Resource Library

Women’s health

Women's health encompasses health conditions that affect women across their lifespan, factors that influence their health and wellbeing, and women’s experiences with care delivery.

Latest women’s health resources

Expert Insight

Obstetrics growth forecast: What you need to know

Our recently updated Market Scenario Planner projects a continued decrease in obstetric service volumes. In this piece, we break down political and population-based factors driving this decline in growth. We also explore how women’s health programs can capture remaining patient volumes and explore alternative growth opportunities.

Expert Insight

How 4 specialty service lines are embracing remote patient monitoring

The worldwide market for remote patient monitoring (RPM) is on the rise, and its impact is expanding into specialty care. Explore how RPM is transforming cardiovascular, oncology, behavioral health, and maternal care, and how it can improve patient outcomes, increase access to care, and address workforce shortages.

Expert Insight

The business case for investing in women’s specialty care

Women's health is more than just ob/gyn care. Given that women represent 58% of all specialty care use and utilize 15% more specialty care services than men, providers have the opportunity to capture market share and increase downstream revenue by taking a comprehensive approach to women’s health. Find out how addressing the unique needs of women can lead to financial success.

Top market insights

Ready-to-Use Slides

4 major trends shaping today’s women’s health market

Our ready-to-use slide presentation equips leaders with strategic insights on major trends impacting women’s health. Included are market growth forecasts, the demographic shifts shaping them, and the top challenges and opportunities of each trend.

Cheat Sheet

Women's health service line outlook

Get our predictions on key drivers, volume outlooks, and strategic imperatives that are driving (or slowing) growth in women's health service lines.

Expert Insight

Obstetrics growth forecast: What you need to know

Cheat Sheet

What are stakeholders' top priorities for maternal and reproductive health?

Discover stakeholders' top three specialty care-related priorities, plus action steps and conversation starters to foster collaboration.

Improving women’s health outcomes

Our Take

5 steps to improve women's health and well-being

Misconceptions about women's health have led to a healthcare system that fails to provide comprehensive, high-quality care for women. Learn five steps you can take now to improve outcomes and promote better health and well-being for women.

Research

6 things to understand about women's health in the United States

We identified 19 conditions with the greatest opportunity for the industry to improve women’s healthcare delivery and ranked them based on a selection of indicators, such as the size of the population impacted, trends in outcomes over time, and more. Here are six takeaways from the analysis.

Cheat Sheet

Women’s health opportunity: Anxiety disorders and depression care

No organization can solve for women’s health inequities on its own, but every organization has a role to play in dismantling inequities in women’s care and improving outcomes. Access this cheat sheet to learn how to improve care for anxiety disorders and depression.

Cheat Sheet

Women’s health opportunity: Menopause symptom care

Cheat Sheet

Women’s health opportunity: Postpartum depression care

Cheat Sheet

Women’s health opportunity: Hypertension care

Women’s service line planning

Research

How to Grow Share of Wallet with Women's Primary Care

Fragmented women's primary care can have a substantial impact on a system's bottom line. Follow these seven imperatives to improve your program's coordination by attracting patients and building their loyalty, as well as enfranchising providers.

Women's Health Strategic Plan Template

Get step-by-step guidance and presentation-ready slides for performance analysis, market assessment, strategic plan design, and plan evaluation.

Research

Planning Considerations for Women’s Heart Investment

Learn more on whether—and to what extent—to invest in women’s heart services and on program offerings with strategic benefits.

Research

Tumor Site Program Resource Grids

These infographics offer guidance on the resources required to develop tumor site-specific programs.

Research

Tumor site dashboards

Access the dashboards to view tumor site-level data on patient population demographics, primary treatment modality by stage, business unit-level finances, and volume forecasts.

Research

Tumor Site Centers of Excellence

Get the insights and best practices your cancer center needs to build cancer programs of excellence for five tumor sites: breast, lung, gynecologic, colorectal, and prostate.

Digital health

Cheat Sheet

Telehealth in Maternal Care

Using virtual visits to help manage pre- and post-natal care.

Case Study

How OSF HealthCare improved access to pregnancy care with digital solutions

Obstetric unit closures, especially in rural areas, are creating "maternity care deserts" where patients have limited access to pregnancy care. Discover how OSF HealthCare scaled their digital health program to address this challenge, offering 24/7 pregnancy and postpartum support to over 2,800 patients in underserved populations.

Expert Insight

$1.2M saved and counting: What to know about Intermountain's neonatal telehealth program

Intermountain's new neonatal telehealth offering has reduced transfers by 30%, saved $1.2 million, and secured community hospital revenue. Here's what you need to know to decide if your organization should consider implementing a similar program.

Expert Insight

How this Georgia organization used telehealth to cut the pre-term birth rate by 50%

Rural women face greater access challenges when it comes to maternity care. One organization is using telehealth to combat this disparity—and has already reduced preterm birth by 50%.

Case studies & tactical guidance

Expert Insight

5 ways employers can support women's health during midlife

Women in midlife make up a significant portion of the U.S. workforce, yet their health needs are often neglected. Explore five practical ways employers can enhance the well-being of women during midlife and foster a supportive work environment.

Expert Insight

How 4 specialty service lines are embracing remote patient monitoring

Our Take

Addressing the Root Causes of Maternal Health Inequity

Create point-of-delivery care standards and emergency protocols to reduce maternal mortality.

Research

Alternative Birthing Programs: Tactics for Launching Midwifery Services

Get key tactics for launching a successful midwifery program and overcoming common implementation challenges.

Research

How Do Women Choose Their Pregnancy Care?

Learn what women said was most important in a provider and a delivery facility, consumers’ relative preferences, and cohort differences in our delivery preferences survey.

Case Study

How Health Plan Partners saved $1.5M in 3 months by targeting high-risk pregnancies early

We delved into how Health Plan Partners used data to identify their population of high-risk pregnancies and the care management program they created to provide proactive support.

News & market analyses

Expert Insight

OB unit closure can increase patient drive time 26% and forfeit share: A case study analysis

Using virtual visits to help manage pre- and post-natal care.

Expert Insight

Revisiting our Dobbs v. Jackson predictions, 1 year later

How has the Dobbs v. Jackson decision impacted healthcare one year later? From patient outcomes to legal risks, Advisory Board researchers review their initial predictions and the actual repercussions in six key areas, and outline the steps health leaders can take next.

Expert Insight

How to mitigate the long-term effect of OB unit closures—for health systems and patients

OB unit closure is on the rise. Closing an OB unit has significant long-term impacts to communities and health systems including adverse patient outcomes, and community and staff push-back. Learn more about the effects of closing your OB unit, and tactics to mitigate those concerns.

Cheat Sheet

Snapshot of Maternal Health Inequity

Learn how maternal health outcomes are far worse in the U.S. than in other industrialized nations and how you can help close this critical equity gap.

Radio Advisory podcast episodes

Why providers and employers need to focus on women's health "beyond the bikini"

Host Rachel (Rae) Woods invites Advisory Board women’s health experts Kara Marlatt and Gaby Marmolejos to explore how provider and employer leaders can build systems that account for and address women’s health needs “beyond the bikini.”

The ripple effects of overturning Roe v. Wade

In this episode, Rachel Woods sits down with Rebecca Willman, membership director of Abortion Care Network, to talk about the clinical and operational ramifications the leaked draft opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization that would potentially overturn Roe v. Wade.

We need to talk about maternal health in America [Bonus content]

Radio Advisory brings you an encore of Ep. 91: We need to talk about maternal health in America, where host Rachel (Rae) Woods invites Advisory Board Expert Darby Sullivan and Optum Director of social responsibility Callie Chamberlain to discuss the dire state of maternal health in America.

Experts

We help leaders and future leaders in the healthcare industry work smarter and faster by providing provocative insights, actionable strategies, and practical tools to support execution.

FEATURED INSIGHTS

RESOURCES BY SECTOR

NEWS & INSIGHTS

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

FEATURED CONTENT

Site-of-care shifts: Healthcare’s $50B opportunity

AskAdvisory

Care Delivery

Strategy

Staffing & Operations

Technology & Innovation

From AI to burnout: 8 takeaways from Advisory Board’s strategy summit

Transforming Episode Accountability Model (TEAM)

3 major trends shaping today's orthopedic and spine care market

FORECASTING & DEMAND

COMPETITION & MARKET SHARE

PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT & BENCHMARKING

POST-ACUTE CARE & NETWORK DESIGN

ADVISORY BOARD EVENTS

Upcoming Events:

WEBINARS

Upcoming Webinars:

Research Membership

ASKADVISORY

Women’s health

Obstetrics growth forecast: What you need to know

How 4 specialty service lines are embracing remote patient monitoring

The business case for investing in women’s specialty care

4 major trends shaping today’s women’s health market

Women's health service line outlook

Obstetrics growth forecast: What you need to know

What are stakeholders' top priorities for maternal and reproductive health?

5 steps to improve women's health and well-being

6 things to understand about women's health in the United States

Women’s health opportunity: Anxiety disorders and depression care

Women’s health opportunity: Menopause symptom care

Women’s health opportunity: Postpartum depression care

Women’s health opportunity: Hypertension care

How to Grow Share of Wallet with Women's Primary Care

Women's Health Strategic Plan Template

Planning Considerations for Women’s Heart Investment

Tumor Site Program Resource Grids

Tumor site dashboards

Tumor Site Centers of Excellence

Telehealth in Maternal Care

How OSF HealthCare improved access to pregnancy care with digital solutions

$1.2M saved and counting: What to know about Intermountain's neonatal telehealth program

How this Georgia organization used telehealth to cut the pre-term birth rate by 50%

5 ways employers can support women's health during midlife

How 4 specialty service lines are embracing remote patient monitoring

Addressing the Root Causes of Maternal Health Inequity

Alternative Birthing Programs: Tactics for Launching Midwifery Services

How Do Women Choose Their Pregnancy Care?

How Health Plan Partners saved $1.5M in 3 months by targeting high-risk pregnancies early

OB unit closure can increase patient drive time 26% and forfeit share: A case study analysis

Revisiting our Dobbs v. Jackson predictions, 1 year later

How to mitigate the long-term effect of OB unit closures—for health systems and patients

Snapshot of Maternal Health Inequity

Why providers and employers need to focus on women's health "beyond the bikini"

The ripple effects of overturning Roe v. Wade

We need to talk about maternal health in America [Bonus content]

Emily Heuser

Kaci Plattenburg

Gabriela Marmolejos

Ellie Wiles

Have a question?

Research & Events

Company

Support

Social

Don't miss out on the latest Advisory Board insights

Want access without creating an account?

Become a member to access all of Advisory Board's resources, events, and experts

Benefits include:

Become a member to access all of Advisory Board's resources, events, and experts

Benefits include: