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During this 90 minute session, speakers discussed how to effectively engage patients and their families in systems of care at the senior leadership level. Participants heard from a family who was affected by medical error, and how they are actively involved with their local health care organization…
As the largest segment of the health care workforce, with more than 3 million professionals, nurses touch every facet of care � and their impact has been mighty. Here are nine ways the nursing field is changing health care.
Nearly one-quarter of privately insured colon surgery patients are readmitted to the hospital within three months of discharge at a cost of roughly $9,000 per readmission, according to Johns Hopkins researchers, who've identified a major area for quality improvement and cost reduction in…
Hospital IT departments are facing what one executive calls a 'tsunami of activities, expectations and challenges' and many CIOs are concerned about staff burnout.
Representatives from Catholic Health Initiatives in Denver, Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, Ill., and the Greater Cincinnati Health Council highlight their accomplishments and the lesson learned from their efforts to elmininate disparties in care. View the PowerPoint presentation.
The National Committee for Quality Assurance starts an accountable care organization accreditation , looking at seven critical areas that will allow hospitals, physicians and other providers to qualify for ACOs.
Medicare Shared Savings Program Powerpoint Presentation
RWJF video details three perspectives on the need for cost information