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Reports: VA underperforms on women's health, overpays senior execs
The VA says it will "adjust quickly" to improve care to hundreds of thousands of female vets. Meanwhile, execs accrued almost $3M in bonuses last year.
By Judy Packer-Tursman • June 23, 2014 -
Improving patients' experience by looking beyond hospitals
How should hospitals create a good experience for patients? By looking to Starbucks and the Ritz-Carlton as models?
By Judy Packer-Tursman • June 23, 2014 -
Explore the Trendline➔
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TrendlinePayer/provider relationships
As M&A intensifies and companies embrace more holistic and value-based care models, partnerships have become more closely intertwined.
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Deep Dive
Communitywide screenings: Good for public health or a referral grab?
Public Citizen has sent a letter to 20 hospitals urging them to back out of partnerships with community screening company HealthFair. Find out how some hospitals are responding.
By Judy Packer-Tursman • June 23, 2014 -
Mass. nurses fighting hospitals at the ballot box
State nurses have tried for years to change staffing ratios and publicize CEO finances. Lawmakers failed to act, so nurses are trying a new tactic.
By Judy Packer-Tursman • June 19, 2014 -
Aggressive enforcement of privacy breaches on the horizon
HHS has recovered more than $10 million in connection with alleged HIPAA violations since mid-2013 alone, and that number is only going to rise.
By Judy Packer-Tursman • June 19, 2014 -
Fla. hospitals finding ways to handle ER 'super users'
Using caseworkers to connect frequent fliers to primary care doctors has improved access to care — but is it enough to create meaningful savings?
By Judy Packer-Tursman • June 18, 2014 -
What do women want? High quality care, it turns out
Hospitals take heed: The best way to attract and keep women as patients is to talk about the high quality of your services, a new report says.
By Judy Packer-Tursman • June 18, 2014 -
Deep Dive
The 4 hospitals that are saving money by 'going green'
Eco-friendly efforts — from recycling tons of scrap metal to replacing inefficient toilets — are helping hospitals cut costs.
By Judy Packer-Tursman • June 18, 2014 -
Deep Dive5 TED Talks every healthcare exec needs to watch
TED Talks consistently produce some of the most innovative thinking in healthcare. Take a look at the five most important speakers over the last few years who echo the ideas leading executives are talking about.
By Katie Bo Williams • June 16, 2014 -
Sutter Health sees return investing millions in patient lifts
Three years ago Sutter Health invested millions into installing overhead patient lifts. Now the hospital system, pleased with safety results for patients and workers alike, is making the same investment again.
By Judy Packer-Tursman • June 16, 2014 -
Deep Dive
Medicaid ACOs on the rise, despite challenges
With 19 states now using some form of a Medicaid ACO, the model comes with both promises and challenges.
By Judy Packer-Tursman • June 16, 2014 -
Healthcare providers use EMRs differently
The study found that healthcare providers developed personal approaches to how they used EMR systems, including how often they updated lists of patients' problems and when they responded to clinical decision support alerts.
By Anne Zieger • June 13, 2014 -
Medicare poorly tracks hospital infections
Hospital infections continue to pose both health risks and heavy financial costs. And tracking them, according to a new study, is "an imprecise science." Just how big is the impact of hospital complications?
By Judy Packer-Tursman • June 12, 2014 -
AMA names IT specialist as president-elect
The soon-to-be president has been critical of various aspects of the Meaningful Use EMR incentive program.
By Anne Zieger • June 11, 2014 -
'Dr. Google' is here to stay: The future of patient-physician relationships
Physicians might resent patients who self-diagnose, but nothing is going to change the trend toward the digital sharing of information between clinicians and consumers.
By Anne Zieger • June 11, 2014 -
Health systems, ACOs urge HHS to lift telehealth restrictions
Increasingly, health systems and ACOs are embracing telehealth as a way to extend care and improve efficiency. But they aren't clear whether federal regulators will heed stakeholders' urging to waive restrictions on it.
By Judy Packer-Tursman • June 10, 2014 -
AMA pushes for physician-led care models
Doctors want to take charge of health-care delivery, leading teams serving primary-care needs through value-based care models such as ACOs. Where does this leave hospitals in the fast-changing market?
By Judy Packer-Tursman • June 10, 2014 -
EMRs, patient-centered medical homes lead to more recommended care
Primary care providers participating in PCMHs improved quality of care at a much higher rate than non-PCMH peers — but the real impact came from combining electronic medical records with organizational changes.
By Anne Zieger • June 9, 2014 -
NC system triples nurse direct care time
When nurses spend more time at the patient's bedside, what is the result? Better patient outcomes? Happier nurses? Hospitals are finding that making inexpensive changes may be the ticket to both.
By Judy Packer-Tursman • June 6, 2014 -
Survey: Patients prefer docs who offer email access
More to the point, they're willing to pay for it: A quarter of those who want email access would cop a $25 fee for it.
By Anne Zieger • June 5, 2014 -
CVS dominates retail clinic market (but for how long?)
There's still plenty of room for everyone, a new report says. Even with its market dominance, CVS only has clinics in 10% of its stores nationwide, leaving room for hospitals, insurers and other retail companies to open up shop.
By Judy Packer-Tursman • June 5, 2014 -
NC hospital saves $500K by decreasing patient falls
Patient falls result in 11,000 fatalities annually, creating an expensive problem for providers. One hospital came up with an simple and effective management plan that has reduced falls dramatically.
By Judy Packer-Tursman • June 5, 2014 -
Why consumers are ignoring health cost data
The industry push for transparency is based on the theory that high deductibles will drive patients to get more involved in health pricing and quality... but that may be a false assumption.
By Anne Zieger • June 5, 2014 -
ICD-10 transition could result in losses
A test of over 2,500 codes revealed garbled translations with a big financial impact for pediatricians and other low-margin practices.
By Anne Zieger • June 4, 2014 -
Survey: One-third of doctors recommend mobile health apps
The research also found that docs are increasingly relying on telemedicine and remote care devices. But will it improve outcomes?
By Anne Zieger • June 3, 2014
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