Quality and Safety
A new report finds the number of employers with on-site health clinics continues to grow in the face of health reform as companies seek ways to make employees more productive while they also attempt to take more control over their healthcare spending.
While nursing students who receive a bachelor of science in nursing (BSN) and those students who receive an associate degree in nursing (ADN) are both fulfilling the educational requirements to become registered nurses (RNs), a BSN may offer nurses a greater opportunity for career advancement.
Community Health Systems, one of the largest publicly-traded hospital systems in the country, and Cleveland Clinic have announced a strategic alliance aimed at allowing the two organizations to share clinical information to improve care and operational efficiency.
The HIPAA Privacy and Security Omnibus final rule – issued by HHS on Jan. 17 – should bring some long-awaited clarification and certainty to marketing, fundraising and other aspects of safeguarding and using health information.
Your organization likely will experience a data breach of some kind. And when it does, people will want to know, what you were doing to prevent one, and how you are going to respond.
A new home care model being adopted in a handful of states is proving that home care saves dollars and helps families care for their loved ones.
Last April, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued criminal background check guidance that has caused consternation among some senior living facility owners. What are the issues and how should companies handle the new guidance?
Intermountain Heart Institute at Intermountain Medical Center announced last week they have developed a tool designed to eliminate 30-day hospital readmissions for heart failure patients and improve the quality of medical care a patient receives in the hospital.
During the Thursday morning keynote at HIMSS13, the national coordinator for health IT, Farzad Mostashari, MD focused on the nation's broken healthcare system, while delving into a range of topics.
While many companies across the country are seeing positive results and cost savings through their workplace wellness programs, a new study from Health Affairs suggests that the savings employers may strive for with these programs may more likely come from cost shifting to the most vulnerable employees rather than employees' improved health.