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For many months, the buzz among health care administrators and policy-makers has been all about accountable care organizations (ACOs), an emerging payment and delivery model that many hope will put an end to the fragmented nature of America's health care system while also bringing down costs.
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If improved care coordination is integral to bending the health care cost curve, then the interchange between emergency physicians and primary care practitioners (PCPs) is in need of significant improvement, according to a new study on this issue conducted by the Washington, DC-based Center for Studying Health System Change (HSC) for the nonprofit National Institute for Health Care Reform (NIHCR).
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To say our specialty has a full plate is an understatement. We are facing down a number of issues that are guaranteed to transition us to a new world.
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Sumner Regional Medical Center in Gallatin, TN, offers good evidence that quick-turnarounds are indeed possible when you have motivated staff.
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A patient who is actively engaged in his or her own care can provide a wealth of information to a busy ED provider who lacks ready access to medical-record information.
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Latex gloves are back on the public agenda.
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Social media is opening up new avenues for delivering health and safety information.
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Make sure your health care workers are handling hazardous drugs safely.
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The Joint Commission's proposed changes in the influenza vaccination standard for hospitals include the following:
