Care Delivery
Hospitals are making progress in reducing health care-associated infections, but additional work is still needed, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Central line-associated bloodstream infections declined by 46 percent between 2008 and 2013. During the same…
Primary care physicians who are providing high-quality care at a low cost are doing so by adapting to a changing world, according to Stanford University researchers. Their research identified 11 top-performing primary care groups across the country and 10 common practices they share with the goal…
Snapshot By engaging patients with new services and technology, hospitals are heading off costly interventions and building loyalty. As Lisa Michaelis discusses various life coaching and wellness services offered by Mosaic Life Care, it might be easy to forget that she works for a hospital system.
Disaster planning is a widely accepted duty of both hospital management and boards of directors. The disasters most leaders have in mind are either a natural event like a tornado or earthquake that strikes a hospital’s service area, or human-made incidents that involve physical harm, such as…
A growing number of consumers are embracing electronic health records, and the significant boost in online access to health information may be increasing patient engagement in their care, according to findings from a study by the National Partnership for Women & Families. It also reveals how…
High-quality, patient-centered care has always been imperative for health care providers and their boards. But as reimbursement hinges more and more on fee for quality rather than fee for service, quality care has also become a financial imperative. Savvy boards recognize that delivering quality…