Quality
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Readmission rates linked to hospital quality measures
Researchers looked at the link between readmission rates and overall hospital risk-adjusted quality measurements.
From the Society
Thinking about the basic science of quality improvement
Standardization can encounter resistance from physicians and other health care providers.
Clinical
Upfront preparation key to QI projects
Student says collaboration with medical staff “directly engages” them in QI research project.
Quality
Everything We Say And Do: The physician patient
As both a cancer survivor and a physician, I am able to integrate empathy and diligence by putting myself in my patients’ shoes.
Quality
Sneak Peek: The Hospital Leader blog – Sept. 2017
To avoid potentially catastrophic situations, we should all use advanced care documentation as the start of a careful conversation about goals of...
Practice Management
New hospitalist unit has stellar patient satisfaction scores
Here’s how a hospitalist group in Ohio achieved top quartile performance on the Physician Communication domain of the HCAHPS survey.
Quality
QI enthusiast to QI leader: Jonathan Bae, MD, SFHM
Dr. Jonathan Bae’s desire to be a clinician was set at an early age, but his interest in quality improvement work came much later.
Quality
Hospital readmissions penalties now in 5th year
Critics have questioned whether hospitals should be held accountable for readmissions, whether 30 days is the correct time frame for that...
Quality
How hospitalists can help reduce readmissions
Multiple strategies exist that have either been proven to reduce hospital readmissions or show promise in doing so.
Quality
Hospital value-based purchasing is largely ineffective
Complicated pay-for-performance programs divert limited available resources away from meaningful improvement activities in order to comply with...