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  • NYC Health + Hospitals ‘Continuing Care After Death’

    The program is reducing delays in the decedent release time process, according to Bajaj. First, the program has reduced delays by giving families a clear understanding of the paperwork and other steps required with the passing of a loved one.

  • IHI Names Sylvia Trent-Adams New President and CEO

    The Institute for Healthcare Improvement has named Sylvia Trent-Adams, PhD, RN, FAAN, FNAP, ANEF, the organization’s President and CEO effective July 14.

  • Why the Hospital at Home Concept Won’t Be Going Away

    Hospital at Home receives support from a waiver that enabled health systems and hospitals following the CMS model to receive Medicare reimbursement. That waiver is due to expire in September, and while there’s a strong lobbying effort to make it permanent, many hospital executives have said the program has proven its value and will go on regardless.

  • How to Generate ROI from Quality Improvement Efforts

    A core element of NAHQ’s work is the Healthcare Quality Competency Framework. The framework features eight domains: regulatory and accreditation, patient safety, performance and process improvement, health data analytics, quality review and accountability, quality leadership and integration, professional engagement, and population health and care transitions.

  • A CMO Guide to Caring for New Moms in the ‘Fourth Trimester’

    The maternal mortality rate in the United States is significantly higher than the maternal mortality rate in other high-income countries, according to a report published by The Commonwealth Fund. Scripps Health’s Fourth Trimester Continuum of Care program provides optimized care for new moms with high-risk pregnancies, particularly women with chronic medical conditions.