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Practice Ownership Changes Do Not Compromise Patient Responsiveness

Apr 6, 2018 || Katherine Susman

Hospital ownership of physician practices can yield benefits, including improved responsiveness to patient needs, University of California researchers have found.

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Hennepin County Medical Center Tackles Traumatic Brain Injury Research

Feb 8, 2018 || Katherine Susman

Recent research at the lab includes development of new evaluation tools for eye tracking, blood-based biomarkers, and brain oxygenation after injury.

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PCORI to Award $90 Million For Comparative Effectiveness Research

Dec 13, 2017 || Emily Schweich

Applications will open Jan. 16, 2018, and the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute will hold an informational town hall session for interested applicants on Jan. 29 at noon ET.

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PCORI to Award Up To $90M for Comparative Effectiveness Research

Oct 3, 2017 || Katherine Susman

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute will hold an informational town hall session on Oct. 17 for interested applicants; letters of intent are due Oct. 31.

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CMS Seeks New Direction for Innovation Center

Sep 22, 2017 || Rachel Schwartz

CMS is seeking broad feedback on a new direction for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation, with increased emphasis on patient-centered care and market-based reforms.

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AHRQ Report Shows Quality Improvements, but Disparities Persist

Aug 22, 2017 || Emily Schweich

The report, mandated by Congress and released by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, found continued gaps in access to care and other health disparities.

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Patient-Centered Outcomes and Comparative Effectiveness Research in Essential Hospitals

Feb 7, 2017 || Staff

In February 2017, the Essential Hospitals Institute began an 18-month project to explore whether and to what extent hospitals use patient-centered outcomes and comparative effectiveness research (PCOR/CER) to improve care delivery.

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Research Project To Explore PCOR/CER in Essential Hospitals

Feb 2, 2017 || Carl Graziano

The 18-month project of the association's Essential Hospitals Institute will explore whether and to what extent hospitals use patient-centered outcomes and comparative effectiveness research to improve care delivery.

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CMS Announces Nearly 100 New Medicare ACOs

Jan 23, 2017 || Maryellen Guinan

Along with renewing ACOs, the 99 new organizations bring the total number of ACOs nationally to 480 in 2017.

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Research Highlights Disparities for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual Patients

Jul 12, 2016 || Janelle Schrag

Researchers found significant health disparities between gay men, bisexual men, and bisexual women, compared with men and women who identified as heterosexual.

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PCORI, NAMI Briefing Offers Insight on Mental Health Care

Jul 8, 2016 || Madeline White

Panelists discussed problems and potential solutions at the briefing, which pointed to low patient engagement, lack of resources and knowledge, and the need to integrate physical and behavioral health as key challenges.

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AHRQ Offers No-Cost Continuing Education Video

Jun 21, 2016 || Michelle Rosenfeld

The no-cost continuing education/continuing medical education video on how health IT systems can enable patient-centered care is available until June 30.

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HHS Issues Design Challenge for Simpler Medical Bill

May 11, 2016 || Monika Joshi

Two association members are among six sites nationally that will test or implement winning solutions in the HHS “A Bill You Can Understand" challenge.

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HHS Releases National Chronic Pain Strategy

Mar 22, 2016 || Matthew Buechner

Department calls for interagency approach that employs alternative payment models and better communication between patients and providers.

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Labor Pains Are a Laughing Matter at HCMC

Mar 11, 2016 || Michelle Rosenfeld

Hennepin County Medical Center, responding to patient requests and new availability of equipment in the United States, begins offering nitrous oxide as an option to manage pain during labor.

hennepin county medical center, obstetrics, patient centered care models

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HHS Announces More Than 120 New Medicare ACOs

Jan 13, 2016 || Matthew Buechner

New ACOs are eligible for risk-bearing tracks with increased savings for positive patient outcomes and penalties for negative outcomes. A total of 477 ACOs will care for almost 8.9 million beneficiaries in 2016.

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PCORI Offers Funding, Seeks Ambassadors

Jan 13, 2016 || Monika Joshi

Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute initiatives support comparative effectiveness research, enlist advocates to raise awareness of research opportunities.

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Association Comments on Discharge Planning Rule

Dec 23, 2015 || Matthew Buechner

Association generally supports move toward patient-centered care, but urges CMS to ensure provisions do not place an administrative burden on hospitals.

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CMS Hosts Call on NOTICE Act Requirements

Dec 16, 2015 || Matthew Buechner

Agency to give hospitals opportunity to comment on law's requirements for notifying Medicare beneficiaries when outpatient observation services last longer than 24 hours.

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HHS Evaluates Progress Toward Triple Aim

Nov 9, 2015 || Matthew Buechner

Report on National Strategy for Quality Improvement in Health Care details progress made toward better care, lower costs, and improved health.

care coordination, health it, health care exchanges, hhs, hospital acquired conditions hac, patient safety, patient centered care models, quality improvement, us population health

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Providers Can Impact Adverse Drug Events for Diabetes Patients

Nov 6, 2015 || Matthew Buechner

Course will teach providers to use health literacy with diabetes patients, as well as glycemic target goals and patient-centered communication strategies.

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HHS Calls on Stakeholders to Promote Health for Young Adults

Nov 3, 2015 || Matthew Buechner

Adolescent Health: Think, Act, Grow campaign targets health promotion for young adults, including access to high-quality, teen-friendly health care.

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Attracting Powerful People on Purpose

Nov 2, 2015 ||

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Attracting Powerful People on Purpose

Oct 6, 2015 || Alana Mallory

Join us to learn more about Natividad Medical Foundation’s philanthropic startup, Indigenous Interpreting+, and see how essential hospitals can use this public service benefit to empower others.

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HHS Announces New Health IT Strategic Plan

Sep 23, 2015 || Matthew Buechner

The Federal Health IT Strategic Plan: 2015–2020, aims to improve health IT infrastructure, transform health care delivery, and improve individual and community health.

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New Law Requires Notification of Observation Status

Aug 11, 2015 || Matthew Buechner

NOTICE Act seeks to educate patients about impact of observation status, including on cost-sharing and skilled nursing facility eligibility.

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Better Maternal Experience

Jul 6, 2015 ||

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Routine, Opt-Out HIV Testing

Jul 6, 2015 ||

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Better Care and Lower Costs with Proactive Palliative Care

Jul 2, 2015 ||

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Understanding and Using REAL Data

Jul 1, 2015 ||

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emPOWER Map Helps Hospitals Prepare for Electricity Outages

Jun 25, 2015 || Matthew Buechner

Interactive map tracks real-time weather along with locations of Medicare patients who rely on electrically powered medical equipment.

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New AHRQ Tool Fosters Patient-Provider Shared Decision Making

May 18, 2015 || Matthew Buechner

AHRQ offers an online toolkit, including accredited webinars and in-person workshops, to help clinicians implement its five-step SHARED approach to working with patients to make ideal care decisions.

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New Test Improves Patient-Centered Care Among Physicians

Mar 23, 2015 || Maya Linson

Staff at the University of Missouri Health System developed a tool to ensure medical school graduates understand patient-centered care strategies.

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The Financial Burden of Cancer: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research

Feb 25, 2015 || Maya Linson

A new tool from the University of Chicago aims to help physicians assess and help patients facing financial burdens after a cancer diagnosis.

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Families as Partners in Care: The New Normal at Contra Costa’s Essential Hospital

Feb 18, 2015 || Anna Roth

We as hospitals need to be truly welcoming places where families and loved ones are included as essential to patient care. Here's how we did it at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center in California.

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Health Literacy Tool Could Improve Outcomes, Reduce Disparities

Jan 21, 2015 || Sandy Laycox, MFA

VCU Medical Center's cancer health literacy tool quickly identifies patients with limited knowledge of the disease and treatment.

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Improving Birth Outcomes with the Nurse-Family Partnership

Nov 25, 2014 || Staff -

Learn how the Nurse-Family Partnership has improved outcomes for moms and babies across the country

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A Blueprint for Patient Advisory Boards

Oct 21, 2014 || Carl Graziano

Drawing on lessons from its Family Health Center, San Francisco General Hospital recommends targeted recruitment, supportive staff liaisons, regular meetings, incentives, and recognition to ensure success when creating patient advisory boards.

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The Social Determinants of Health: Food Insecurity

Sep 29, 2014 || Janelle Schrag

Food insecurity may be the most significant social determinant of health for essential hospital patients. Read how BMC is prioritizing this issue.

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Social Determinants of Health: Social Capital

Aug 28, 2014 || Janelle Schrag

This literature review explores how social connections impact health outcomes and overutilization and offers responsive strategies by essential hospitals.

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PCORI Announces $24 Million in Funding Opportunities

Aug 12, 2014 || Matthew Buechner

The opportunities come through two new comparative effectiveness research programs on improving health systems and addressing health and health care disparities. Letters of intent are due by Sept. 5.

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Implementing and Refining Solutions in Care Delivery

Jul 7, 2014 || Mark Richman

Innovation does not end with implementation - ongoing evaluation and refinement also are key to ensure success.

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Patient-Centered Care, Cost-Sharing, Cost-Efficiency and More in these Recent Articles

Jun 3, 2014 || Sandy Laycox, MFA

Journal articles from the March and April editions of the New England Journal of Medicine explore issues including the usefulness of surgical safety checklists, the importance of promoting financial stewardship, and the impact of Medicaid cost sharing.

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