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Nursing homes rarely face sanctions for staffing violations, report shows
Only 4 percent of U.S. nursing homes are cited by government inspectors for flouting federal registered nurse staffing level rules, and even fewer face fines for doing so, a USA Today investigation has found. -
How home- and community-based remote patient monitoring can boost value-based care
Remote care tools and programs have been around for years, but the benefits they offer to providers in today's value-based care (VBC) environment are only now becoming apparent. -
Network navigation: the benefits of a modern navigation platform for patients and health systems
Health systems and payers have both invested heavily in creating comprehensive networks that deliver high-quality healthcare. -
Medical terms used by physicians often confuse patients, study suggests
A new study in JAMA suggests patients may be misinterpreting medical terms used by physicians, affecting health outcomes. -
Seniors Want Access to Digital Health Tools—Here's How to Deliver Them
In the age of value-based care, technology can be leveraged to enhance patient care quality. When it comes to digital health tools and resources, however, there is one patient group that is often overlooked—older patients. While digital health tools have been shown to help improve access and engagement, biases are leaving these resources out of the hands of older patients. -
Real Healthcare Transformation, Focused on Patients
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Reinventing primary care for older Americans with value-based care: Lessons learned from agilon health and MaineHealth's partnership
Primary care is the front door to the healthcare system — and it's ripe for disruption. -
How health systems can position affiliate provider groups for success in value-based care
The concept of value-based care sounds simple, reward providers for the quality of care delivered instead of the volume of care - so why is the successful implementation proving to be extremely difficult? -
Oregon children's hospital adds video game therapy
Portland, Ore.-based Doernbecher Children's Hospital, part of Oregon Health & Science University, is adding a new program to its Child Life Therapy Program: video game therapy. -
Michigan hospital adds wide MRI equipment to ease patient anxiety
Sparrow Clinton Hospital in St. Johns, Mich., has added wide bore MRI equipment to give patients more room and ease anxiety about undergoing a scan. -
Michelin-star food for the same price as frozen meals: Q&A with Northwell's Sven Gierlinger and chef Bruno Tison
Hospitals have a reputation for bland or unhealthy food, but New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health is flipping the script by hiring chefs from Michelin-star restaurants. -
How to offer the experience patients expect: Insights from Grady Health System and Boston Children's Health Physicians
Patients increasingly expect their healthcare experience to be digital, convenient and efficient. While healthcare organizations need to deliver on this expectation for a digital-first experience, they also need to ensure that patients who may not be as comfortable as technology aren't left behind. -
Franciscan Health aims to fight opioid epidemic with new C-section protocol
Franciscan Health in Indianapolis adopted a new protocol for scheduled cesarean sections to help fight the opioid epidemic while improving the state's maternal mortality rate, WRTV reported. -
Retail care may be of lower quality but is here to stay, NEJM Catalyst says
Care offered by retail healthcare facilities may be of a generally lower quality than that seen at traditional hospitals and healthcare operations, but it is here to stay and has also offered multiple benefits, according to survey results from NEJM Catalyst. -
Putting Patient Engagement Data to Work in the Era of Value-Based Care
Healthcare providers have a massive amount of data at their fingertips—and access to patient information is only growing as interoperability and collaborative care are increasingly prioritized. With access to all of this data, it can be easy for providers to overlook a significant amount of patient engagement data. However, it’s crucial to make use of this data, as it can be used to align with—and strengthen—value-based care initiatives. -
Health systems leverage the success of one of the highest performing MA plans to improve patient outcomes and drive physician engagement
Our organization was founded on the belief that a sustainable model for value-based care is possible along with a deep commitment to achieving the highest quality of care and the best consumer experience while lowering medical spend. This year Essence Healthcare—owned and operated by Lumeris—for the second year in a row achieved the highest Overall Plan Rating of 5 stars for 2023 by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). We are particularly proud to have received a raw score of 5.115 from CMS, bucking the national downward trend in Star ratings and achieving an average of more than 4.5 stars for 13 straight years. -
Vitality key to health, Americans not thriving, study says
Vitality is a driver and an outcome of health and work/life engagement. However, according to new research from Bloomfield-Conn.-based Cigna and Washington, D.C.-based Morning Consult, most Americans do not have high vitality. -
Inflation taking a toll on healthcare, nutrition decisions, study says
Americans have made tough trade-offs to deal with inflation, which negatively impacts their health and well-being, according to a new survey conducted by Nationwide Retirement Institute. -
Proactive patient "stay and day" management: How to provide patients an uninterrupted care journey and create capacity
Patient discharge processes are often riddled with unnecessary delays, slowing patient throughput, creating bottlenecks, putting pressure on margins and straining much-needed capacity. But hospital leaders are increasingly turning to length-of-stay management in an effort to solve these challenges. -
Why an Iowa health system updated its hair care offerings for patients
Combs, shampoos and other hair care products have been supplied to inpatients for decades, but many are geared toward people with straight, fine hair, leaving out a number of minority groups, according to an Oct. 19 article on the American Medical Association website.
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