Quality and Safety
Concentrated economic power, combined with fee-for-service incentives, has made healthcare "the least consumer-friendly" U.S. industry and enabled arbitrary and capricious price gouging, according to the man behind Time magazine's "Bitter Pill" feature.
The lure of rewards points is strong, as credit card companies will tell you. Use your credit card and points build up to be redeemed for gift cards, reductions on gasoline, even cash. One New Jersey hospital is using a rewards points program in the hopes of more effectively managing chronic disease patients.
New research suggests that healthcare organizations can lower their readmission rates and improve patient care simply by using oral nutritional supplements as part of an overall patient care protocol.
Health plans with a high proportion of dual-eligible members may be at a disadvantage for receiving quality incentive payments, suggests a new study.
Like many, doctors see the appeal of mobile applications, but they have been cautious about using them in their practices. But now that the FDA has issued its final guidance on medical mobile applications, the path is clearer on how these tools can be used in offices.
After launching an accountable care organization program a year and a half ago, WESTMED Medical Group has improved quality metrics, increased patient satisfaction and just recently received a big bonus check for its results.
Merger and acquisition activity within the healthcare sector was up in the third quarter of 2013, according to a report from M&A data publisher Irving Levin Associates.
ABIM has focused on credentialing and opening discussions about unnecessary care. How will you build on those and what future projects can you see yourself involved in through ABIM and the ABIM Foundation?
You recently rejoined the private equity world after a number of years working in the national healthcare policy arena. Why did you re-enter private equity and what are some of your investment goals with Consonance Capital Partners?
A survey examining how U.S. hospitals are addressing CMS 30-day readmission penalties found that most facilities agree on what core strategies work the best for reducing preventable readmissions. Post-acute care coordination is near the top of the list.