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Market forces are driving renewed interest in integration that may result in changes in the ownership or control of hospitals, such as through mergers with or acquisitions by other hospitals, the formation of integrated delivery networks or the development of accountable care organizations.
This study used written portfolios to capture reflective learning that trainees described about their experiences with patient safety incidents.
This commentary presents a model developed to explore how health information technology affects care delivery.
This study found that pharmacist-led medication reconciliation in primary care settings identified a significant number of discrepancies between charted medications and actual medications being taken. The most common discrepancies were an incorrect medication documented in the chart, often from…
Saving lives and promoting community health certainly are commendable undertakings. To fully realize those goals, hospitals must be good environmental stewards.
This article assesses the potential impact of P4P on national hospital disparities using a two-metric ranking method: a quality rank and a disparity rank.
The Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture: 2012 User Comparative Database Report provides results that hospitals can use as one basis for comparison in their efforts to establish, improve, and maintain a culture of patient safety in their institutions.
In 2006, Ascension Health, the nation's largest Catholic and nonprofit health care system, chose seven pilots site with established palliative care programs to test improvements. The goal of the initiative was to spread leading strategies across the continuum of care throughout the system. An…
The Respecting Choices' advance care planning program, developed in La Crosse, Wisconsin, is a multi-faceted approach that depends on the re-design of the health care system in 4 domains.
AIM focuses care on people with advanced illness, which often involves more than one chronic diagnosis such as cancer, heart failure, or dementia. Their general health is declining and their care needs are increasing, as are unwanted emergency visits and hospitalizations. AIM helps them anticipate…