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This report is part of a new effort to provide medical students with information about the patterns of care provided by teaching hospitals with residency training programs. Most fourth-year medical students consider the reputation and training curriculum of the institution, as well as their own…
The AHA and the Kentucky Hospital Association today urged the Kentucky Supreme Court to reverse two lower court rulings restricting the scope of protection for patient safety information under the federal Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005 (PSA).
Beginning in 2014, the reporting of clinical quality measures will change for all providers. Electronic health records technology that has been certified to the 2014 Edition standards and certification criteria will have been tested for enhanced CQM-related capabilities, Eligible professionals,…
It is widely recognized that there is more work needed to eliminate preventable harm in the U.S. health care system. While a strong and just safety culture has been recognized as a key element for improvement, a critical deficit that has not yet been fully addressed is the lack of protective…
Are the salaries of employed physicians sustainable? That depends on how health systems and physicians respond to looming rate adjustments and to meeting their collective needs. Deteriorating economics are driving physicians who originally selected entrepreneurial private practice to become…
One of the most vital strategies in the current health care environment is physician-hospital alignment. Many physicians perceive 'alignment' to be synonymous with employment, likely a result of the strategies of the 1990s, when it almost always meant physician employment. No longer is employment…
Hospitals should be able to appeal Provider Reimbursement Review Board decisions beyond the usual time limit in extraordinary circumstances, the AHA said today in a friend-of-the-court brief filed with the Supreme Court in Sebelius v. Auburn Regional Medical Center, a case involving Medicare…
Northwestern Memorial Hospital developed a comprehensive toolkit focused on the prevalence and impact of adverse events, medication safety, medication reconciliation and the implementation of the electronic medical record.Over the past several years, Northwestern Memorial Hospital has addressed…
Building a culture of quality and safety in hospitals requires accomplished and courageous health care leaders: leaders who ensure care is provided systematically and who remain committed to achieving the highest levels of quality. The Comprehensive Patient Safety Leadership Fellowship, a program…
In an Oct. 17 webinar presented by Becker's Hospital Review, Scott Becker, a partner at McGuireWoods, Chicago and publisher of Becker's Hospital Review, commented on a dozen of the most pressing issues facing hospitals and health systems today. The topics discussed included: