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Here are some of the quality issues. 1. Preventable Medical Errors. A recent study by Johns Hopkins analyzed medical death rate data for eight years and found that medical errors are to blame for more than 250,000 deaths per year in the U.S.
Our Biggest Health Challenges. Thanks to decades of research, Americans are living longer. Yet Chronic diseases still affect large swaths of the population and are unevenly distributed creating health disparities. These chronic illness are common and costly, and many are preventable.
They include: focus on prevention, not just treating sickness; tackle racial disparities; expand telehealth and in-home services; build integrated systems; and adopt value-based care.
To wrap it up, the healthcare industry today faces many significant challenges, from financial burdens to maternal health difficulties. As the industry evolves, it’s crucial to address these challenges proactively to ensure high-quality healthcare delivery.
With input from stakeholders across the industry, Modern Healthcare outlines six challenges health care is likely to face in 2023—and what leaders can do about them. 1. Financial difficulties. In 2023, health systems will likely continue to face financial difficulties due to ongoing staffing problems, reduced patient volumes, and rising ...
The US healthcare system is expensive, complicated, dysfunctional — and broken. The system needs a major overhaul, and the arguments for this fall into a few broad categories: high costs, uneven access, and undue emphasis on areas of spending that do not directly benefit patients.
As the year 2022 winds down, what is next on the horizon for global health? We turned to our IHME experts for their takes on the most critical health issues to watch in 2023.
In a new report, Optum surveyed 150 healthcare leaders to find out what they consider to be industry's biggest challenges, areas where progress has been made, and their priorities for the future as they work toward a modern, sustainable health system. See the details on our interactive charts.
Last year, the average life expectancy in the U.S. was 77.5 years, up just over a year from 2021, when the pandemic drove life expectancy down to 76.4 years, according to the most recent data from ...
This fact sheet offers a look back at 10 issues that KFF tracked closely during 2023 in its polling, policy analysis and journalism, including summaries of major findings and news stories.