January 22, 2024 – The collective strategy to public well being efforts has modified considerably on account of the COVID-19 pandemic. The fallout from the pandemic created new and unconventional partnerships between well being care techniques and public well being organizations, with the organizations working collectively to enhance well being outcomes through the pandemic, in accordance with The Widespread Well being Coalition.

The Widespread Well being Coalition: Collectively for Public Well being was based in March 2023 and introduced on November 9, 2023 as a joint dedication to public well being by 5 founding member organizations, together with the American Hospital Affiliation, America's Well being Insurance coverage Plans (AHIP), the Alliance of Neighborhood Well being Plans, the American Medical Affiliation and Kaiser Permanente.

The coalition goals to translate the teachings and successes of the COVID-19 pandemic into methods that can strengthen partnerships with public well being techniques.

To stipulate actionable methods to advertise public well being, the Coalition will launch 4 suggestions in early 2024 that target main higher coordination between public well being and healthcare techniques, establishing shared emergency preparedness plans, establishing nationwide healthcare knowledge requirements that assist establish well being disparities, and modernize infectious illness detection, in accordance with The Widespread Well being Coalition.

Learn extra within the newest difficulty of The Journal of Healthcare Contracting.