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It is widely recognized that there is more work needed to eliminate preventable harm in the U.S. ...
A new report from MHA and Collaborative Healthcare Strategies— State of the State: Reducing Readm...
In this study, the research team sought to compare the performance of provider-sponsored health p...
This paper illustrates ONC’s 10-year vision for advancing health IT capabilities in a manner that...
This article discusses how using health adjusted life expectacy could bridge the gap between clin...
This report indentifies and explains guiding principles to inform the implementation ofCommunity ...
A central goal of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is to significantly reduce the n...
The Affordable Care Act and state Medicaid reform efforts present opportunities to reengineer hea...
While there is broad agreement on the general concepts defining patient-centered medical homes, l...
Assisted living facilities allow residents to "age in place" by adjusting their level of care and...
Efforts to improve U.S. health care must include payment reforms that encourage greater efficienc...
For the last century, the major causes of disease and death among Americans have changed, shiftin...
The Association of American Medical Colleges is pleased to present Diversity in Medical Education...
Many physicians are becoming employees of hospitals, medical groups or affiliate organizations. F...
Medicaid is the nation's health coverage program for the low-income population, covering , more t...
Objective: To understand factors leading to all-cause 30-day readmissions in a community hospital...
A loading dose is an initial dose of medication administered to rapidly achieve therapeutic level...
Considering the evolution of measures designed to prevent nosocomial pneumonia, it makes clinical...
There is widespread agreement that the current fee-for-service approach to paying for health care...
The goal of this guide is to help hospital leaders better understand how to address the issue of ...
This toolkit presents Muskegon County's Community Health Needs Assessment process and results, a...
This report discusses the necessity of health information technology to effectively and systemati...
This report discusses the strenghts of community disease prevention offers and presents a framewo...
Transitions across care settings introduce risk for patient harm, and medication errors are an im...
About 1 in 12 adults (8.2 percent) aged 21 and older discharged from a hospital to the community ...
The National Committee for Quality Assurance starts an accountable care organization accreditati...
An international survey of adults living with health problems and complex care needs found that p...
Payers are considering bundled payments for inpatient surgery, combining provider reimbursements ...
One of the leading alternative payment models proposed in the Affordable Care Act of 2010 is bund...
According to the survey, few nurses and physicians reported routinely submitting online reports, ...
Accreditation by The Joint Commission was associated with stronger performance on disease-specifi...
While many hospital and health systems have already implemented evidence-based medicine and proce...
The report provides a scientific base and practical guidance fo rengaging public health professio...
The guide is based on the learning that emerged from a multi-year pilot project that aimed to red...
This paper discusses how new technologies can be applied to improve the health of populations and...
The Urgency of Health System Reforms to Ensure Respect for Patients' Wishes and Accou...
The report recommends improved ways in which primary care practices should be paid for delivering...
W hat is patient- and family-centered care? Why does it matter? How does it fit with a hospital's...
The model described in this white paper represents IHI's best current assessment of the component...
