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The Path to Lower Readmissions Lies in Patient Support

Snapshot A crucial part of population health is keeping patients healthy outside the hospital.

New payment models: Are you ready?

When describing how care delivery differs under value-based payment versus traditional fee for service, Douglas Pogue, M.D., points to the way physicians’ mindsets are changing in the BJC Acc

How Hospitals Can Make the Best Use of Social Media

Recognizing the importance of social media is the first step in taking your hospital into the digital world.

Re-evaluating diagnostic testing

Hospital radiologists and pathologists are on the receiving end of orders for scans and tests. But they can’t do their work alone.

When violence hits home: Lessons for hospitals

Trustee talking points In the aftermath of a number of shootings nationwide, hospitals are re-evaluating how well-prepared they are for hand

Is Your Hospital Ready for Population Health?

Before a hospital or system launches a population health management initiative, it is essential to have clarity around the goals, required resources and success metrics.

Who Is Accountable for this Patient?

Trustee Magazine Articles
Payers in population health contracts are using claims data to identify the physician responsible for a patient’s health and spending. It’s an inexact science that can aggravate providers before empowering them.

What rural hospitals need to know about MACRA

Trustee talking points The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has rolled out a new Medicare physician payment system. The system will affect payment star

Most Wired hospitals using tech to drive efficiency

Many hospitals and health systems across the country have put the technological pieces in place to drive efficiencies and improve patient care and the patient experience, but they still have room f

Consumerism Hits Health Care

Snapshot Faced with growing financial responsibility for their health care, individuals are behaving more like consumers when making care decisions.