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Featured: Healthcare During Conflict

Featured: Healthcare During Conflict

By Dr. Seleem Choudhury

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 1.8 billion people live in a classified conflict zone, equal to 23% of the global population (World Health Organization, 2024). As the University of Cambridge’s Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities (CRASSH) analysis indicates, conflict in modern times tends toward the “purposeful destruction and destabilisation of civil society, making non-combatants a main target,” with disregard for the rules of war, international humanitarian law, and human rights (CRASSH News, 2023).

What should hospital CEOs prioritize in 2023?

What should hospital CEOs prioritize in 2023?

By Dr. Seleem R. Choudhury

Futurists and analysts are forever predicting various new-year opportunities for healthcare, from expansion and innovation to workforce priorities and strategic deselection and reduction. The twin juggernauts of economic impediments and recessionary fears, even with their challenges, will not slow down the need for healthcare. Healthcare leaders often struggle to navigate through this myriad of possibilities.

Overcoming barriers to provide patient-centered care

Overcoming barriers to provide patient-centered care

By Dr. Seleem R. Choudhury

The term "patient-centered care" is in vogue and utilized by health system administrators, marketing gurus, hospital staff, and clinicians alike. It's a catchy phrase that resonates with stakeholders, and it sounds like something every healthcare organization would heartily embrace. However, the heart of patient-centered care and its implications for how care is actually provided to patients is not well understood.