January 2023 | Volume 2

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Moving Intelligent Change Forward

INNOVATION DIGEST

Accountability is a key ingredient of building trust in health care. Someone asked on a list serve this week why it was necessary to have more regulation regarding quality and equity. To them, the regulatory strictures are the problem. But for the many marginalized individuals who are overlooked, misdiagnosed, or worse, such regulations may be the only protection from harm. Incentives must be realigned to value and pay for care that is patient-focused, flexible to real circumstances patients and families face, and equitable. What incentives? Research funding, payment for quality, provider bonus payments, and peer-reviewed publication requirements are certainly early opportunities for change. As I read so many forecasts for 2023, my hope is for courageous change in the flow of money and scientific accolades toward research and practice that is defined by and with patient and family communities in concert with conscientious researchers.

No Value Without Equity: Action Opportunities Emerging from the IVI Health Equity Initiative

The Innovation and Value Initiative (IVI), as part of the Health Equity Initiative (HEI), recently conducted a series of key informant interviews with stakeholders that reinforced these themes and identified early learning opportunities applicable to the field of health economics research and health technology assessment.

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More Orthopedic Physicians Sell Out to Private Equity Firms, Raising Alarms About Costs and Quality

Dr. Paul Jeffords and his colleagues at Atlanta-based Resurgens Orthopaedics were worried about their ability to survive financially, even though their independent orthopedic practice was the largest in Georgia, with nearly 100 physicians.

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Docs Say Clinical Quality Is High, But Experience Doesn’t Meet Expectations

Patient experience in small and midsized clinics is falling short of expectations, with about two-thirds of patients saying in a survey that they feel rushed and unheard during appointments, while half of providers say patients have become more unreasonable in the past 12 months.

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How Healthcare Can Solve Its Patient Trust Problem

Healthcare has trust issues—patient trust issues, that is. After a whirlwind three years, the medical industry is staring down a population that is exhausted by pandemic precautions, coming to terms with decades of mistreatment of Black and Brown bodies, and questioning the advice of their clinicians, ranging from whether masks are necessary to full-blown vaccine hesitancy.

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An Ecosystem Approach to Earning and Sustaining Trust in Health Care—Too Big to Care

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the polarized political climate in the US, global climate change, and the realities of racism have thrust a spotlight on the issue of trust in society.

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A matter of trust: Commitment to act for health equity

The stark health care inequities that have long existed in the United States are primary evidence of structural racism and a legitimate basis for distrust. Organizations that directly face health equity as an explicit goal are on the critical path toward demonstrating trustworthiness to the communities they serve.

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Passion + Quality = Change That Matters


I embrace the powerful opportunities in our evolving health care landscape. I founded Momentum Health Strategies to be a catalyst for change through continuous learning, diverse engagement and thoughtful policy and practice initiatives. I deliver innovative, strategic thinking and a passion for improving the patient experience. My personal drive and dedication to high-quality results will help you navigate the competitive terrain you face and convert your vision to action.

Momentum Health Strategies

 

Jennifer L Bright, MPA

(703) 628 - 0534

jennifer@momentumhealthstrategies.com

www.momentumhealthstrategies.com


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