Leadership
As the field moves from a fee-for-service to value-based model, hospitals are focusing on quality and population health management, and on providing more integrated, better coordinated care.
In a letter to staff, Tavenner said the agency has accomplished a lot over the past few years, such as helping to implement the Affordable Care Act and improving operations across the agency.
After five years at CMS, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Marilyn Tavenner today told staff she will leave the agency at the end of February. Andy Slavitt, currently principal deputy administrator, will become acting administrator, Health and Human Services Secretary…
The compendium is a collection of action-oriented resources that can help design and implement strategies that will assist in delivering care that is safe, timely, equitable, effective, efficient and patient-centered.
At hospitals, health care systems and state, regional and metropolitan hospital associations across the country, executives, clinicians and staff are leading successful initiatives to improve quality, patient safety, clinical integration and population health. The Hospitals in Pursuit of Excellence…
Moving from a volume-based payment model to a value-based payment model requires a new set of management skills that encourage systems thinking and align clinical and operational resources to improve outcomes and efficiencies.
The American Hospital Association (AHA) today announced that Rep. Henry A. Waxman of California will be presented the AHA Honorary Life Membership Award for his contributions to hospitals and health care in America.
The American Hospital Association (AHA) today announced that Barry Passett, health care advisor and former hospital CEO from Chevy Chase, Md. will be presented the AHA Honorary Life Membership Award for his contributions to hospitals and health care in America.
The American Hospital Association (AHA) will present its highest honor, the Distinguished Service Award, to Thomas M. Priselac, president and CEO of Cedars-Sinai Health System in Los Angeles.
Susan L. Starling, president and CEO of Marcum & Wallace Memorial Hospital (MWMH) in Irvine, Ky. and a member of Catholic Health Partners, is the 2013 winner of the American Hospital Association's (AHA) Shirley Ann Munroe Leadership Award.