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Homelessness Interventions Needed For Older People

The Horizons Tracker

Research from Simon Fraser University highlights how better support is desperately needed for this vulnerable group. The research builds on a pilot study that examined the impact of interventions targeted at people over 50 in a number of Canadian cities that have experienced a significant rise in homelessness among older people.

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Better Value in Health Care Requires Focusing on Outcomes

Harvard Business Review

Improving value can only happen when providers align the focus of their clinical teams and their market strategy on achieving excellent outcomes, and in turn invest the resources to measure and report them. In Stockholm County, Sweden, the single payor wanted to expand the delivery of hip and knee replacements to eliminate long waiting lists.