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Target 6 areas of waste to curb healthcare costs
Hospital leaders looking to cut back on waste should focus on six categories that account for more than 20 percent of escalating healthcare expenditures, according to an article today in the Journal
State's hospital leaders attribute improvements to quality reporting
Scoring better than average in most safety measures, New Jersey hospital executives say the annual hospital performance report motivated the facilities to improve care. The most recent report showed
Hospital teamwork improves surgical outcomes, saves $2M
Hospitals in Tennessee achieved better surgical outcomes and saved millions of dollars after participating in a regional quality collaborative, according to a study published Monday in the Journal of
AAFP in benchmarking pilot with Emdeon clearinghouse
The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) has launched a pilot with Emdeon, one of the largest claims clearinghouses in the country, to use Emdeon's aggregated claims and clinical data to
IHI's 5 Million Lives Campaign ends with uncertain results
Two and a half years ago, the Institute for Healthcare Improvement had just finished a campaign to save 100,000 lives, and were able to say that their quality improvement efforts had saved at least
New England hospitals create clinical practice improvement network
A group of nineteen New England hospitals have joined together in a network allowing them to share information about clinical practices and boost their quality improvement efforts. The hospitals are
