Quality Improvement news from FierceHealthcare
NewsHHS forms infection-fighting hospital engagement networks
Furthering its efforts to improve patient safety, the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) is awarding $218 million to 26 hospital organizations to reduce hospital-acquired conditions Read more...
Don't count on financial incentives to improve care quality
The healthcare industry has put much focus on pay-for-performance programs to improve the quality of care. Yet new research questions this approach and suggests that providing financial incentives to Read more...
Berwick: Improve care, reduce errors to save healthcare dollars
Thanks to the federal deficit and state budget cuts, hospitals may be forced to eliminate services to free up needed funds. But CMS Chief Dr. Donald Berwick said hospitals should avoid cutting Read more...
Tips to acquire, develop talent for quality improvement
Healthcare organizations can take a page out of the human resources (HR) playbook by hiring and retaining talented staff, leading to quality improvement, according to recent summary released by the Read more...
Leaders should take reins in quality improvement
A new American Hospital Association (AHA) and Health Research & Educational Trust (HRET) guide points to leadership, including hospital boards and trustees, as well as senior, physician, and Read more...
National directory for hospital quality allows patients to shop around
Patients now have a consolidated site through which to compare a host of quality reports on your hospital. And hospital execs have one place to go to check out their competitors. It's the National Read more...
Eight proven ways to boost hospital quality
With reform and reimbursement in the forefront of everyone's minds, quality improvement (QI) makes its way into discussions about what leaders can to do ensure quality patient care, as well as lower Read more...
Top hospitals share recipe for success
Top-performing hospitals shared key strategies to a successful organization, including accountability, physician engagement and team approaches, according to a new report released by Health Research Read more...
What can we expect in the new ACO era?
Almost exactly two years ago, I wrote an article about what factors needed to be considered to create an accountable care organization. At the time, I was questioned by my editor if people would even Read more...
Using the RCA process to bring a patient's entire picture into focus
How often are physicians placed in a situation where they have the time, relationship, trust and information to identify the root cause of a chronic illness? How often are they positioned to truly Read more...
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