This article was originally published on Forbes.com. Demographic change is a defining issue of our time. As the worldwide population ages, the healthcare systems of every country, including the United States, will face significant challenges to meet the needs of an aging population. This article is the first in a series that will explore how…

ACCESS Health was recently invited to share learnings from India on quality improvement as part of the 13th International Breastfeeding and Lactation Symposium in Paris. Ajitkumar Sudke, ACCESS Health India’s Director of Quality and Process Improvement and head of our Safe Care, Saving Lives program shared preliminary findings from a research study taking place in three Indian hospital…

Primary care is the first point of entry for most patients into a health system. This makes primary care an important platform for preventive and promotive efforts, such as nutrition counseling, mothers groups, and outreach for school health. Primary care can also be an important coordination point to address social determinants of health, including clean…

Emergency medical response systems are a critical component of any nation’s healthcare system. Minutes and seconds can mean the difference between life or death. In our latest book, Every Second Counts, ACCESS Health Chair and President William A. Haseltine tells the story of the largest emergency services provider in the world. The Emergency Management and Research…

Tuberculosis has been with humans since time immemorial. We have been trying to get rid of tuberculosis since centuries. Have we done enough? Of course not, as tuberculosis is still a leading cause of death. What can be done to eliminate tuberculosis? This may be the wrong question to ask. We must ask ourselves, what have we done…

ACCESS Health China won the 2017 Special Contribution Award by Shanghai Services Federation in February 2018. This award is given to members of the Federation for their contributions to the development of the service industry in Shanghai. In 2017, ACCESS Health China launched a research unit, the Health Futures Innovation Platform, and the Innovator Alliance…

Margaret Crotty, the Executive Director of the New York based nonprofit, Partnership for Children, and one of the newest members of the Board of Directors of ACCESS Health International, recently visited Sangareddy Hospital in Hyderabad, Telangana to view their maternal and newborn quality improvement programs. District Hospital Sangareddy Hospital was one of the first hospitals…

Government funded insurance programs are uniquely positioned to drive quality improvement and cost control in healthcare systems. The Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service (HIRA) in South Korea has built one of the most advanced systems for quality and cost control of healthcare services in the world. ACCESS Health works closely with HIRA through our…

This year ACCESS Health International celebrates its tenth anniversary. In ten years, ACCESS Health has grown from a single office in Hyderabad, India to a global organization with offices in many of the major cities of the world, including New Delhi, Singapore, Beijing, Shanghai, Manila, Stockholm, and New York. We continue to stay true to our original…

ACCESS Health China held its first seasonal “Health Futures Industry Networking Reception” on January 16, 2018 in Beijing. The topic of the session was healthcare innovations and applications and their impact on healthcare system transformation from the perspective of both China and the United States. More than forty mentors and partners participated in the session.…