Healthcare ECONOMIST

JANUARY 14, 2022

Before the merger, funding was lacking for technology and infrastructure investments to support quality improvement. As a result, there was variation from standard clinical practice, such as sending patients for elective procedures through the emergency department. How were these quality improvement achieved?

Hospitals 63

Hospitals Rehabilitation Quality Improvement Accountability 63

HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 21, 2022

US hospital systems validate the safety, clinical utility, and robustness of newly FDA-approved devices, 510(k) cleared, before adopting them into clinical practice. Sepsis accounts for the highest in-patient deaths and costs and is additionally the most under-reimbursed for diagnosis and treatment.

Hospitals 98

Hospitals Quality Improvement Medicaid Clinical Practice 98

NASHP

AUGUST 31, 2023

State leaders play a critical role in convening key internal and external partners, implementing engagement and input processes that foster shared ownership and accountability toward goals at the state and community levels.

Medicaid 52

Medicaid Accountability Public Health services Population Health 52

NASHP

DECEMBER 20, 2022

These coordinated state efforts, often formalized in governor’s task forces, cross-agency workgroups, and legislative commissions, are predicated on an ideological shift away from solely punitive responses and toward integrating treatment into the criminal legal system. Integrate peers into crisis response teams.

Medicaid 52

Medicaid Prevention Integration Hospitals 52