Quality and Safety
Staffing issues and an ongoing nursing shortage continue to cause challenges for the nation's nursing workforce.
Tom O’Neil, managing director of Berkeley Research Group, says boards need to ask the right questions to get AI right and consider factors like efficacy and transparency.
HIMSS23
The transition of shared medical appointments from in-person to virtual formats can benefit patients and providers. Cleveland Clinic's Dr. Marianne Sumego, director of shared medical appointments, previews her upcoming HIMSS23 talk on the subject.
The House Oversight Committee said PBMs are distorting the pharmaceutical market and limiting high-quality care.
Much can be learned from donating UpToDate to middle- and low-income countries, including how access to evidence-based clinical guidance can reduce barriers anywhere, says Wolters Kluwer Health CMO Dr. Peter Bonis.
Apparent differences in potentially avoidable hospitalizations among MA plans may be explained by shifting inpatient care to other settings.
According to Optum, there's a high unmet need for treatments for Alzheimer's disease, as current treatments have lacked efficacy.
CMS says it must examine whether a medication is reasonable and necessary while the FDA assesses whether medications are safe and effective.
MA plans have adopted more restrictive criteria commonly used by commercial health insurance carriers, found consulting firm Crowe.
Patients in such models were 18% less likely to be admitted to the hospital and had a 9% lower 30-day readmission rate.