Medical Billing: A Paper Blizzard Not Addressed
Everything we read suggests the day is nearing when all hospitals and doctors will
More Medical Monopoly: How Steve Brill Got
I talked about Steve Brill’s epic TIME piece
Person-Centered HealthCare: How to Stay Safe While
“Hospital-acquired infections from all causes are estimated to cause >90,000 deaths per year in
Noisy Hospitals = Patient and Staff Distress
Noisy Hospitals Cause Alarm Fatigue and Patient Distress A recent study from the University
Hospitals: Take Down Those Walls!
A new article in HealthcareITNews highlights the hospitals of the future and their need
Why Do Academic Medical Centers Do Poorly
In September 2012, the Joint Commission recognized 620 hospitals (about 18% of
How to Reduce Hospital Acquired Infections in
Multiple C. difficile outbreaks throughout 2011 made headlines and caught the attention of consumer
Gawande’s Kitchen
Atul Gawande is a fine writer and probably a good doctor. He was a
Hospital Evolution: Collaboration in an Era of
Change is everywhere. No more evident is this than the presidential election soon to
89 New ACOs in the MSSP –
By: Jessica Green By: Jessica Green As part of The Affordable Care Act, Congress