Thursday, January 9, 2025
Please check Part-I of this article, here. To improve overall profitability and bottom line, payers have a renewed focus on quality improvement programs. In today’s consumer-oriented environment, quality needs to be defined much more holistically. Soon, quality of care will not only be measured by the quality of an acute care episode, but also by
[ Read More ]Payers can increase profits through quality improvement programs How can Payers compete today, and sustain success for the future? The critical need to improve quality of care has been a long-standing concern in the United States. From the initial reports in the 1990s’ to the Institute of Medicine’s (IOM) 2001 Crossing the Quality Chasm report1,
[ Read More ]Healthcare delivery is more efficient today thanks to modern technological advancements and digital records sharing. Alarmingly — even with state-of-the-art technology and enhanced safety protocols — research suggests as many as 400,000 patients die each year due to medical errors, costing the nation approximately $1 trillion annually when you factor in the quality-adjusted life years
[ Read More ]A couple of weeks ago, I received the dreaded letter from the Department of Motor Vehicles. Visions of long lines, sitting on hard plastic chairs, and hours of wasted time went through my mind. It was a reminder to go to the DMV to renew my soon-to-expire Delaware driver license. The bottom of the letter
[ Read More ]If you are going to an urgent care clinic, you are most likely going there in order to be seen, and treated faster than scheduling an appointment at your doctor’s office. While an urgent care clinic is not the same as an emergency room, urgent care centers are able to treat a number of different
[ Read More ]In this post we interview Dr.Rachel Sackrowitz about Tele-ICU. Dr.Sackrowitz is a practicing intensivist with experience in hospital administration. She joined Advanced ICU Care in early 2016 and is responsible for clinical staff and for the ongoing improvement of clinical effectiveness and efficiency of the company’s services. Dr. Sackrowitz is board-certified in internal, pulmonary and critical
[ Read More ]Age is something that you cannot outrun, and you are going to get old at some point. Although that sounds like a negative, it is a positive. In fact, it is a business opportunity waiting to happen. The demand for nursing homes is always high as there are always people who need help as they
[ Read More ]The healthcare industry is massive and a big part of the modern world. People need to take care of their health at all times. In today’s piece, I explore how health plays an important role in the business world: Health and Safety At Work There are many cases all over the world in which someone
[ Read More ]I was talking to a friend last week about a recent experience she had while seeking medical care. She had developed a skin condition and was very worried that it might be an autoimmune disease. Luckily, a friend referred her to an excellent dermatologist. She called to schedule an appointment and was anxious to get
[ Read More ]Things can go very wrong, very quickly if the right precautions are not in place to protect patients and medical staff. That is why hospital authorities choose Slientiascreens to reduce the risk of the infection becoming a potential risk in a hospital environment. Below are five of the essential precautions that all the best medical facilities
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