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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
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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
Person at desk using computer for video call
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3 MIN READ

How Henry Ford embraced distance learning for diabetes prevention

Leaders at the Michigan health system had long planned to include virtual option. Find out how they shifted course when the pandemic hit.

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Diabetes
Health System Spotlight
Henry Ford Hospital
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4 MIN READ

Henry Ford Health System drives GM employees to better health

GM’s direct-to-provider contract with Henry Ford drives down cost, steers workers to high-quality care and may pave a road to sustainable value-based care.

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Payment & Delivery Models
Health System Spotlight
An active-duty military member in full PPE helping a civilian wearing a mask out of their car.
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4 MIN READ

COVID-19 vaccinations coordinator details plan for speed, equity

Bechara Choucair, MD, the White House’s point man on vaccine rollout, says physicians will play a major role in helping to end the pandemic.

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Public Health
Health System Spotlight