Quality & Patient Safety
Trustee talking points
Patient safety is essential for hospitals and health systems, and it should be a strategic priority.
Boards need to be informed about and engaged in their organization's safety efforts.
There are any number of ways for trustees to improve their oversight of safety; a…
Hospice care has been shown to improve patients’ quality of life while reducing costs near death, but hospice services are chronically underused.
OhioHealth, however, has used a quality improvement approach to address that conundrum — and with good success. Within less than a year…
Physician engagement in value-based care is an increasingly critical issue for health care boards. Many organizations are focusing on financial incentives to encourage physicians to move the needle toward value, but remuneration is a blunt tool and only one among many that can influence …
Record Number of Transplants33,606: Number of organ transplants performed in the U.S. in 20168.5%: Increase over 201519.8%: Increase since 2012Source: United Network for Organ Sharing, January 2017
For a long time, behavioral health patients have been marginalized in the nation’s health care system. This has been due in part to lack of insurance coverage and the low priority placed on caring for these patients. Closure of many inpatient psychiatric units, reduction in…
The number of public quality scorecards for hospitals has increased exponentially in recent years as consumers take more interest in getting the most value for their health care dollar.
Voluntary accreditation is considered to be an important symbol of a hospital’s commitment to high-quality, safe care. Some consumers look for accreditation when choosing a hospital. Many health care professionals believe it is an important indicator of the commitment to quality and safety they are…
Amid increasing security risks and growing pressure from regulatory agencies — including the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration — a vast majority of hospitals have adopted training programs on mana
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Story by Beth Burmahl with data by Jamie Morgan and Suzanna Hoppszallern
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Amid increasing security risks and growing pressure from regulatory agencies — including the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration…