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13 March

On March 13, 2023

Tagged benefit, CEO, characteristic, chief executive officer, collaborate, collaboration, diversity, employee, health care, health system, hire, hiring, improve, inclusion, influence, North America, pathway, recruit, strategy, student, talent, United States, worker, workforce, workplace

JMIR Formative Research | What Value Does Diversity and Inclusion Bring to Health Care?

JMIR Publications published “Valuing Diversity and Inclusion in Health Care to Equip the Workforce: Survey Study and Pathway Analysis” in JMIR Formative Research. The aim of the study is to explore the characteristics of US health systems and their associations with diversity and inclusion (D&I) practices and benefits, examine the associations between D&I practices and three pathways (improve, recruit, and collaborate) to equip workforces, and examine the associations between the three pathways to better equip workforces and business and service benefits. The authors collected secondary data from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Compendium of the US Health Systems, leading to a matched dataRead More →

17 February

On February 17, 2023

In Press Releases

Tagged addictions, adverse event, Canada, European Union, FDA, Food and Drug Administration, health policy, mental health, privacy, security, social media, suicide, United Kingdom, United States, youth mental health

Social media and teen suicide: A new paradigm for regulation

Yuri Quintana, PhD, believes in the power of technology. While there’s little debate that social media has the potential to cause great harm, Quintana – who is chief of the Division of Clinical Informatics, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center – notes there’s a growing body of evidence that social media can also be beneficial. “Social media can be anonymous and non-judgmental for sharing experiences and getting peer support from others dealing with similar conditions,” said Quintana, who is also an assistant professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. “But, there are also potential dangers that can lead some to self-harm and we need to understandRead More →

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09 August

On August 9, 2022

In Press Releases

Tagged characteristic, competition, COVID-19, cross-sectional, decision, health system, horizontal integration, integration, perception, post-COVID-19, survey, United States, vertical integration

JMIR Formative Research | Competition & Integration of Health Systems Post COVID-19

JMIR Publications published a study titled “Competition and Integration of US Health Systems in the Post-COVID-19 New Normal: Cross-sectional Survey” in JMIR Formative Research, which reported that the smaller the geographical region in which mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity is pursued, the higher the likelihood that monopolistic tendencies will result. The authors focused on three types of competition perceptions: External environment uncertainty–related competition, Technology disruption–driven competition, and Customer service–driven competition They also studied two integration plans: Vertical integration, and Horizontal integration Dr. Jiban Khuntia, PhD, from the University of Colorado Denver said, “The COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 transformed several aspects of the health care industry.”Read More →