Articles by Matt O'Connor

Garrett Regional Medical Center looks within its service area to hire patients as community health workers.

Often health care leaders will move on to the next big thing before leveraging existing tech, says Aultman Hospital's Chris Parrish

As integral parts of the community, health systems are in a powerful position to further social change.

Plus, a New Mexican nurse hotline is in danger of closure and celebrating nurse practitioners this week, all in our roundup of nurse news you may have missed.

H&HN's updates include the latest in Zika news and everything providers need to know about the virus.

The hospital's Connected Patient Engagement Initiative allows families to be with their kids virtually if they can't be there physically.

Russell Branzell, President and CEO, CHIME looks at how the role of the CIO has grown and what will affect the position in the future.

MLK Jr. Community Hospital, Los Angeles, was state-of-the-art, but leadership realized they needed more than that to thrive.

President and CEO Randy Oostra talks about the system's approach to health equity and why it's an important part of innovation.

There's great work being done in the community, and it's a matter of coordinating with them to achieve community health, says Allen Daugird, M.D., president of UNC Physicians and chief value officer, UNC Health Care.

Plus, Advocate wraps newborns in Cubs gear for the World Series; a full moon still spooks hospitals; and more in this week's roundup of health care news.

Plus, the president's technological handshake, is pain as contagious as the flu? and more in this week's roundup of health care news.

Estimated price tag for vaccine-preventable disease in unvaccinated adults is $7.1 billion, says study.

The rule finalized by The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT focuses on three key areas: Review, Oversight and Transparency.

Plus, Rapunzel syndrome has fairy-tale ending, and Boston-area hospital hires former drug users as recovery coaches, in this week's roundup of health care news.

A PwC Strategy& annual bundled care survey finds key opportunities for health care stakeholders to think big about bundled payments.

Plus, is 'interference within health care' hurting the field? All in this week's roundup of health care news.

A report released by the AHA's Health Research & Educational Trust outlines how five major hospitals were able to reduce overall patient falls by 35 percent.

Wayne Young, senior vice president, behavioral health, JPS Health Network, describes how JPS manages the evolving behavioral health care needs of patients.

UnityPoint Health has had tremendous success as a participant in the Pioneer ACO program. Kevin Vermeer, president and CEO of the 33-hospital system, talks about UnityPoint's experience and how it's moving toward value-based care.