New IHI CEO Urges ‘Intentional Collaboration’ at Forum Keynote
In the keynote address of the 37th IHI Forum, Institute for Healthcare Improvement President and CEO Sylvia Trent-Adams emphasized the need for healthcare leaders to collaborate.
The Exec: How to Engage Physicians in Quality, Cost Reduction, and Value-Based Care
Ballad Health’s Clinical Council is physician-led, with several sub-committees in areas such as pharmacy, perioperative care and surgery, and women and children.
CommonSpirit Health Making Gains in Quality and Patient Safety
Quality and patient safety are top concerns for CMOs at health systems and hospitals. CommonSpirit Health has been posting impressive results for quality and patient safety in recent years.
The Exec: How to Boost Patient Experience in the Hospital Setting
To help ensure good communication with patients and their families, AdventHealth uses the MyChart feature in the Epic EHR, and the health system gives patients and their families iPads to access information in real time.
Report Highlights Trends in Locum Tenens Clinician Utilization
The market for locum tenens clinicians is valued at $9.4 billion, and these clinicians serve as many as one in three of U.S. patients annually, according to the report from CHG Healthcare.
Behind Houston Methodist’s 3-Year Road Plan for Healthcare Transformation
Cypress Hospital, which opened this past March, is the latest example in a long list of innovative ideas for Houston Methodist, one of the top health systems in the country for understanding where healthcare is going.
3 Key Approaches to Addressing Physician Burnout
Physician burnout has several negative consequences at healthcare organizations, including deterioration in quality of care, compromised patient safety such as medical errors, and reduced physician retention.
The Exec: New UnityPoint Health-Meriter CMO Shares Keys to Success in Clinical Transformation Initiatives
A major factor for succeeding in clinical transformation initiatives is not letting perfect be the enemy of the good, according to Karyn Baum, market CMO of UnityPoint Health-Meriter.
The (Continuing) Evolution of the Hospital at Home Strategy
The CMS concept had more than its share of skeptics. Some criticized the complexity of the model, and the many rules tied to qualifying for Medicare reimbursement. Others questioned the disruption to patients and their families, amid the idea that providers were looking to recreate the hospital room in the home rather than develop a home-based hospital care program.
The Pace Quickens in Adoption of AI Tools for Clinical Care
The health system is planning on adopting new AI tools that will improve provider experience. One will help providers prepare for a patient encounter by looking at a patient’s history and summarizing the patient’s chart, and another will help providers after a patient encounter with functions such as helping with coding.