Academic health systems serve a vital role in the health and well-being of the communities they serve. They employ thousands of people and are an economic engine delivering clinical care, the training of health care...more
An integrated service line organizes multidisciplinary services across the care continuum to serve a defined patient cohort. This patient-centric structure improves patient experience, clinical outcomes and operating...more
The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically and permanently altered the telehealth landscape for teaching hospitals, also known as academic medical centers (AMCs). While many AMCs had begun to offer telehealth services before the...more
A New Manatt Webinar Shares a Framework for Cross-Enterprise Alignment and Collaboration to Drive Translational Research Excellence.
Academic health centers (AHCs) are differentiated by their tripartite mission focused on...more
The COVID-19 crisis has brought great adversity, and our health systems and academic centers are responding with innovation. Policymakers have rapidly lifted myriad barriers to providing care in innovative and novel ways, and...more
The clinical research landscape is changing rapidly. The future will be characterized by changes in trial and study design, continued shifts in the funding environment, and new types of data and data collection methods, among...more
The promise of academic medicine is to create new knowledge, train the next generation of practitioners and advance standards of patient care. The funding is the oil that lubricates this powerful innovation engine. In...more
Using Telehealth as a Tool for Health System Integration -
As discussed in our August Health Update article on patient engagement and digital health—the first in our new digital health series—the advent of digital and...more
The Vulnerability of Healthcare Information -
According to a report the Brookings Institute issued in May 2016, 23% of all data breaches occur in the healthcare industry. Nearly 90% of healthcare organizations had some...more
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Liberating Data to Enable Healthcare Market Transparency: A Guide for Regulators and Policymakers -
Editor's Note: We are on the cusp of a transparency revolution in which consumers will have the data and tools to make...more
Removing Regulatory Barriers to Accelerate EHR Adoption -
Recognizing the potential long-term value of EHRs for improving care and reducing costs, many hospitals considered offering physicians financial support to...more
Litigation Arising from the Affordable Care Act: The Blessing and Curse of Interesting Times -
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has brought the most sweeping changes to the healthcare delivery and payment systems in the...more
10 Megatrends Shaping Healthcare’s Next 10 Years -
The American healthcare system is undergoing massive change. From transformational policies to disruptive technologies to groundbreaking medical advances, powerful...more