America's Essential Hospitals’ Post

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What will the health care system in #Massachusetts look like in a decade? What *should* it look like? What services will be needed? Where will care be delivered? How do demographic changes and the continue exodus of people from the state affect what we'll need and want from health care in 10-15 years? Important questions.

As a hospital administrator on World Health Day 2024, I stand with renewed determination to address the evolving healthcare challenges facing our community and the world. This year's theme, perhaps focusing on emerging health crises or persistent global health disparities, guides our efforts to adapt and innovate in our service delivery. On this day, we emphasize proactive health promotion, leveraging our resources to educate the public on preventive measures and healthy lifestyles. We also highlight the importance of equitable access to healthcare services, advocating for policies that ensure everyone can receive the care they need regardless of socioeconomic status or geographic location. Moreover, World Health Day 2024 prompts us to assess our hospital's preparedness for future health emergencies, such as pandemics or natural disasters. We review our protocols, enhance our training programs, and collaborate with public health agencies to strengthen our resilience and response capabilities. In essence, as hospital administrators, we recognize World Health Day as an opportunity to recommit ourselves to our mission of improving health outcomes and fostering well-being in our community and beyond. #worldhealthday #healthcare #hospitals #healthmatters

Learn how your health care organization can better manage Emergency Department overcrowding in this insight by Dawn Isaacs, RN, and Pat Oungpasuk from Moss Adams Health Care Consulting.  

When co-design and complex challenges collide, we get closer to substantial and positive outcomes. A beautiful example of this is how The Health Alliance (a joint initiative between Metro North Health and Brisbane North PHN) looked to reduce demand on emergency departments (ED). They chose to focus on patients with chronic and complex health conditions, as the data showed this cohort to be overrepresented in presentations to ED for conditions deemed non-urgent, putting pressure on an already-stretched health system. Through prototyping, testing and piloting, they found behavioural and structural ways to better support patient needs and to save the health system $400,000 per month. The evidence keeps building: Co-design is a core risk-managing approach organisations can use to increase confidence that the decisions being made actually address the challenges at hand and are shaped by the interest of those impacted. Relying solely and unilaterally on subject-matter expertise is the risk. Involving the people and representatives of the environments impacted to shape the response has led to incredible outcomes. #DesigningBetterFuturesTogether https://bit.ly/3y8NqZz

Learn how your health care organization can better manage Emergency Department overcrowding in this insight by Dawn Isaacs, RN, and Pat Oungpasuk from Moss Adams Health Care Consulting.  

Learn how your health care organization can better manage Emergency Department overcrowding in this insight by Dawn Isaacs, RN, and Pat Oungpasuk from Moss Adams Health Care Consulting.  

Learn how your health care organization can better manage Emergency Department overcrowding in this insight by Dawn Isaacs, RN, and Pat Oungpasuk from Moss Adams Health Care Consulting.  

Learn how your health care organization can better manage Emergency Department overcrowding in this insight by Dawn Isaacs, RN, and Pat Oungpasuk from Moss Adams Health Care Consulting.  

Learn how your health care organization can better manage Emergency Department overcrowding in this insight by Dawn Isaacs, RN, and Pat Oungpasuk from Moss Adams Health Care Consulting.