Mohammad Ashori MD’s Post

While health is a human right, billions still lack access to essential services.  On this World Health Day, with the theme "My Health, My Right," the Clinical Best Practice Council (CBPC) at Elsevier is committed to advancing equitable, quality care for all. Ensuring this fundamental right, regardless of geography or circumstance, is imperative.  To help advance this mission, we’ve identified themes which all can play a role in building a future where health knows no boundaries. - Providing empathetic care to improve patient experiences and outcomes. - Addressing and eliminating health inequities for more equitable systems. - How health professionals can drive patient health literacy forward. - Combating burnout to protect the wellbeing of our healthcare professionals and caregivers. - Enabling patients to have access to the right information, at the right time in their health journey. In the coming months, our Clinical Best Practice Council will be exploring each of the themes in more detail with insights, interactive content, and more. To learn more about the work we do at the Clinical Best Practice Council, visit: https://lnkd.in/e2Txuca8 #WorldHealthDay #MyHealthMyRight #HealthForAll

Check out our article 'What a difference consumers make' in The Health Advocate showcasing the experiences of the Consumer Reference Group at the ANU Institute for Communication in Health Care! #ConsumerEngagement #PatientAdvocate #HealthcareResearch #HealthCommunication #ConsumerInsights ANU College of Arts & Social Sciences

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All intractable problems follow the same pattern. Cyril Northcote Parkinson described this pattern as the "Law of Triviality" in his 1958 book, "Parkinson's Law: The Pursuit of Progress." The Law of Triviality grows out of an observation about how people apply themselves to problems that are out of their depth. Using the example of a committee—tasked with the designing a nuclear power plant—that instead spends the majority of its time discussing the design of the "bike shed" next to the plant, Parkinson highlights the human tendency to bow out of the big problems that seem intractable and focus, instead, on smaller problems that are solvable. In our fractious political climate, it's easy—and seductive—to believe that the reason we are not solving big problems like healthcare, climate change, or immigation is that there are dark forces on both sides of the debate promoting malicious agendas and drawing all of us, inexorably, into some kind of global cataclysm. "Hanlon's Razor" offers a simpler explanation than global conspiracy: "Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity." I would propose that we merge these two insights into a single truth that would go something like this: "Never attribute to malice—or, even to stupidity—something that can be explained by the Law of Triviality." #ValueBasedCare is the belief that behavior follows incentives, and that many of the problems with the our for-profit healthcare system can be solved by aligning physician incentives to the healthcare outcomes you want (healthy people living healthy lives with a minimum amount of expensive interventions) and not the behavior you don't. And you really would have to be mad not to favor this. All the same, Value-Based Care is, in one respect, just the same old #bikeshedding in a nice, clean pair of scrubs. While we want to align the incentives that physicians and healthcare organizations receive to reward the kind of choices we want to see (better outcomes and earlier intervenions) and penalize the kind of expensive and self-serving choices that we don't, I hope we also understand that physician choices are the bike shed, not the nuclear power plant, of #PopulationHealth. The choices that physicians make pale in importance to the choices that individuals, companies, and governments do. Whether it's about diet and exercise, exposure to toxins, or the factors that lead to "food deserts," the problem we lack the will to solve is always the one that most needs solving: how does a free and democratic society agree to make better choices for all when the choices that we need to make are not always profitable, not always convenient, and often come dressed in circumstances that are unavailable to the poorest and most vulnerable? "But we can only solve the problems we can control, and we can't control people!" And, of course, that is true. It's a hard problem. But building a nuclear power plant is hard too. Isn't it.

Is TDABC in Healthcare Truly Worth the Effort? In the realm of healthcare, accurately measuring costs is so important. Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing (TDABC) stands out as a robust tool to make this happen. However, professionals who have ventured into the intricacies of TDABC know it's not without challenges. The primary concern? It tends to be both time-consuming and tedious. This begs the question: Is the effort expended on TDABC justified by its benefits? In this article, we unveil how to simplify the implementation of TDABC in healthcare settings using digital solutions. #TDABC #avantgardehealth #valuebasedhealthcare

Check out my latest article in #VBHC Thinkers magazine on the digitisation of healthcare. The article highlights how the current healthcare system is no longer sustainable and emphasizes the need for change.

'You don't have to overhaul the entire hospital system to make changes' Healthcare faces major challenges: an aging population, rising costs, and a fragmented healthcare offering. New skills are needed to meet these challenges. In an interview with the Leiden University Medical Center, two of our students talked about the opportunities they see to improve the healthcare system. Interested in how Veerle and Manon would like to change the healthcare system? Read the interview via the following link (in Dutch): https://lnkd.in/eKYWjpeZ

Check out this inspiring TEDx talk by Dr. Anthony Orsini on how the human connection can truly transform healthcare Dr. Orsini's insightful presentation highlights the profound impact of empathy and genuine connection in healthcare settings. Compassion enhances patient outcomes and overall wellbeing. This talk resonated deeply with me, as it emphasized the importance of understanding and connecting with patients on a human level. By fostering authentic relationships, healthcare providers can create environments of trust, support, and healing. Based on a survey done, healthcare patients reported feeling a lack of compassion, feeling rushed, and wanting to change providers. Dr. Orsini showed that healthcare can change this by offering patients genuine connection. I highly recommend watching this enlightening talk, especially if you are a healthcare worker, to gain a deeper understanding of how prioritizing empathy can revolutionize the healthcare experience for both patients and providers. #Healthcare #Empathy #HumanConnection #TEDxTalk #CSIMGT725 #NewLrng #ProfTimRN https://lnkd.in/e-hit6eU #csimgt725