“Health System Six-Lesson Series” Hosted By ACCESS Health China Comes To An End
The ACCESS Health China team has organized a six-lesson series of Health System course, covering the national planning of health systems, China’s health system, health system reform, Health China 2030, and the value of healthcare under the existing health system. There is …
ACCESS Health and SafeCare Join Forces To Improve Healthcare in India
ACCESS Health has teamed up with SafeCare, a standards based, digital quality improvement platform, to improve the quality of care in India. In this international partnership, ACCESS Health will help facilities implement the standards-based methodology developed by SafeCare that empowers healthcare providers …
ACCESS Health Philippines Holds a Virtual Roundtable on Bone Health
With support from Amgen Philippines and moderated by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), ACCESS Health Philippines spearheaded its first virtual roundtable discussion on Bone Health on Dec. 17, 2020. Its main goal was to call for establishing a better ecosystem for Bone …
Elderly care: What Germany can learn from the rest of the world
Abstract: Sustainable elderly care becomes increasingly challenging in a rapidly ageing world. Being the third oldest nation globally, Germany is facing significant societal changes and demographic pressures. Bold and far-reaching reforms to revolutionise senior care are urgently required. Here, we review Germany’s …
ACCESS Health Philippines opens its 2nd Tuberculosis Clinic in Mandaluyong City
ACCESS Health Philippines, together with its implementing partner Innovations for Community Health, successfully opened its second Kalinga Health Hub in Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila on November 25, 2020. This clinic will serve as a high-quality diagnosis and treatment facility featuring a centralized …
We Finally Have Rapid At-Home Covid-19 Tests. What Happens Now?
The Food and Drug Administration has authorized the first rapid at-home test for Covid-19. It is a critical step forward in our efforts to contain the spread of disease, though the journey is far from complete. The test, manufactured by Lucira Health, …
Announcing the Official Launch of the Health Futures WeChat Account
After more than a year of work, on July 21st, 2020, ASK Health proudly launched the official Health Futures WeChat account. The purpose of Health Future is to work with our industry partners to “promote value-oriented health system innovation.” This new public …
An Urgent Need To Reopen Medical Care For All
A shorter version of this article was originally published in The Hill. Each day in America and in most countries around the world brings with it a new story of crowded hospitals packed with panicked patients and exhausted health workers. But there is …
In Some Hospitals, Surviving COVID Is Almost Twice As Likely
Earlier this month I published a story in Forbes on the importance of reducing in-hospital death rates. Even among the “best” hospitals in Manhattan, the chances of leaving by the morgue instead of the front door are twice as high in some …
The New Normal For Hospital Care
Most hospitals and doctors offices are closed for business as usual. Many remain open for exceptional emergencies such as near fatal heart attacks and life threatening accidents. That leaves many of us without routine care or even care for serious chronic illness. …
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