Is Your Organization Prepared for TEAM?
This mandatory model is intended to advance the CMS Innovation Center’s prior work on episode-based alternative payment models and will run for five years, ending in December 2030.
Survey: Physician Appointment Wait Times Surge 19% since 2022
On average, AMN’s 2025 Survey of Physician Appointment Wait Times found that it takes 31 days to schedule doctors’ appointments in 15 of the nation’s largest cities. That’s an increase of 19% (26 days) since 2022, and 48% (21 days) since 2004 in cities with the nation’s highest per capita concentrations of doctors.
Get a Handle on Patient Flow at Your Hospitals
Like many health systems across the country, Carilion Clinic is grappling with patient volumes that stretch bed capacity. Under these circumstances, managing patient flow and patient transfers into and out of the health system are crucial.
From Idea to Adoption: The Fast Track for Healthcare Innovators
Whether you’re a startup with momentum or an established company facing resource constraints, these 10 actions are essential for accelerating adoption and delivering measurable impact. Your chances of success are diminished if any key action is missing or weak.
ABQAURP News April 2025
Here’s the April 2025 edition of ABQAURP News.
Latest Leapfrog Safety Grades Highlight Top Performing Hospitals
Hospitals are improving their performance in terms of preventing patient harm, according to the Spring 2025 Hospital Safety Grade released last week by The Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit focused on patient safety.
Hey CNOs! Want to Keep Your Nurses? Invest in Middle Management!
Of the 20% of frontline nurses who say in the survey that they are considering leaving their jobs, 41% blame inadequate support from leadership as their top reason for doing so, second only to the 53% of unhappy respondents who say they’re simply looking for a better job.
Addressing Staff Burnout in ORs Through Improved Efficiency
U.S. hospital staffing levels are still 10.5% below pre-pandemic levels, and that makes it a safety issue as well. The list of challenges is extensive: OR delays and staff turnover leads to longer wait times, more canceled procedures, and lowering patient conditions.
The Exec: Mark Garvin Looks to Steer Banner Health’s Expansion Strategy
As healthcare adapts to a changing landscape and the presence of disruptors, the idea of “traditional” healthcare is being replaced by a network of collaborations and partnerships focused on the consumer’s care journey.
UnityPoint Health CMO Says Simplicity Drives High Quality Care
Johnson says the two dozen quality measures that UnityPoint is focusing on are similar to the top quality metrics at other health systems. These include length of stay, mortality, hospital-acquired infections, and hospital-acquired conditions.