Maureen Bisognano news and information

Dramatic improvements are needed in healthcare cost containment, quality improvement and efficiency, said Institute for Healthcare Improvement President and CEO Maureen Bisognano, during the group's annual National Forum in Orlando, Fla.
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This year's ranking of the 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare includes 18 newcomers as well as eight honorees who have been on every list since it started in 2002.
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Maureen Bisognano closed out this year's American Hospital Association Leadership Summit by advising administrators to listen to patients better to improve the quality of care.
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The number of babies born through early elective deliveries is dropping, but hospitals still have a long way to go toward eliminating them, according to the Leapfrog Group, a Washington-based quality-improvement organization formed by large employers.
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Community building was a recurring theme in Maureen Bisognano's keynote address in Orlando, Fla., as the president and CEO of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement kicked off its 23rd annual national forum on quality improvement in healthcare.
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The U.S. healthcare system is faltering in areas such as affordability and access, according to a report from the Commonwealth Fund's Commission on a High Performance Health System. In its third annual report, Why Not the Best? Results from the National Scorecard on U.S. Health System...
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The nation's political forces are bitterly divided over issues ranging from raising the country's debt ceiling to the use of energy-efficient light bulbs, so it's no surprise that the government's role in healthcare is also the source of intense debate.
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This year's ranking of the 100 Most Influential People includes 27 newcomers as well as 10 honorees who have been on every list since it started in 2002.
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Several of the big-name speakers at the Healthcare Financial Management Association's Annual National Institute last week prodded the hospital finance executives in attendance to remake their organizations to deal with a world in which all payers are pushing to save on healthcare costs.
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Cutting costs in a hospital system does not have to mean rationing care if executives embrace changes in system design, Maureen Bisognano said in her keynote address.
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