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Health System Reform and Antitrust Law Antitrust law rests on the philosophy that the economy functions best when markets thrive and when purchasers, armed with information, are able to make decisions that yield both quality and value. Thus, the overarching aim of antitrust law is to advance free and... | Issue and policy briefs | 11/04/2009 |
Fair Process in Physician Performance Rating Systems Programs to rate, grade, rank or tier physicians based on quality or other measures are becoming more commonplace as the demand for greater transparency and accountability in the nation's health care system intensifies. Once they are in a network or practicing... | Issue and policy briefs | 11/03/2009 |
Researchers from the Urban Institute look at the design and implementation of accountable-care organizations, and their opportunities and challenges. Published In: Quick Strike Series | Issue and policy briefs | 10/29/2009 |
Hospitals That Care for Poor Patients Face Digital Divide Without Federal Help Hospitals that serve a disproportionately large share of poor patients are lagging behind other hospitals in adopting electronic health records, leading to a digital divide that could exacerbate health care disparities, researchers report. | News releases | 10/26/2009 |
Evidence of an Emerging Digital Divide Among Hospitals That Care for the Poor Some hospitals that disproportionately care for poor patients are falling behind in adopting electronic health records (EHRs). A central policy question is whether health information technology investments prompted by the 2009 federal stimulus... Published In: Health Affairs (Web Exclusive) | Journal articles | 10/26/2009 |
Health Information Technology in the United States, 2009 Although electronic medical records have the potential to revolutionize the delivery of health care, this survey finds that less than 2 percent of general acute-care hospitals have comprehensive systems. | Reports | 10/26/2009 |
Improving Communication with Bedside Video Rounding Writing in a supplement to the American Journal of Nursing, medical and nursing executives from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles recount their institution's experience with implementing video rounding on several surgical units. Published In: American Journal of Nursing (Supplement) | Journal articles | 10/23/2009 |
Spreading TCAB Across Network Hospitals Seton Family of Hospital's TCAB spread leaders believe the units most likely to adopt the TCAB program successfully demonstrate: strong engagement by unit leadership in the process; at least one TCAB champion on the unit; and a method to regularly share... Published In: American Journal of Nursing (Supplement) | Journal articles | 10/23/2009 |
Lessons from Nursing Leaders on Implementing TCAB A well-crafted and well-implemented program to engage front-line staff in quality improvement can have an impact on how things are done, according to this qualitative evaluation of pilot phases two and three of the Transforming Care at the Bedside (TCAB)... Published In: American Journal of Nursing (Supplement) | Journal articles | 10/23/2009 |
Participation of Unit Nurses This evaluation found that some hospitals can extensively and successfully implement the principles of Transforming Care at the Bedside (TCAB), however, even these hospitals, which were selected due to their previous experience with innovation and quality... Published In: American Journal of Nursing (Supplement) | Journal articles | 10/23/2009 |
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