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A new member of the health care team is helping to improve clinical outcomes and patient experience at a low cost. Care guides were introduced on care teams at clinics operated by Allina Health, a not-for-profit health care system with 12 hospitals and more than 90 clinics serving Minnesota and…
America’s hospitals strongly oppose a proposal to cut funding for seniors’ Medicare to pay for an extension of the debt limit. While we do not oppose the extension of the debt limit, we do oppose using Medicare reductions to pay for non-Medicare related spending.
We would like to highlight two issues of particular concern and provide context for reviewing the detailed comments: 1) minimizing unnecessary burden and expense for multi-hospital systems that utilize centralized credentialing by allowing for a single query regarding a physician on behalf of all…
Redefine. Partner. Integrate. Experiment. Specialize. Many hospitals and care systems are embarking on one or more of these paths to transform health care delivery while providing high-quality, affordable care to patients. At Presbyterian Healthcare Services, based in Albuquerque, N.M., leaders and…
Four generations are working side by side in hospitals and care systems today. Atlantic Health System, a large nonprofit health care system in New Jersey, has created an organizational culture that supports a multigenerational workforce. For example, to support employees age 50 and above—…
The United States Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration office released a set of resources to assist hospital leaders in developing a safety and health management system--a proactive, collaborative process to find and fix workplace hazards before employees are injured…