Care Coordination
In an effort to make care more accessible to its changing community, Washington, D.C.-based Providence Health System will transition out of acute care services by the end of 2018 and will instead offer care coordination, telehealth services and virtual care, primary and urgent care, home care,…
The authors find no consistent effect of mergers on the post-merger prices of neighboring non-merging hospitals.
We previously raised concerns about the most recent “The Price Ain’t Right” study by a group of academic economists that attempted to link hospital co
A new AHA issue brief offers a prototype practice model to help hospitals and health systems meet the complex needs of older adults across care settings.
Patients discharged from the hospital and those who care for them would like hospitals to communicate in a supportive, collaborative and purposeful way, anticipate and explain how they will address their needs, and ensure continuity of care, according to a pilot study by Project ACHIEVE.
The Institute for Healthcare Improvement today convened a national steering committee, whose members include the AHA, to create a national plan to accelerate patient safety progress across the care continuum.
Held: Wednesday, June 6, 2018 |1:00:00 PM CDT - 2:00:00 PM CDT |2:00:00 PM EDT - 3:00:00 PM EDT
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AHA today presented its Justin Ford Kimball Innovators Award to Nicholas Wolter, M.D., retired CEO of Billings (MT) Clinic. The award, which was presented at the AHA’s Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., recognizes people or organizations that have developed or introduced an…
Health care is changing…and hospitals and health systems are transforming to meet the evolving needs of our patients and communities.
The challenge of aligning with government payment models often hampers progress, but alternate care systems have potential to ally incentives and coordinate care, which could dramatically reduce costs.