Commentary
by Jenna Ogilvie | Aug 12, 2014 | Commentary, Perspectives
An elder’s blessing began the workshop hosted by the Institute of Medicine’s (IOM’s) Roundtable on the Promotion of Health Equity and the Elimination of Health Disparities, and it was critical in grounding the entire day. While we did not know the meaning of...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Jul 8, 2014 | Commentary, Perspectives
During July 1995, Chicago was gripped by a heat wave that still ranks as one of the deadliest in U.S. history. [1] Estimates vary, but more than 700 people, many of them elderly and isolated, may have died as a result of the heat, which soared as high as 106...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Jan 23, 2014 | Commentary, Perspectives
Ninety-four percent of U.S. adult social media users with health conditions agree with use of their health data, shared anonymously, to help clinicians improve care, according to a discussion paper available today from the Institute of Medicine (IOM). This strongly...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Dec 6, 2013 | Commentary, Perspectives
As health plans, hospitals, doctors, and others work together to transform U.S health care into a system that delivers greater value to all Americans, we are increasingly partnering to design and implement new models of care that yield consistently higher...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Nov 15, 2013 | Commentary, Perspectives
The Institute of Medicine (IOM) established the Roundtable on Value & Science-Driven Health Care to accelerate the advancement and application of science to achieve the best possible health and health care outcomes and value for Americans. The work of the...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Oct 3, 2013 | Commentary, Perspectives
Three years ago, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) released its landmark report The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health, made possible by the support of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF). In light of the tremendous need for nurses in...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Sep 3, 2013 | Commentary, Perspectives
The U.S. health care system is in the early stages of transitioning from a payment system driven by volume to one based on value. New payment models are being tested at scale by both private and public payers, and payers are learning to align their financial models...
by Laura DeStefano | Aug 13, 2013 | Commentary, Perspectives
In 2013, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) reported that the 30-day, all-cause readmission rate had decreased to 17.8 percent, after averaging 19 percent for the past 5 years. This improvement translates to 70,000 fewer readmissions in 2012, but,...
by Laura DeStefano | Jul 26, 2013 | Commentary, Perspectives
The Institute of Medicine’s (IOM’s) report Best Care at Lower Cost [1] indicates that team-based care is an important tool for making the transition to a learning health care system, and it is a major objective of the work the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation has been...
by Laura DeStefano | Jul 16, 2013 | Commentary, Perspectives
Rising health care costs, increasing prevalence of chronic disease, persisting health care disparities and access issues, and the aging population underlie the urgent need for change in the U.S. health care system to simultaneously improve health and reduce costs...
