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Reimagining Maternal Care: Building a System of Care for Mothers, Babies, and Nurses

Minority Nurse

Maternal Care Deficits: The Data and the Reality The United States faces a maternal health crisis. maternal deaths per 100,000 live births as of 2021 (CDC). Postpartum care, often fragmented and underfunded, contributes to these disparities. Yet, fewer than 20% of mothers receive adequate screening or treatment.

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Meet a Champion of Nursing Diversity: Stacey Garnett

Minority Nurse

Championing Patient-Centered Care At the core of Garnett’s success throughout her 30-year career is a deeply rooted dedication to patient-centered care. Garnett played a fundamental role in the launch of Sheppard Pratt’s new Baltimore/Washington Campus hospital in June 2021.

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Why prioritize value-based care over volume?

Health Prime

According to a 2021 FPM Journal article , as healthcare costs spiral higher, more payers are looking to replace the fee-for-service (FFS) system with value-based payment models focused on quality (rather than quantity) care. Gone are the days when the number of patient visits determined a physician’s success.

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The Stress of the Caregiver: The Most Over-Utilized, Unpaid Stakeholder in U.S. Healthcare

Health Populi

healthcare system — overused, over-stressed, under-paid, detailed n How Health Systems Can Care for Caregivers , published in the NEJM Catalyst July 2021 issue. Nirav Shah (of Stanford University), we know that caregivers are among the most over-utilized resources in the U.S. ” Why? > economy equates to as much as 2.5%

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Why prioritize value-based care over volume?

Health Prime

According to a 2021 FPM Journal article , as healthcare costs spiral higher, more payers are looking to replace the fee-for-service (FFS) system with value-based payment models focused on quality (rather than quantity) care. Gone are the days when the number of patient visits determined a physician’s success.