on Modern Healthcare. Amazon, Berkshire-Hathaway and JP Morgan Chase created shock waves in January when they announced plans to launch their own healthcare company. On March 8, they generated even more buzz when news spread that a search was underway for a CEO to lead the joint […]
VISTA: The Future of Health Care Is In Hospital Delivery Sciences
Eleven years ago, I remember being a junior faculty member attending the first “Quality Fair” at the University of Chicago, and presenting my work among roughly 20 posters on how to measure quality for hospitalized older patients. While I am proud to say this poster actually won an award, I am also embarrassed to say […]