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Illustration of a doctor inside a smartphone shaking hands with a patient, with examples of medical apps to assist.
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4 MIN READ

Tech that provides high-acuity home care gets high-profile boost

One-third of acute hospital care could move to an at-home platform like the one getting investment from Kaiser Permanente and the Mayo Clinic.

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Digital
Health System Spotlight
Illustration of a smartphone with a red EKG line, the smartphone surrounded by light blue icons- a stethoscope, heart, an equal sign, plus sign, needle, and thermometer.
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4 MIN READ

Henry Ford moves telehealth forward with virtual exam kit

Video visits have their limitations. A new tool in use at Henry Ford Medical Group Primary Care takes remote care to the next level.

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Digital
Health System Spotlight
Physician filling out a form
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4 MIN READ

Reducing burnout requires commitment from entire health system

Southern California Permanente Medical group focuses efforts to reduce physician burnout by weaving the clinician experience into the organizational DNA.

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Physician Health
Health System Spotlight
Ruth T. Chang, MD, MPH
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9 MIN READ

Q&A: “Chief people officer” strives to keep patients, colleagues well

Permanente Medical Groups are innovators in keeping patients healthy. T. Ruth Chang, MD, MPH, extends this effort to her colleagues and staff.

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Physician Health
Health System Spotlight
Veronica Gillispie-Bell, MD handing a new mother in a hospital bed her newborn.
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10 MIN READ

Q&A: How Ochsner Health gives moms a digital connection to care

Ochsner helps moms measure vitals at home and share them with doctors. Some in Congress—alarmed by rising U.S. maternal death rate—want to take the idea national.

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Population Care
Health System Spotlight
Richard McCarthy, MD
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10 MIN READ

Q&A: How this medical group emerged stronger from the pandemic

COVID-19 accelerated care innovation for Kaiser Permanente and Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group, which excel in telehealth and Medicare Advantage.

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Sustainability
Health System Spotlight
Patient and physician speaking
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5 MIN READ

Why holistic view is needed to treat COVID-19 long-haul symptoms

Patients with lingering COVID-19 symptoms such as brain fog, anxiety and depression find help—and a home—in Atlantic Health System’s recovery center.

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Public Health
Health System Spotlight
Health care worker administering vaccine
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9 MIN READ

Q&A: How this health system gets patients back for 2nd vaccine dose

AMA member Bryan Batson, MD, reflects on COVID-19 vaccine rollout, distribution and how Hattiesburg Clinic plans to address ongoing vaccination.

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Public Health
Health System Spotlight
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4 MIN READ

Freeing up hospital beds with a COVID-19 surveillance program

Ochsner Health’s COVID-19 surveillance program helps physician rest more easily in the knowledge their patients are safely monitored at home.

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Public Health
Health System Spotlight