Yelp Ratings of Healthcare Facilities May Reveal Death Rate Disparities
Each facility included in the study had at least three reviews between 2015 and 2019 on Yelp. Each healthcare facility’s ratings were also coded to the specific U.S. where it was located, resulting in more than 1,300 counties—roughly a third of the country—being represented in the study.
Report: COVID-19 Continues to Undermine Hospitals’ Performance Improvement
Transformative change is needed in access to care; supply chain management; patient throughput, or the efficient flow of patients; workforce optimization and engagement; service line enhancement or rationalization; and revenue cycle, according to Kaufman Hall’s 2021 Healthcare Performance Improvement Report.
Caring for the Caregivers: A Look at Improving Care After Discharge
COVID-19 has made it more difficult to bring assistance into the home, so much of the hands-on care for patients falls on untrained family or friends. To make matters worse, economic disparity means those with the least resources during the pandemic are often suffering the most.
Banner Health Case Studies
In 2018, Banner brought together a data analyst, nurse communicator, OR specialist, and supply chain contracts lead to form the Surgical and Procedural Value and Alignment Program (SPVAP). In a little more than three years, SPVAP has successfully taken on tough challenges and delivered millions in documented savings—all while helping surgeons improve the level of patient care.
Weighting Changes to CAHPS: The 2021 Scramble
Patient experience is defined by CAHPS surveys—regardless of size, each Medicare Advantage plan will have 800 members surveyed about their experience with the plan, the providers, and the prescription drug program. All eight survey measures that count toward the patient experience rating have quadrupled in weight.
Optimization of Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter Placement Practices
Amid a changing PICC clinical and reimbursement landscape, there is a need to identify best practices for PICC placement that promote widely held patient safety goals, clinical efficiency, and hospital financial health. Even small changes in clinical and/or reimbursement practices can have a significant impact given the high-volume nature of PICC procedures. Through literature review and interviews with key clinical and nonclinical stakeholders, this report seeks to illuminate features of the current PICC landscape with an eye toward determining the best practices for preserving a safe and high-functioning clinical system.
Mitigate Patient Safety Risks Posed by the ‘Imaging Squeeze’
Between 2021 and 2028, the global medical imaging market is anticipated to expand at a compound annual growth rate of 5.2%. Trends fueling the growth include more preventive healthcare initiatives, an aging population, and the prevalence of chronic conditions such as cardiac diseases and cancer. Imaging already is a key part of clinical treatment plans; it promises to become only more so.
A Five-Point Plan to Address SDOH
Addressing SDOH is complicated. It cannot be solved without collaboration. The old adage “It takes a village” truly applies here. While providers often focus on putting sophisticated population health technologies in place to grasp SDOH, data is just one piece of the puzzle. Equally important is a well-defined and collaborative action plan.
UnitedHealthcare Boosts Efforts to Address Social Determinants of Health
A landmark 2016 study published by the American Journal of Preventive Medicine found that socioeconomic factors, health behaviors, and the physical environment account for determining more than 80% of health outcomes, with clinical care accounting for only 16% of health outcomes.
MemorialCare Making Great Strides in Reducing Patient Harm
Patient safety has been a pressing issue in healthcare since 1999, with the publication of the landmark report To Err Is Human: Building a Safer Health System. Despite two decades of attention, estimates of annual patient deaths due to medical errors have risen steadily to as many as 440,000 lives, a figure that was reported in the Journal of Patient Safety in 2013.