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3 Disruptive Solutions For U.S. Healthcare: CareMore, Forward, Health City

American healthcare needs a hero. Among other wealthy countries, it ranks dead last in clinical outcomes yet costs more than $3 trillion a year. By comparison, Europe spends $1.8 trillion annually on healthcare for a population nearly twice the size.

This three-part series, which previously explored the limited impact of primary care innovators and the struggles of U.S. hospitals, now concludes with the search for a hero – a disruptive cure for what ails the U.S. healthcare system.

Highlighted here are three possible directions the industry could turn and three trailblazing companies hoping to guide the way.

CareMore: In The Direction Of High-Touch Patient…

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 3 Disruptive Solutions For U.S. Healthcare: CareMore, Forward, Health City

American healthcare needs a hero. Among other wealthy countries, it ranks dead last in clinical outcomes yet costs more than $3 trillion a year. By comparison, Europe spends $1.8 trillion annually on healthcare for a population nearly twice the size.

Advisory Board

We aren’t just a global research, technology, and consulting firm. We are a performance improvement partner for 165,000+ leaders in 4,100+ organizations across health care and higher education.

Emerging Health Leaders

To provide opportunities to support the development of emerging health leaders through the creation of knowledge exchange networks, educational events, mentoring relationships and informed health care and related discussions.

Health Care Administrators Association

Nationwide, our members include TPAs, insurance carriers, managing general underwriters, audit firms, physician hospital organizations, broker/agents, human resource managers and health care consultants. Mission is to improve the quality and cost effectiveness of health care third party benefit administration by promoting education, information, resources, and the exchange of ideas.

Health Resources and Services Administration

HRSA, an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is the primary Federal agency for improving access to health care services for people who are uninsured, isolated or medically vulnerable.

HHS.gov

The mission of the Department of Health and Human Services is to help provide the building blocks that Americans need to live healthy, successful lives.

Institute for Healthcare Improvement

IHI, an independent not-for-profit organization based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is a leading innovator in health and health care improvement worldwide. At our core, we believe everyone should get the best care and health possible. This passionate belief fuels our mission to improve health and health care.

Institute of Healthcare Management

Our purpose is: 'To enhance and promote high standards of professional health and care management in order to improve health and healthcare of the population'. The Institute is recognised as the largest representative organisation for individual healthcare managers in the UK.

National Association of Health Services Executives

NAHSE is a non-profit association of Black health care executives founded in 1968 for the purpose of promoting the advancement and development of Black health care leaders, and elevating the quality of health care services rendered to minority and underserved communities.

National Association of Healthcare Access Management

The National Association of Healthcare Access Management promotes best practices, standards, and subject matter expertise; provides an array of networking, education, and certification opportunities; and enables our members to influence and promote high quality delivery of Patient Access Services.

National Quality Forum

NQF is a nonprofit organization that operates under a three-part mission to improve the quality of American healthcare by: -Building consensus on national priorities and goals for performance improvement and working in partnership to achieve them; -Endorsing national consensus standards for measuring and publicly reporting on performance; and -Promoting the attainment of national goals through education and outreach programs.

Occupational Safety & Health Administration

With the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, Congress created the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)* to assure safe and healthful working conditions for working men and women by setting and enforcing standards and by providing training, outreach, education and assistance.

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

SAMHSA is the agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that leads public health efforts to advance the behavioral health of the nation.

The Governance Institute

The Governance Institute provides trusted, independent information, resources, tools, and solutions to board members, healthcare executives, and physician leaders in support of their efforts to lead and govern their organizations.

The Joint Commission

An independent, not-for-profit organization, The Joint Commission accredits and certifies more than 20,000 health care organizations and programs in the United States. Joint Commission accreditation and certification is recognized nationwide as a symbol of quality that reflects an organization’s commitment to meeting certain performance standards.

URAC

Our mission is to promote continuous improvement in the quality and efficiency of health care management through processes of accreditation, education, and measurement.

Academy of Certified Case Managers

The Academy of Certified Case Managers (ACCM) has one mission–to improve case management practice through education. Our mission has a clear method: We enable our members to maintain their certification by making available a stream of continuing education as home study programs.

American Academy of Podiatric Practice Management

AAPPM Mission Statement... To positively change the lives, practices and communities of podiatric physicians through leadership education, practice management education and sharing knowledge.

American Association of Healthcare Administrative Management

AAHAM is the premier professional organization in healthcare administrative management. AAHAM's mission is to provide education, certification, networking, and advocacy for healthcare revenue cycle professionals.

American Association of Nurse Assessment Coordination

AANAC is a non-profit membership organization dedicated to supporting long-term care professionals provide quality care for nursing home residents across the nation.

American Association of Psychiatric Administrators

AAPA, established in 1961, is the premiere educational, networking, and support resource for psychiatrists interested in administration and management. The AAPA promotes medical leadership and medical excellence in behavioral healthcare systems, including services for mental illness, substance use disorders, and developmental disabilities.

American Case Management Association

THE association for health care delivery system case management and transitions of care (TOC) professionals.

American College of Health Care Administrators

Founded in 1962, ACHCA is a non-profit professional membership association which provides superior educational programming, professional certification, and career development opportunities for its members. The American College of Health Care Administrators (ACHCA) aspires to be the leading force in promoting excellence in leadership among long-term care administrators.

American College of Healthcare Executives

Our Vision...to be the premier professional society for healthcare executives dedicated to improving healthcare delivery.

American Health Information Management Association

AHIMA leads the health informatics and information management community to advance professional practice and standards.

American Hospital Association

AHA is the national organization that represents and serves all types of hospitals, health care networks, and their patients and communities.

American Management Association

A truly international presence, AMA adds value to your organization by involving you in a global community of peers and practitioners via one of the world's most sophisticated knowledge-exchange networks.

American Organization for Nursing Leadership

AONL advances the professional development of nurse leaders through innovative and competency-based learning experiences.

American Society for Healthcare Engineering

ASHE is the largest association devoted to optimizing the health care physical environment. As a trusted industry resource, ASHE is committed to our members, the facilities they build and maintain, and the patients they serve.

American Society for Healthcare Human Resources Administration

ASHHRA of the American Hospital Association (AHA) is the nation’s only membership organization exclusively dedicated to meeting the professional needs of human resources leaders in health care.

American Society for Healthcare Risk Management

Established in 1980, ASHRM is a personal membership group of the American Hospital Association (AHA) with nearly 6,000 members representing risk management, patient safety, insurance, law, finance and other related professions.

Association for Healthcare Administrative Professionals

Our mission is to advance the professional development, leadership, value and excellence of healthcare administrative professionals through education, recognition, communication and advocacy.

Association for Healthcare Resource & Materials Management

AHRMM of the American Hospital Association is the premier organization for healthcare supply chain professionals. AHRMM strengthens the nation's healthcare supply chain by providing leadership, education, networking, and industry-specific resources to advance the field and enhance the professional development of its individual members.

Association for Medical Imaging Management

AHRA: The Association for Medical Imaging Management is the professional organization representing management at all levels of hospital imaging departments, freestanding imaging centers, and group practices.

Association for the Healthcare Environment

AHE is the professional organization for the patient and resident care environment across all care settings, including hospitals, long term care, continuing care retirement communities and ambulatory care.

Association of Anesthesia Clinical Directors

The purpose of the society is to provide a forum for anesthesiologists whose primary responsibility is operating room management. We recognize that given the changing health care environment in which we practice, operating room efficiency, productivity, and cost containment are increasingly vital to our survival.

Association of Hemophilia Clinic Directors of Canada

The goal of the AHCDC is to ensure excellent care for persons with congenital bleeding disorders in Canada through clinical services, research and education.

Association of Program Directors in Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism

APDEM continues to educate, support, empower, and represent endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism program directors.

Association of Program Directors in Radiology

The Association of Program Directors in Radiology is an organization of residency and fellowship program directors and coordinators with the common goal of optimizing the educational experience for our trainees.

Association of Program Directors in Surgery

The Association of Program Directors in Surgery was founded in 1977 with the purposes of: â—¾To provide a forum for the exchange of information and for discussion on a wide range of subjects related to post-graduate surgical education. â—¾To maintain high standards of surgical residency training by improving graduate surgical education and patient care...

Association of University Programs in Health Administration

AUPHA is a global network of colleges, universities, faculty, individuals and organizations dedicated to the improvement of healthcare delivery through excellence in healthcare management and policy education.

Australasian College of Health Service Management

Our Mission is to develop leaders and managers who transform the quality and value of services, and improve the health and wellbeing of the community.

Canadian College of Health Leaders

The Canadian College of Health Leaders (CCHL) is a national, member-driven, non-profit association. The College strives to provide the leadership development, tools, knowledge and networks that members need to become high impact leaders in Canadian healthcare.

Canadian College of Health Leaders

CCHL, formerly known as the Canadian College of Health Service Executives (CCHSE), is a national, member-driven, non-profit association dedicated to ensuring that the country’s health system benefits from capable, competent and effective leadership. - See more at: http://www.cchl-ccls.ca/site/about#sthash.ZGOarpnh.dpuf

Canadian Patient Safety Institute

CPSI is a not-for-profit organization that exists to raise awareness and facilitate implementation of ideas and best practices to achieve a transformation in patient safety. We envision safe healthcare for all Canadians and are driven to inspire extraordinary improvement in patient safety and quality.

Case Management Society of America

Founded in 1990, the Case Management Society of America (CMSA) has grown to be the leading non-profit association dedicated to the support and development of the profession of case management

College of Healthcare Information Management Executives

CHIME is the professional organization for chief information officers and other senior healthcare IT leaders. CHIME enables its members and business partners to collaborate; exchange ideas; develop professionally; and advocate the effective use of information management to improve the health and healthcare in the communities they serve.

Commission for Case Manager Certification

The Commission for Case Manager Certification® is the first and largest nationally accredited organization that certifies case managers. The Commission is a nonprofit, volunteer organization that oversees the process of case manager certification.

European Association for Communication in Healthcare

EACH is an interdisciplinary non-profit organisation which brings together researchers and trainers in the field of communication in healthcare. Its objectives are to facilitate the exchange of ideas and products of teaching and research activities across a network of individuals and institutions in Europe and beyond

European Association of Hospital Managers

The EAHM is one of the world's largest hospital management associations. It represents both the hospital managers of public and private hospitals in the European Union and at international level.

European Health Management Association

EHMA is the only membership organisation in Europe to bring together policy makers, health managers, health professionals, researchers and educators. We are a meeting place where evidence, challenge and experience are valued and the “unthinkable” can be discussed. We anticipate and lead complex debates on hot topics and we use the results to inform our members’ work.

Health Estate Facilities Management Association UK

HefmA members are responsible for the management of the day-to-day operation, maintenance and support services of all hospitals within an NHS Trust.

Healthcare Financial Management Association

HFMA is the nation's leading membership organization for healthcare financial management executives and leaders. More than 40,000 members-ranging from CFOs to controllers to accountants-consider HFMA a respected thought leader on top trends and issues facing the healthcare industry.

HealthCareCAN

HealthCareCAN is… The national voice of healthcare organizations and hospitals across Canada, delivering high-quality products and services to members in support of health system innovation and transformation.

Inside HSCA

The official blog of The Healthcare Supply Chain Association (HSCA), a broad based trade association that represents 14 group purchasing organizations (GPOs).

Medical Group Management Association

We are the leading association for medical practice executives and leaders. We provide the networking, education, advocacy, tools and resources to build strong practices that deliver the best possible patient care.

Medical Group Management Association of Canada

The purpose of the Medical Group Management Association of Canada shall be to advance the profession of Medical Group Practice Management and the industry of Health Care delivery carried on through various forms of medical group practice and to co-operate with the Allied Health organizations in improving health care delivery to the general public.

National Association Directors of Nursing Administration

NADONA/LTC is the premiere, professional nurses association dedicated exclusively to Nurse Executives/Nurse Administrators within the Long-Term Care Continuum. Communication, education and service to our members is what NADONA is all about!

National Association of Health Unit Coordinators

NAHUC Vision: To become nationally recognized as the standard of excellence in the provision of education and certification for the health unit coordinator profession within the health care industry.

National Committee for Quality Assurance

The National Committee for Quality Assurance is a private, 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization dedicated to improving health care quality. Since its founding in 1990, NCQA has been a central figure in driving improvement throughout the health care system, helping to elevate the issue of health care quality to the top of the national agenda.

National Uniform Billing Committee

NUBC was formed in 1975 to develop and maintain a single billing form and standard data set to be used nationwide by institutional, private and public providers and payers for handling health care claims.

Press Ganey

Press Ganey’s mission has been to support health care providers in understanding and improving the entire patient experience. As a strategic business partner to more than 10,000 health care organizations across the country and across the continuum of care, we are the leader in helping create continuous, sustainable improvement.

Professional Association of Health Care Office Management

PAHCOM is a national network of thousands of medical office managers in the same position as you. PAHCOM has an unmatched state of the art infrastructure custom designed to connect you to your peers for the purpose of sharing knowledge. Don't reinvent the wheel. The answers are right here, in your association!

Radiology Business Management Association

RBMA stands above the competition by offering innovative educational programs that inspire and, develop leaders; power business strategies and successes; and open windows of opportunity for members.

Society for Radiation Oncology Administrators

The Society for Radiation Oncology Administrators is the authority for radiation oncology operations. It is committed to providing education, advocacy and information to radiation oncology administrators.

American Academy of Dental Practice Administration

Premier Professionals - The AADPA helps doctors and dental professionals "raise the bar" by enhancing their practice administration skills in an enlightening, progressive and supportive environment.

American Society for Healthcare Risk Management

Established in 1980, the American Society for Healthcare Risk Management (ASHRM) is a personal membership group of the American Hospital Association (AHA) representing risk management, patient safety, insurance, law, finance and other related professions.

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