CMMI and its revised strategy – Healthcare Economist
Created by Section 3021 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI; aka The CMS Innovation Center) has been tasked with creating new reimbursement...
View ArticleDeep Roots: The Grand Island Regional Medical Center
Set in the middle of a prairie in Grand Island, Neb., the new Grand Island Regional Medical Center is distinguished by a barn-red patient tower that rises above the landscape and appears as a glowing...
View ArticlePHOTO TOUR: Melbourne Regional Medical Center Spinal & Orthopedic Surgical...
In June 2021, Steward Health Care Melbourne Regional Medical Center (MRMC) opened its doors to a 42,000-square-foot expansion that creates a Spinal & Orthopedic Surgical Center of Excellence in...
View ArticleHCD Expo Keynote: Meaningful Moments
An inspiring vision for the future was painted by Kate O’Neil, CEO of KO Insights and author of “Tech Humanist,” in her opening keynote session, “A Future So Bright,” at the 2021 Healthcare Design...
View ArticleThe HCD 10: Kara Freihoefer, Researcher
Joining HGA as a design researcher in 2012 after graduating with a PhD in interior design from University of Minnesota, Kara Freihoefer today serves as director of research as well as a leader of...
View ArticleFace Time: Southern Ellis
Southern Ellis’ career has taken him around the globe, starting as a graduate student at Texas A&M, where his thesis project involved designing and building a hospital in a remote village in...
View ArticleBroadband is the Achilles’ heel of telehealth
Six years ago I had a stroke and telehealth saved my life. Make no mistake, I am a believer! However, as wonderful as telehealth is, it has a serious Achilles’ heel. The fate of telehealth adoption is...
View ArticleSolid Foundation
Loma Linda, Calif., sits in one of the most earthquake-prone areas in the U.S., with the Loma Linda University Medical Center at the intersection of two relatively minor faults. However, just a few...
View ArticleThe HCD 10: Walt Vernon, Building Professional
For 29 years, Walt Vernon has served as CEO of Mazzetti, a mechanical, electrical, and plumbing engineering and technology consulting firm specializing in healthcare. Throughout his career, he’s...
View ArticleI have too many control variables…which ones should I include in my...
Supposed you have some data on health care spending for different individuals and you want to know which patient characteristics increase health care spending. While this seems like something any...
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