Quality and Safety
Building on the success of its patient-centered medical home (PCMH) program with primary care physicians, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City announced it has inked a deal with St. Luke's Health System, the first under its new hospital-focused Collaborative Value Program.
A veteran of the speaker circuit, Maureen Bisognano is a vocal supporter of the Triple Aim. She has spent nearly two decades at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, where she is currently the president and CEO.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded 10 states nearly $72 million in grants to provide early childhood supports and home visits to families who volunteer to receive these services, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced Tuesday.
Speaking at the HIMSS Conference & Exhibition in Las Vegas earlier this year, National Quality Forum President and CEO Janet Corrigan said quality measures are essential tools to help "move forward in building high-value health systems," and to bring about "fundamental reform" across the care delivery spectrum.
Nine separate healthcare societies in conjunction with the ABIM Foundation's Choosing Wisely campaign have identified 45 medical tests and procedures that are commonly used but not always necessary in their respective practice areas.
Ana Pujols McKee, MD, has long promoted the importance of patient safety and healthcare quality improvement. Today, she takes those causes to the national level in her role as executive vice president and chief medical officer of the Joint Commission.
The Healthier Hospitals Initiative (HHI) and its founding health systems announced a set of six challenges for hospitals nationwide aimed at improving the healthcare sector's environmental footprint during a media briefing Tuesday.
Chemotherapy treatments for privately insured patients delivered in an outpatient hospital setting cost 24 percent more than when the treatments are provided in a doctor's office, according to a new study by Avelere Health.
From Twitter accounts to Google Places, social media has become a mainstay in marketing for physician practices. John Lynn, founder of Healthcare Scene blog network and co-founder of Influential Networks, offers seven tips for marketing a physician practice to patients.
Lancaster Pollard closed on a $25 million financing deal with Mahaska Health Partnership in Oskaloosa, Iowa, for a 52,000-square-foot expansion of the healthcare facility, the financial services firm announced Monday.