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✨ New Insights in Global Health: Mirror, Mirror 2024 ✨ 🚨 What stands out to you? 🚨 🌍 The Commonwealth Fund's latest report is out, comparing healthcare systems around the world and highlighting opportunities for improvement and innovation. It’s a must-read for anyone in the healthcare space! As we continue to tackle challenges in health outcomes, care delivery, access, health equity, and administrative burden, this report sheds light on where we can learn from other countries and make impactful changes. ⬇ Check out the report below ⬇ 💬I’d love to hear your thoughts! What stands out to you? Let’s keep the conversation going – please comment and share! #healthcareinnovation #healthequity #globalhealth #digitalhealth

The troubled state of the U.S. healthcare system is not new to any patient, provider or payer, but it can still be a shock to see just how poorly it compares to those of other nations.   A recent report from the The Commonwealth Fund places the U.S. last among 10 developed countries, including Canada, France and Germany. The U.S. ranked last or second-last in most categories, including administrative efficiency and access to care.   The report is a sobering reminder of just how far we must go to achieve an affordable and equitable system. Cascala can improve our piece of the healthcare ecosystem through technology that provides integrated care transitions and reduces hospital readmissions. Find out how by connecting with us.   Read the report here: https://lnkd.in/etuVQXX3 #Healthcare #ACO #CareTransitions #PatientCare #HealthcareInnovation   

Different countries have different ways of meeting the health needs of their residents. To win healthcare's "zero-sum game" it's helpful to view what other countries are doing. If you haven't read this recent The Commonwealth Fund report, highly recommend it: https://lnkd.in/eQvRwJcD Some personal thoughts: - We can’t catch a break on #healthcare spending: the #USA spends far more of its #GDP on healthcare despite having the worst overall performance versus other countries. - Smaller out-of-pocket expenses and copayments help make healthcare more #accesible and #affordable. The #UnitedKingdom and the #Netherlands have been great examples of that. - We have the technology (#RPM #telemedicine #hospitalathome) to expand health services beyond regular office hours. Let's advance coordination efforts with #generalpractitioners (GPs) regionally and locally. They are the "glue" for establishing sustainable patient care continuity. - #Patientsafety is a prerequisite for system effectiveness. Adverse events during hospital stays for #heartattacks, #pneumonia, and #majorsurgeries from 2010-2019 have dropped per this report. - It’s painful to see the #USA perform so badly in the #administrativeefficiency domain: physicians / other providers spend too much time and effort billing insurers & thousands of health plans. Other countries like #Australia have clever strategies, eg. electronic & instantaneous claims processing from both public and private payors right at the point of care. - Free care in all public hospitals (Australia), no cost sharing (U.K.) and capped out-of-pocket expenses (Germany) are examples of improving health #equity. How to align incentives and get there could be controversial.. Ultimately pivoting more towards #valuebasedcare, investing in data-proven #technologies, and valuing #healthpersonnel are critical for preserving limited resources and raising our health system ceiling. Sharing health system "best practices" are ideal. Would love to hear more comments / thoughts..

  A recent study on global healthcare by the Commonwealth Fund found that Americans die earlier, are sicker, and have the worst healthcare as compared to 9 other developed countries. The study ranks health system performance in 5 defined areas: 1) access to care, 2) care process, 3) administrative efficiency, 4) equity, and 5) health outcomes.  “It isn’t about lack of resources it’s clearly about how they are being spent. Too many Americans are living shorter, sicker lives because of this failure,”  remarked Dr. Joseph Betancourt, president of the Commonwealth Fund in a interview regarding the study's results. According to Petersen/KFF Health System Tracker, the US health consumption spending per capita is $12,555, close to double that of the other 9 countries in the study.  Dr. Betancourt went on to comment, “The status quo continually spending the most and getting the least for our (USA) health care dollars is not sustainable.” https://lnkd.in/evhiR-va

A new report from The Commonwealth Fund investigated how the US healthcare system matches up to its peers, and the results aren’t good: the US has the lowest quality system of the ten countries analyzed.    The results are a stark reflection of the issues we’ve seen plaguing our system – particularly, a lack of affordable, accessible care.    In the “access to care” metric, which measures both affordability and care availability, the United States once again ranked last. The US also ranked last in health outcomes.     At Lantern we believe quality encompasses many domains –ease of access, equity, patient-centeredness, safety, efficacy and more. Also, clinical quality doesn’t exist outside the context of affordability, which is a requirement to drive value.  It's clear the US system is falling short, making the need for solutions targeting the root causes of the issue – inaccessible, unaffordable care – higher than ever. 

The US has the worst healthcare outcomes while spending the most. This study by The Commonwealth Fund compares US #healthcare with that of nine other nations. It is insightful. The report concludes that the US continues to be in a class by itself in terms of the underperformance of its healthcare sector.  https://lnkd.in/dWJhKHwE

As a healthcare strategist, I found the Commonwealth Fund's study “Mirror, Mirror 2024: A Portrait of the Failing U.S. Health System” incredibly insightful. Comparing health systems in 10 countries, including the U.S., it highlights significant gaps in areas like access, efficiency, equity, and health outcomes. Meanwhile, countries like Australia, the Netherlands, and the UK excel. Universal Coverage: Other countries ensure all residents have basic healthcare. Efficiency and Equity: Top performers streamline processes and reduce disparities. Health Outcomes: Integrated care leads to better results. we are definitely lagging behind in this area. It’s clear we need strategic reforms in the U.S. to enhance our healthcare system. Let’s learn from global leaders and drive change! 💡 What steps do you think we should take to improve our healthcare system? What are your thoughts? https://lnkd.in/gKGAcamc #HealthcareStrategy #HealthSystemPerformance #Healthcare #HealthcareInnovation #Health #USHealth

There are no easy fixes, but those of us who work in healthcare are well aware that the current system in the US is inefficient, expensive, not achieving equitable outcomes, and detrimental to the health of too many Americans. We need policy makers who are effective communicators and willing to take on corporate interests who are driving up costs. Patients should not be commodities. The goal of the health system should be care not profit. #healthcare

A survey of the NEJM Catalyst Insights Council finds deep concern about health care affordability and access, and strong support for government intervention and regulation across a range of issues: https://nej.md/3NnHxLS The practice of health care features extensive government involvement in regulation and financing everywhere. Health policy proposals to shape the quality, accessibility, and affordability of health care services are hotly debated. With the United States presidential election approaching, members of the NEJM Catalyst Insights Council were surveyed about health care policy. The results reveal some commonalities and significant differences on policy issues between respondents within and outside of the U.S., as well as findings on pre-election priorities in the United States. Of the 890 surveys completed globally, 547 respondents are from the United States and 343 from other countries. The top health policy priority for respondents globally is improving affordability of care, indicated by 45%. However, a considerably higher percentage of U.S. respondents (56%) cited improving affordability than did those from other countries (28%). Yet for the second highest-rated policy in the survey, improving access to care, there was international alignment, with close to 41% of respondents citing this as a priority. Read the full report for more responses on a range of health policy topics, with expert commentary from Mark McClellan, Duke-Margolis Institute for Health Policy: https://nej.md/3NnHxLS

The Mirror, Mirror 2024 report highlights critical gaps in the U.S. healthcare system. Despite leading in healthcare spending, the U.S. lags behind in key areas like access, equity, and health outcomes. I’m proud of the work Oak Street Health and others are doing to close those gaps. By focusing on value-based, preventive care and addressing health inequities, we are transforming healthcare and improving patient outcomes. Simply put, we are rebuilding healthcare as it should be. There is still plenty of work ahead, but I am hopeful for the future. By continuing to innovate and push boundaries, we can improve healthcare for all.