It's a familiar path: something life-threatening happens and we rush to the hospital, where we find unfamiliar doctors and unexpected fees. Would we benefit if that care were coordinated? Emergency ...

Integrated care is healthcare that crosses the boundaries of care settings, organizations, and specialty practices to provide comprehensive care to patients. The World Health Organization defines ...

This article is the latest in the Health Affairs Forefront major series, Medicare and Medicaid Integration. The series features analysis, proposals, and commentary that will inform policies on the ...

More hospitals are looking to adopt virtual care solutions to enhance the role of nurses and improve patient care. Take for example Englewood, Colo.-based Catholic Health Initiatives — which is part ...

Imagine being discharged from the emergency room after a severe asthma flare-up, only to return to a home located near factories or congested roadways that heavily pollute the air. Or having your ...

This toolkit supports integrated care boards (ICBs), their place-based partners, health and care providers to work with service users and professionals to improve the postnatal care experience and ...

In a healthcare system built on specialization, doctors often treat patients like a collection of symptoms rather than as whole people. A cardiologist manages blood pressure. A therapist addresses ...

Ochsner Health's Healthy State initiative targets social determinants to improve Louisiana's health outcomes, showing early success in smoking cessation and cancer screening rates. Workforce ...