By Modern Healthcare | April 13, 2013
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Performance improvement in healthcare often takes changing processes, launching new initiatives and installing cutting-edge technologies. But achieving long-lasting gains also requires changing the culture. FULL STORY »
By Rachel Landen | April 13, 2013
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Mercy Health Southwest Ohio Region in Cincinnati has succeeded in raising quality by setting at least 10 specific performance goals every year for all of the system's 11 hospitals and medical centers.“We measure everything,” says Jim May, president and CEO of Mercy Health. FULL STORY »
By Rachel Landen | April 13, 2013
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At Alegent Creighton Health in Omaha, Neb., high-quality outcomes and the patient experience are among the highest priorities.“But we don't do it to get awards,” says Richard Hachten, Alegent's president and CEO. FULL STORY »
By Rachel Landen | April 13, 2013
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For more than a decade, Scripps Health of San Diego has worked to create internal structures that improve quality—a major cultural shift for the institution. FULL STORY »
By Maureen McKinney | February 23, 2013
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In 2010, overwhelmed by a deluge of performance data coming from both internal and external sources, officials at the University of Michigan Health System formed a 25-member clinical quality committee charged with gathering all the information in one place and parsing out top priorities. FULL STORY »
By Linda Wilson | September 29, 2012
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Located in rural western Montana, in a valley of the Rocky Mountains known more for fly fishing than medicine, sits the unexpected: a top cardiovascular hospital. FULL STORY »
Swim with a friend. Never go hiking alone. There's safety in numbers. Travel with a group. All are expressions we've heard since our parents thought we were old enough to understand. What we didn't know then was that the same principles apply in healthcare delivery. FULL STORY »
Acquisition activity has reached a fever pitch, motivated in large part by healthcare reform and economic uncertainty. But what has long been a clear business case for consolidation may also be among best practices for clinical outcomes. FULL STORY »
While black males still live five-and-a-half years less than their white counterparts on average, a study shows that in the past decade, the U.S. has made unprecedented progress in decreasing the life-expectancy gap between blacks and whites. FULL STORY »
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