Medical Groups: Page 101
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Survey: Nurses are stressed out and over-burdened
Not only do patients suffer from burned-out nurses, but providers do as well. So how do hospitals calm things down?
By Judy Packer-Tursman • July 1, 2014 -
Medicare expands bundled payments
Does bundling payments for care episodes work better than traditional Medicare financing? CMS wants to know.
By Judy Packer-Tursman • July 1, 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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Geisinger finds better way to manage diabetes care
Most of the risk reduction occurred in the first year of the new system, suggesting that this kind of effort to improve quality of care can work quickly.
By Judy Packer-Tursman • July 1, 2014 -
How often do hospital staff wash their hands? Apparently not enough
A SC health system is using video monitoring and analytics to improve hygiene compliance, which is much worse than previously estimated.
By Judy Packer-Tursman • June 30, 2014 -
Providers worried, but surprisingly prepared for ICD-10
Despite revenue concerns, many providers believe that they will be ready to do end-to-end testing by the end of this year.
By Anne Zieger • June 30, 2014 -
Deep Dive
'Is this real life?': 5 amazing post-surgical drug reactions
Healthcare Dive takes a look at some of the best—and most hilarious—safe reactions to anesthesia and other drugs.
By Katie Bo Williams • June 27, 2014 -
What's in your wallet? A Carolinas health system wants to know
The system is examining patients' credit card purchases and store loyalty card transactions. If it's all in the name of predicting risks and trying to help patients stay healthy, is it OK?
By Judy Packer-Tursman • June 27, 2014 -
ACA cuts would have devastating effects on poor
Millions again could flood emergency departments for primary care if an ACA funding provision is allowed to expire.
By Anne Zieger • June 27, 2014 -
Physicians still grappling with Meaningful Use
Only 59% of doctors who are registered for the MU incentive program have met the initial requirements.
By Anne Zieger • June 27, 2014 -
The most expensive drug shortage in history is still going
Almost every patient on every floor of every hospital requires IV saline. What can hospitals do to cope with low supplies and skyrocketing costs?
By Judy Packer-Tursman • June 26, 2014 -
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 -
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
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