Leading Through Unprecedented Change: 6 Behaviors CMOs Must Master
Hospitals and health systems across the country are currently experiencing unprecedented cost-control pressure, which is leading to significant changes in the healthcare delivery system. Click to continue »
Lungs, Lean and Everything in Between: Q&A With Dr. John Lynch, CMO of Barnes-Jewish Hospital
The son of a hospital CMO, John P. Lynch, MD, is constantly pushing himself and his organization to outdo itself. Click to continue »
Leveraging Teams to Improve Quality: Q&A With Christiana Care CMO Dr. Janice Nevin
Hospitals across the country are implementing quality and patient safety initiatives to prevent patient harm and improve the level of care. Click to continue »
AHRQ Survey Reveals Nonteaching Hospitals Rate Patient Safety Culture Higher Than Teaching Hospitals
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s 2012 user comparative database report on patient safety culture shows nonteaching hospitals consistently rated patient safety culture composite items higher than teaching hospitals. Click to continue »
Physicians and Hospital Leaders Must Unite to Improve Quality and Cost Effectiveness
Many are talking about the need for physicians and hospital leaders to collaborate to improve quality and reduce cost but the real question is: In what ways is it being done successfully? Click to continue »
HHS Now Reporting CLABSI Rates on Hospital Compare
The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services will begin reporting hospitals’ central line associated-bloodstream infection rates on its Hospital Compare website, according to a Consumers Union news release. Click to continue »
Hospital and Health System CMOs on the Move
Stephen T. Brown, III, MD, CMO of Englewood, Colo.-based Centura Health and Pueblo, Colo.-based St. Mary-Corwin Medical Center, will now also serve as CMO of Centura Health South State Hospital Group. Click to continue »
