Hospital mergers led to diminished quality of care, Elevance study finds
Health Care Dive
AUGUST 2, 2023
The study from the Blues payer is the latest finding hospital acquisitions lead to increased readmissions and higher costs for patients.
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Health Care Dive
AUGUST 2, 2023
The study from the Blues payer is the latest finding hospital acquisitions lead to increased readmissions and higher costs for patients.
Healthcare It News
APRIL 16, 2025
THE CHALLENGE With less time spent charting and documenting, the premise was staff could better dedicate their time to further patient interactions, catch up on their in-basket or have some self-time – ultimately improving the quality of care provided to Rush patients and bringing the joy of medicine back to physicians and APPs.
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Fierce Healthcare
JUNE 30, 2023
When Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona launched Prosano Health Solutions in January for its approximately 1,800 employees, the insurer seems to have liked the results because it now plans to offer | Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona launched Prosano Health Solutions in January for use by about 1,800 of the insurer’s employees.
Healthcare It News
JANUARY 3, 2025
By embracing these strategies and prioritizing trust and transparency, healthcare organizations can not only meet regulatory requirements but also cultivate stronger relationships with patients, ultimately improving the overall quality of care. It's a win-win for everyone involved.
Health Care Dive
DECEMBER 2, 2021
Healthcare CIOs help companies maintain the quality of care, balance costs, keep critical IT infrastructure up and running and attract enough talent to meet innovation goals.
Fierce Healthcare
NOVEMBER 6, 2023
Medicare Advantage (MA) beneficiaries have better quality of care and health outcomes than traditional fee-for-service counterparts, researchers from Harvard Medical School found.
Health Care Dive
AUGUST 16, 2022
A report released Monday compiles research that shows arrangements, called Certificates of Public Advantage, result in higher prices, lower quality of care and lower wage growth for employees.
Health Care Dive
JUNE 7, 2023
Rather than suggesting problems with individual hospitals, the data points to a “systemic issue impacting the quality of care for Black and Hispanic patients and those with public insurance plans,” according to a new Leapfrog report.
Fierce Healthcare
AUGUST 31, 2023
Employers fund huge swaths of the healthcare system, yet the quality of care their employees receive varies widely. Employers fund huge swaths of the healthcare system, and yet the quality of care their employees receive varies widely, a new study shows.
Health Care Dive
JUNE 3, 2024
Transforming your hospital's Clinical Documentation Integrity (CDI) program from a cost center to a strategic center can enhance financial performance, mitigate risks and improve overall quality of care.
Health Care Dive
OCTOBER 4, 2021
Poor "cognitive ergonomics" adds to physician overload, affecting well-being and quality of care
Healthcare It News
SEPTEMBER 26, 2023
We’re talking about the highest quality of care enabled by better processes," added Dr. Randy Hawkins, Transcarent's chief medical officer. Hawkins called the benefits of cost-effective coordination and value-based care incentives the platform aims to provide a "win-win" for employers and health systems.
Healthcare It News
FEBRUARY 2, 2023
Value-based care is emerging in the healthcare ecosystem, largely due to its ability to offer benefits for everyone from patients to physicians to payers. With the power of data and analytics, users can track and improve patient outcomes and control healthcare costs while delivering better quality of care.
Healthcare It News
FEBRUARY 28, 2023
The mandates of improving quality of care and lowering costs mean that hospital IT directors should consider deploying new, private 5G networks. Today, many hospitals rely on Wi-Fi and public cellular for connectivity even though the limits of current Wi-Fi solutions are being reached.
Healthcare It News
JANUARY 10, 2023
The Connecticut Children's Care Network, with 37 independent pediatric practices and more than 200 pediatric primary care providers in Connecticut and Massachusetts, has a mission to improve the quality of care and health outcomes for infants, children and adolescents. Email: afox@himss.org.
Healthcare It News
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
We didn't want to spend an incredible amount of time searching for patient histories and past results so we could ensure the quality of care we were providing was at the top of the spectrum.
Home Health Care
NOVEMBER 15, 2024
The Continuous Skilled Nursing Quality Improvement Act would also position states to track more meaningful data to help improve the quality of care. By establishing national quality standards, this legislation promotes consistency and accountability across providers, which is critical for enhancing patient outcomes,” Eric M.
Healthcare It News
OCTOBER 14, 2022
"Patients continue to receive the highest quality of care, and we are providing relevant updates on the ongoing situation to our patients, employees and caregivers. Patient care remains our utmost priority and we apologize for any inconvenience this matter has created," CommonSpirit officials maintain.
Healthcare It News
AUGUST 25, 2021
As Rish pointed out, however, it’s not just about access--it’s about training care providers who go into the homes, as well as the beneficiaries themselves, to get comfortable with these technologies and to establish trust in them. " Rish said.
Healthcare It News
SEPTEMBER 16, 2022
Srisawan Hospital, a private tertiary healthcare provider in Thailand, is stepping up on its digitalisation efforts to further raise its quality of care provision and hospital experience.
Home Health Care
DECEMBER 26, 2024
CMS expects to use this all-payer data to gain a better understanding of the overall quality of care provided by Medicare-certified [home health agencies] to the patients they serve, regardless of payer source, CMS wrote in a fact sheet. This means non-Medicare and non-Medicaid payer sources, as well as individuals who self-pay.
Healthcare It News
JUNE 7, 2024
clinicians, provider systems, health plans, employers, and patients are evaluating how to best incorporate DTx products into their care plans to provide the highest quality of care," said Molnar. " ON THE RECORD "As the digital therapeutics industry grows, an increasing number of U.S.
HIT Consultant
NOVEMBER 25, 2024
This technology offers a valuable tool for hospitals and health systems to enhance patient safety, optimize workforce efficiency, and improve the overall quality of care. Availability The AI-enabled Virtual Sitter solution is now commercially available and is being implemented with select clients.
Healthcare It News
JULY 6, 2023
TAC, which supports people injured in transport accidents, just launched the Enhanced Recovery Program to raise the quality of care and improve the outcomes for their clients. Based on a media release, the programme will leverage The Clinician's ZEDOC platform to gather and analyse PROMs and PREMs.
Healthcare It News
JULY 13, 2023
ON THE RECORD "We are taking huge steps into delivering on our promise to build and strengthen the health of our communities… By leveraging technology, we are able to scale our services without compromising quality of care.
p3care
DECEMBER 10, 2020
Not only that, but it determines the quality of care within hospitals, practices, and clinics should meet certain standards. The quality category replaced the PQRS (Physician Quality Reporting System) and reflects the efforts to improve the quality of care. Improvement Activities (IA).
Healthcare It News
DECEMBER 2, 2021
Robert Lauritzen, Cerebriu CEO, said: “This is a major step on our mission to automate radiology workflow, increasing quality of care by bringing our Smart Protocol technology within neuroimaging.” ” Digital transformation in community health services needs backing, says report.
HIT Consultant
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
By optimizing administrative workflows, the partnership helps payers and providers reduce costs while improving the quality of care delivery. . – Smart Contract Technology: Tassat’s blockchain-driven solution enhances the audibility and transparency of claims processes.
Healthcare It News
APRIL 7, 2023
ON THE RECORD "Delivering leading technology to our healthcare clients is critical in enabling payers and providers to focus more time on supporting quality of care for beneficiaries," said Gummadi in the statement.
HIT Consultant
APRIL 9, 2025
Chief Medical Officers, Chief Financial Officers, and CIOs at healthcare organizations are consistently under pressure to reduce costs and improve quality of care while dealing with people resource constraints.
Healthcare It News
SEPTEMBER 1, 2023
For hospitalized patients, telehealth has also expanded critical care services and implementation of tele-ICU across the east Tennessee region , Chris Skinner, vice president of clinical informatics, told Healthcare IT News in November.
Healthcare It News
OCTOBER 5, 2023
Training and preparing nearly 30,000 caregivers has been a monumental effort, and when we went 'live' they were supported by over 6,000 personnel to ensure that our caregivers are equipped to deliver exceptional quality of care even during this transition. Our patients deserve it."
Healthcare It News
NOVEMBER 5, 2021
Technologies such as private 5G, have the potential to shift the landscape around how healthcare is delivered; empowering professionals, sharing intelligence and improving the quality of care they provide,” Scott Lawrence, group vice president, Verizon Business EMEA said.
Home Health Care
DECEMBER 19, 2024
Such practices negatively impact the quality of care that patients report experiencing, Halson wrote. For-profit home health and hospice agencies often employ fewer registered nurses, social workers and full-time clinicians compared to non-profit agencies.
Healthcare It News
MARCH 17, 2023
Adopting an AI chatbot will help scale its data collection across a range of clinical conditions, as well as benchmark and measure patient outcomes across its hospitals, which ultimately informs clinicians in improving their quality of care.
Healthcare It News
SEPTEMBER 29, 2021
"While top-tier digital performance doesn’t necessarily imply top-tier quality of care or vice versa … the elevated status of being a top-tier healthcare provider now comes with the opportunity to achieve outsized digital performance at scale – one which did not exist until recently," said Chevalier.
Healthcare It News
MAY 12, 2023
"Dave provides smart, personalized and accessible information instantaneously, which can greatly improve the quality of care and life for millions of patients worldwide."
Home Health Care
JANUARY 8, 2025
We know that the quality of care they receive under such conditions is also compromised. Caring for more patients in their own homes allows the clinician to give undivided attention to the patient at the bedside without the distractions of alarms or calls for assistance from down the hallway.
NCQA
MARCH 4, 2025
On January 28, NCQA convened a panel of expertsprimary care clinicians, nephrologists, cardiologists, endocrinologists, pharmacists, patient representativesto discuss ways to drive improvement in the quality of care for people with chronic kidney disease (CKD).
Healthcare It News
OCTOBER 19, 2023
"This technology involves uncertainties and risks, but also has the potential to dramatically increase efficiency, improve the quality of care, and create value for health care organisations," WA Medical Research Minister Stephen Dawson said about generative AI.
Healthcare It News
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
Since the pandemic forced providers to immediately switch to virtual appointments, most of the initial focus in telepsychiatry care centered on increasing access for those living in rural areas and underserved minority populations. Right now, just 10.4%
HIT Consultant
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
. – This entity integrates Emory’s growing primary care service line and affiliate physician network to expand value-based care (VBC) – a focus on quality and outcomes while containing costs – to more than 350,000 individuals across Georgia.
Healthcare It News
NOVEMBER 16, 2022
The value-based care model is gaining momentum in the healthcare industry, and it is not hard to see why. After all, value-based care – which rewards healthcare providers with incentives based on the quality of care they provide to patients – has been shown to improve healthcare outcomes and reduces costs for patients.
Healthcare It News
MARCH 1, 2022
Patient adoption requires having a frictionless user experience that delivers a high quality of care. Providers also need an excellent user experience with integrations that allow them to deliver uncompromised quality in a more streamlined and integrated manner.
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