Variation in hospital performance is alive and well, as shown by Truven Health Analytics' studies conducted exclusively for Modern Healthcare. Variation continues to be a problem, despite productive efforts of hundreds of organizations and hundreds of thousands of healthcare professionals dedicated... FULL STORY »
The watershed moment for OhioHealth came several years ago, during a meeting of the health system's quality of care committee, when senior leaders distributed a detailed list of all of the serious safety events that had occurred at OhioHealth's eight hospitals during the previous year. FULL STORY »
Major teaching hospitals have the lowest mortality rate of all hospital categories, according to a new study conducted by Truven Health Analytics. But they also have significantly higher incidence of adverse patient-safety events and complications. FULL STORY »
In an era of transparency, government agencies and not-for-profit advocacy groups are publishing a growing amount of data about providers' performance on outcomes, quality measures, pricing and patient satisfaction. FULL STORY »
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 »
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