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What Boards Need to Know about the New CMS QAPI Requirement Jun 28

CMS's QAPI program is intended to ensure that hospitals have in place active and effective systems to examine the care they provide, identify problems that contribute to patient harm or poor performance and take steps to remedy those problems with appropriate follow up to ensure performance has improved. In updating this interpretive guidance, CMS is emphasizing its expectation that governing boards must oversee the quality of care provided. During AHA’s webinar, participants will hear from Nancy Foster, Vice President, Quality and Patient Safety, AHA about these new requirements and learn how to prepare your board to meet them.

Improving Quality Through Physician Engagement

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From accountable care organizations to clinical integration, forging a close bond between physicians and hospitals for improved quality results is now an imperative.

Redefining the Physician’s Role as Care Team Leader

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With training and support, physicians can become effective team leaders.

A Governance Model to Get Physicians on Board

It's Time to Rethink Your Board's Physician Strategy

Accelerating Progress Through Leadership Integration

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Sustainable change requires a strategy to align improvement efforts and act on the interdependencies of four performance domains.

Data's Motivating Power

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Analytics can be a tool for constructively engaging physicians in health systems’ transition to value

Governance Principles for Physician Organizations

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Healthcare executive support can influence the value these organizations provide.

Empowering a Healthy Culture

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Boards need to assess troubled areas in their organizations, set goals for improving the culture, and hold leaders accountable for change.

Achieving Stronger Physician Engagement

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Steps CEOs and boards should take to understand and improve engagement.