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The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations has named Swedish Medical Center in Seattle, WA, the winner of the inaugural Ernest Amory Codman Award in the disease-specific care category, for establishing a comprehensive program that deploys a coordinated team to assure comprehensive, timely, and efficient acute stroke care.
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Since its one of the oldest incentive programs in the country, it might not come as a big surprise that Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan was among seven Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Rewarding Results grantees selected to highlight its successes in pay-for-performance programs during a National Press Club briefing on November 15 in Washington, DC., but the results it has have achieved to date are nonetheless impressive.
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Despite the fact that clogged arteries in the legs usually mean clogged arteries near the heart, a new study led by a University of Michigan cardiologist finds that doctors often fail to give heart-protecting care to people who have clogged blood vessels in their legs. Lack of aggressive treatment for body-wide problems means missed heart attack prevention opportunities, the study shows.
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As a strategic partner in the Institute for Healthcare Improvements (IHI) 100,000 Lives Campaign, the American Medical Association (AMA) recently launched two online toolkits to encourage physicians to join the initiative. More than 2,800 hospitals already are participating.
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The emerging science of positive psychology offers access managers myriad ways to maximize staff potential, build effective teams, and boost employee morale
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The recently opened cancer center at Mt. Graham Regional Medical Center offered the perfect opportunity for the Safford, AZ, facility to expand on its institutional theme -- "Toccare Lo Spirito" or "To Touch the Spirit" ...
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What happens when -- in the wake of a disaster -- hospital personnel are dealing with an influx of patients, many of whom have not been identified by name?
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The death of a patient who waited nearly two hours in the waiting area of an Illinois hospital emergency department (ED) was ruled a homicide by a Lake County coroner's jury, and the incident likely would be viewed as a violation.
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Technology advancements, patient identification concerns, and staff turnover were among the hot topics at the 2006 conference of the North Carolina Association of Healthcare Access Management (NCAHAM) in Asheville, NC.
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A new web site from the Minnesota Hospital Association (MHA) will enable consumers in the state to access price information on common procedures performed by hospitals in their communities.
