Before 2017, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital – an urban, academic safety-net hospital within the San Francisco Health Network – struggled with some of the highest 30-day readmission rates in ...

This article is the latest in the Health Affairs Forefront major series, Medicare and Medicaid Integration. The series features analysis, proposals, and commentary that will inform policies on the ...

Medically integrated care involves a multidisciplinary team using shared information systems to deliver coordinated, high-quality cancer care. Complex cancer therapies necessitate deep coordination ...

Health systems are increasingly realizing the importance of integrating behavioral care into primary care. Physical and mental health are interconnected, and addressing one without the other can lead ...

Joshua Kaufman, MD, medical director of Behavioral Health and Medical Integration at Capital District Physicians' Health Plan, outlines the progression of treatment approaches for comorbid ...

New research suggested adopting an integrated pediatric care can generate some of the same short-term positives that have made the model a preferred strategy in many adult settings. Embedding medical, ...

Health system executives have long recognized that virtual care is no longer a stopgap—it’s a strategic imperative. But as financial pressures intensify and reimbursement models remain uncertain, ...

Participants described barriers including stigma, nondisclosure, logistical and financial constraints, fragmented services, psychological burden, and reliance on spiritual healing. Facilitators ...

Universal Health Coverage (UHC) seeks to ensure that all people can access essential health services without financial hardship, yet rehabilitation remains ...

Many healthcare delivery organizations have adopted some form of value-based payment model in recent years, shifting the healthcare focus from quantity of services to quality of outcomes. In a ...

Fragmented funding and inconsistent policies are key barriers to implementing technology-led integration of health and social care, according to a report by telecare provider Tunstall. The report ...