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NEJM Catalyst Practical innovations in health care delivery:

Ideas, solutions, and case studies to improve patient care and drive value in health organizations.

Health care delivery is undergoing a major transformation around quality, cost, and access. NEJM Catalyst brings health care executives, clinician leaders, and clinicians together to share innovative ideas and practical applications for enhancing the value of health care delivery. NEJM Catalyst brings insightful articles and real-life examples from a network of top thought leaders, experts and adv

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Practical innovations in health care delivery;

Impeccable quality and impact;

Active contributions from renowned authorities, thought-leaders, and advisors;

Independent and impartial curation; and

An exchange of ideas among executives and clinicians. NEJM Catalyst is produced by NEJM Group, a division of the Massachusetts Medical Society, located in Waltham, Massachusetts.

Drawing on international case examples from the Future of Health organizations, a new Commentary identifies leadership c...
08/31/2026

Drawing on international case examples from the Future of Health organizations, a new Commentary identifies leadership competencies needed to meet current and emerging global challenges, innovative examples and tactics to implement those competencies in practice, and considerations for how to develop needed competencies in a range of countries and regions.

Health systems often hire more specialists to ease shortages and then see a paradoxical increase in wait times. They cou...
08/28/2026

Health systems often hire more specialists to ease shortages and then see a paradoxical increase in wait times. They could take lessons from highway engineering in how to ease this congestion.

A case study from Ascension, a nonprofit health ministry, highlights the ability of a digital nudge campaign to increase ...
08/27/2026

A case study from Ascension, a nonprofit health ministry, highlights the ability of a digital nudge campaign to increase Medicare annual wellness visit scheduling rates, reduce the operational burden of phone outreach, and enhance patient experiences.

Rural health care systems globally face critical workforce shortages, aging populations, and financial instability that ...
08/26/2026

Rural health care systems globally face critical workforce shortages, aging populations, and financial instability that threaten traditional care delivery models.

The Covid-19 pandemic accelerated these challenges, exposing vulnerabilities in rural health care infrastructure worldwide.

In the face of a regulatory change that stood to disrupt care delivery at Suroit Hospital, a virtual inpatient unit was stood up within 10 days and sustained after 5 months through a partnership with the Santé Québec West Central Montreal Health and Social Services University Network and its Jewish General Hospital to maintain access to care.

In a new episode of Leadership Conversations, Editor-in-Chief Dr. Thomas Lee interviews CEO of Cook County Health Dr. Er...
08/25/2026

In a new episode of Leadership Conversations, Editor-in-Chief Dr. Thomas Lee interviews CEO of Cook County Health Dr. Erik Mikaitis on how health care leaders can help prevent Medicaid coverage losses with coordinated communication, community partnerships, and practical support.

How can a large health care organization bridge the engagement gap and create an environment where physicians and staff ...
08/24/2026

How can a large health care organization bridge the engagement gap and create an environment where physicians and staff feel valued, supported, and deeply engaged?

The Houston Methodist Physician Organization tackled this challenge through its Joy in Medicine Initiative. By implementing a comprehensive well-being strategy, the initiative addressed professional fulfillment and burnout through multi-faceted information gathering, collaborative crowdsourcing for solutions, and rigorous monitoring of key performance metrics.

Read the case study: https://nej.md/4giw5PQ

An analysis of case studies in 12 domains for health care organizations by economics scholars and industry consultants e...
08/22/2026

An analysis of case studies in 12 domains for health care organizations by economics scholars and industry consultants estimates that the impact of full adoption of three AI technologies (generative AI, natural language processing, and machine learning) could generate between US$439 billion and US$811 billion in annual net value (approximately 5.7%–10.6% of total U.S. health care expenses) and offers details on which stakeholders and which operational domains could see the greatest impact.

An initiative at Stanford Medicine Children's Health integrates a physician-focused component to its process as a way to...
08/20/2026

An initiative at Stanford Medicine Children's Health integrates a physician-focused component to its process as a way to proactively address the potential for provider harm as a consequence associated with the grievance review process.

The September 2026 issue of NEJM Catalyst Innovations in Care Delivery offers perspectives on investments in artificial ...
08/19/2026

The September 2026 issue of NEJM Catalyst Innovations in Care Delivery offers perspectives on investments in artificial intelligence and data capabilities, among other topics. Read our letter from the editors: https://nej.md/4geeEjh

📢 In the September issue: AI value creation and use, data capabilities, leadership competencies, physician engagement, o...
08/19/2026

📢 In the September issue: AI value creation and use, data capabilities, leadership competencies, physician engagement, organizational culture, specialist wait times, patient grievance process, virtual inpatient unit, annual wellness units, C. difficile infection

📖 View the issue: https://nej.md/4ib7Oxx

🧠 From the Editors: How to Think About the Value of AI https://nej.md/4geeEjh

📊 Insights Report: Data Innovation Investment Is Booming, but Insights Lag https://nej.md/4zm6ZZ3

💲 The Value Opportunity from Artificial Intelligence in U.S. Health Care Spending https://nej.md/45wb8vO

📝 Transforming the Patient Grievance Review Process by Addressing Both Patient and Physician Well-Being https://nej.md/4hEx3Iy

😄 Joy in Medicine Initiative: Bridging Physicians’ Engagement Gap https://nej.md/4giw5PQ

🛣️ A Hub-and-Spoke Inpatient Model That Preserved Semirural Hospital Access https://nej.md/4bWLfsB

🩺 Scaling Behavioral Nudges to Increase Uptake of Annual Wellness Visits https://nej.md/4g1G50W

🏥 How an Inpatient Nephrology Unit Achieved a 90% Reduction in Hospital-Onset Clostridioides difficile Infections https://nej.md/3UiXrhi

❤️ What Happened When a Heart Failure Unit Asked for Help with Its Culture? https://nej.md/4qFAW2t

⏱️ Reducing Specialist Wait Times: What Can We Learn from Highway Traffic Engineers? https://nej.md/4wZtUHT

👩🏻‍⚕️ New Leadership Approaches for Health System Transformation in a Time of Rapid Change https://nej.md/3U5A8Ye

📈 Time Is Not Money: Rethinking AI’s Efficiency Dividend in Health Care https://nej.md/4wuchij

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