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Brief home coaching model can reap many benefits
A brief home coaching intervention can save healthcare costs in high-risk Medicare patients, a new study finds.
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Studies highlight benefits of case management approaches
Case managers already know their services provide both quality and cost-saving benefits, but which models and types of services are the most beneficial?
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Survey of impact from first year of ACA enrollment
The number of Americans reporting they did not receive needed healthcare because of its cost dropped for the first time since 2003, from 80 million in 2012 to 66 million, according to the just-released 2014 Biennial Health Insurance Survey from The Commonwealth Fund in New York City. -
Report on hospital discharge planning tools
Hospital discharge planning tools should incorporate the judgment of clinicians and be administratively feasible, according to findings in a new report released by the American Hospital Association (AHA). -
NQF, TJC announce quality winners
The Joint Commission and the National Quality Forum announced the three winners of the 2014 John M. Eisenberg award for patient safety and quality.
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CCI launches new care integration center
The Center for Care Innovation in San Francisco has launched a new Web-based resource dedicated to care integration. -
CMS now publicly reporting hospital flu vaccination rates
Public reporting is raising the stakes for flu vaccination. For the first time, potential patients can compare health care worker influenza immunization rates as part of the online hospital quality data provided by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on hospitalcompare.hhs.gov.
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Grading hospitals like restaurants
Does the way restaurants are inspected for cleanliness in New York City have anything to teach the people who rate hospitals?
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Over time, National Surgical Quality Improvement Program pays off, study suggests
It’s the kind of study with relatively expected results: A program that takes data and uses it to improve performance shows that participating organizations, over time, do better than their counterparts who don’t participate.
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Quick test highlights frail patients
What if there was a test you could do on patients in under a minute that would tell you which of them were most likely to have post-surgical complications?