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Guest Commentary: Control costs, improve care with holistic healthcare management
Guest post by Ron Wince Large and small healthcare systems across the country are facing a tidal wave of management and cost pressures--a confluence of new regulations, oversight, quality
JAMA study: Isolated, rural hospitals have poorer quality
Despite efforts tying quality of care to provider reimbursements, a study published in today's issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association found that critical access hospitals (CAHs) in
Connecting relationships to optimal outcomes
Newtonian scientific principles view the universe and its subsystems as machines. Under this view, linear cause and effect models can predict future outcomes and/or behaviors. Or in other words, by
Increased nurse OT linked to higher readmission rates
Higher levels of nurse overtime increase the probability of ER visits and readmissions after discharge, according to an online study published in the journal Health Services Research. In contrast,
Low health literacy linked to poor patient outcomes
People who have difficulty understanding health information have poorer overall health and a higher risk of death, according to a study by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. People with
More nurses don't improve patient outcomes at safety net hospitals
While higher nurse staffing levels are often associated with improved patient outcomes , that is not the case at "safety net" hospitals that provide care to low-income, uninsured and vulnerable
Survey: Health reimbursement system should be overhauled
Health policy experts want to replace the current method of negotiating healthcare payments with individual doctors and hospitals, preferring a government-set rate or an all-payer system of jointly
Hospital quality of care improves, but weak spots persist
The quality of care in U.S. hospital is up, according to a report released Wednesday by the Joint Commission. Still, while hospitals achieved 90 percent or better performance on many individual
Quality-based reimbursement deal gives hope for real reform
I've been saying for some time now that health reform is nothing without payment reform. Today, I'm happy to report that outcomes-based reimbursement is becoming more than just a pilot or a
Drugmakers offer performance-based pricing
Now here's an idea that is likely to win a lot of fans. Under pressure from insurance companies, pharmaceutical companies have begun to adjust what they charge for medications based on how well the
