A new law in Nevada, the Patient Protection Checklist bill, requires Nevada hospitals and other medical facilities to develop state-mandated patient safety checklists, according to HealthLeaders Media.
Jeanne Henson | in IOM Aim: Safe, Serious Reportable Events (SRE) | tagged HealthLeaders Media | Comments Off | Share Article Multidisciplinary approaches and minimally invasive techniques are helping hospitals to improving patient outcomes and reduce costs for patients with head and neck cancers, according to an article in HealthLeaders Media.
Jeanne Henson | in Oncology, Quality Improvement Methods | tagged HealthLeaders Media | Comments Off | Share Article Six leading U.S. health systems are collaborating with the Dartmouth Institute to share information on outcomes, quality, and healthcare costs across a range of common conditions and treatments, according to HealthLeaders Media.
Jeanne Henson | in Collaboratives, Condition: Diabetes, Cost of Care, IOM Aim: Efficient, Variation | tagged Dartmouth Institute, HealthLeaders Media | Comments Off | Share Article Six leading U.S. health systems are collaborating with the Dartmouth Institute to share information on outcomes, quality, and healthcare costs across a range of common conditions and treatments, according to HealthLeaders Media.
Jeanne Henson | in Collaboratives, Cost of Care, Health Care Facts, Trends, IOM Aim: Efficient, Variation | tagged Dartmouth Institute, HealthLeaders Media | Comments Off | Share Article Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger encouraged hospital leaders attending the American Hospital Association's Leadership Summit in San Diego to adopt the safety culture of the aviation industry.
James J. Pfeffer | in IOM Aim: Safe, Serious Reportable Events (SRE) | tagged HealthLeaders Media | Comments Off | Share Article According to HealthLeadersMedia (http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/content/FIN-254816/1-in-5-Skip-Medical-Care-Study-Says), one in five Americans did not seek medical care for a recent illness or injury, with four out of 10 citing cost as the primary factor, according to a Deloitte Center for Health Solutions online survey of more than 4,000 adults.
The survey also showed a declining number of consumers reporting to have visited a physician or healthcare professional in the past year; 79% of respondents sought medical attention in 2010 as compared with 85% who did so in 2009.
(Sources: HealthLeadersMedia, http://healthleadersmedia.com, August 9, 2010; Advisory Board Daily Briefing, http://advisory.com, August 11, 2010)
James J. Pfeffer | in Health Care Facts, Trends, Healthcare Reform, Underinsured and Uninsured | tagged HealthLeaders Media | Comments Off | Share Article An article in HealthLeaders Media discusses the University of Pennsylvania Health System (UPHS) efforts to reduce ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), which is among the most-acquired conditions by ventilated ICU patients. In an attempt to reduce VAP, UPenn Health System (UPHS) in Philadelphia uses telemedicine—through a preexisting electronic ICU (eICU)—to monitor patients, resulting in cost savings of more than $138,000 across two years.
James J. Pfeffer | in Healthcare-Associated Infections, Telehealth | tagged HealthLeaders Media | Comments Off | Share Article