Quality and Safety

Oct 14 | Jeff Lagasse

Smoking cessation efforts may reduce avoidable hospital readmissions

Smoking cessation efforts could ultimately be a strong investment that allows the hospital to retain more reimbursement…

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Oct 08 | Jeff Lagasse

Illinois Medicaid spending was reduced in pediatric population, with limited savings from care coordination

There was a decrease in utilization among CHECK-enrolled patients, but the…

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Oct 04 | Jeff Lagasse

Some ICU admissions may be preventable, saving money and improving care

While there's no universal standard for what constitutes a preventable ICU admission, those with chronic medical…

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Oct 02 | Jeff Lagasse

Room for improvement in drug dosage timing in hospitals uncovered at Cincinnati Children's Hospital

Drugs were administered in a series of surges and lulls that corresponded to changing…

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Oct 01 | Jeff Lagasse

Telehealth visits get wary welcome from older adults, poll finds

Focusing on certain types of telehealth visits might allow older adults to get comfortable with the concept, the analysis…

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Sep 27 | Jeff Lagasse

Affordable Care Act slashed the uninsured rate among people with diabetes

The dip in the uninsured rate was especially pronounced among those with low income.

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Sep 27 | Jeff Lagasse

Complex ethical issues can be a contributor to nurse burnout, says bioethicist

Moral distress results from managing the complex ethical issues in healthcare practice and patient care, and it…

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Sep 25 | Jeff Lagasse

'High-value' physicians could save more than $286 billion in Medicare costs, says UnitedHealth Group

The savings for Medicare fee-for-service would vary by specialty, but would total more…

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Sep 17 | Mark Klimek

Hospitals face rising risk of sophisticated cyberattacks

To date, attacks that have led to patient data being exposed; Going forward, attackers will seek to disrupt hospitals'…

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Sep 11 | Jeff Lagasse

Black, Hispanic patients more likely to be brought to safety-net hospital emergency rooms

The largest differences were seen in larger urban areas with multiple emergency rooms and hospitals…

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Debunk the Myth: Outsourcing Doesn't Mean Losing Control With shifts in payer mixes and reimbursement structure, the margin of reimbursement has been shrinking steadily over the last five years. How do revenue cycle leaders navigate payment reform while maintaining stable business office operations?

Beyond Dollars and Cents: A Closer Look At Value Beyond the expected improvement in specific metrics, many organizations that outsource RCM with a trusted and certified partner are seeing several ancillary benefits of such agreements.

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Clinical Quality Measures 101 Although quality-reporting programs such as meaningful use provide incentives to help providers implement and use electronic health records (EHRs) to collect and report on clinical data, practices often need help deciding what data to collect, which measures to report ...

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