When we reflect on the meaning of culture, we inevitably think about the diversity of languages, clothing and food in our multicultural society, as those aspects of culture are most visible and ...

Mental health cannot be separated from cultural, social, and historical contexts. Across diverse societies, interpretations of psychological distress, its causes, and appropriate treatments vary ...

This article is part of “Innovations In: Solutions for Health Equity,” an editorially independent special report that was produced with financial support from Takeda Pharmaceuticals. California’s ...

For more on global lessons from COVID-19, please see the Health Affairs December 2023 theme issue and associated content. All around the world, there are many stories we tell about health. Some focus ...

Last time I wrote about the challenges within the U.S. healthcare system and the predictions of its impending collapse. I discussed how the balance of power is shifting away from traditional ...

Valley Health System may not be a nationwide household name, but it has earned the No. 1 ranking in the sixth volume of Monigle‘s Humanizing Brand Experience report. This Ridgewood, N.J.-based ...

Health system C-suites faced with staff shortages, thinning margins, increased patient volumes and rapidly advancing digital technologies are igniting cultural transformation to spark innovation for ...

As firefighters, you dedicate your careers to protecting lives and property. But somewhere along the line, one critical asset gets neglected—your mental health. Historically, the first responder ...

Hospitals and health systems often struggle to establish a data-driven culture due to such challenges as fragmented data sources, outdated infrastructure, the complexity of healthcare regulations, and ...

Healthcare workers represented approximately 12% (126 million) of the 2011 U.S. workforce and included 15.2 million professionals, technicians, support workers and others not directly providing ...