Author: trident500
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Improving Results During the Care Transition Phase for Elderly Patients
Miscommunication during the care transition puts elderly patients at risk for reduced quality of care, poorer outcomes and unnecessary procedures, according to Gregg Lehman, president and CEO of Inspiris. He defines the key players on the care transition team, suggests strategies for improving communications during this crucial phase and describes his organization’s approach to dual…
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Goals and Principles of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts’Quality Reporting Program
Christine Profita Orok, project leader of cost and quality at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, defines the goals and principles of its quality reporting program. Paul L. Green, director, clinical quality improvement, John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital and Profita Orok presented at a June 7, 2006 audio conference, Healthcare Report Cards: How to Get…
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Growth of Interest in Hospital Report Cards
Paul L. Green, director, clinical quality improvement, John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital, describes the growth of public interest in hospital report cards and whether these report cards truly make a difference among consumers as they select sites of care. Green and Christine Profita Orok, project leader of cost and quality at Blue Cross Blue Shield…
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Incentives for Prenatal Registration Forms
Dr. Joseph Stankaitis, a chief medical officer at Monroe Plan for Medical Care, explains how incentives improved physicians’ completion of his organization’s prenatal registration form, and how Monroe improved coordination between its perinatal staff and behavioral health staff to address mental health or chemical dependency issues in the targeted population. Source: Incentives for Prenatal Registration…
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Key Components of a Gordian Health Coaching Call
Gordian Health Solutions Executive Vice President and Chief Health Officer Roger Reed identifies the key components of a Gordian health coaching call. Source: Key Components of a Gordian Health Coaching Call
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Maintaining Contact and Care with the Medicaid Population
David Hunsaker, president of public programs, APS Healthcare, describes how to maintain contact with the Medicaid population, dispels some of the myths about the Medicaid population and discusses ways to reduce non-urgent emergency room usage among Medicaid recipients. Source: Maintaining Contact and Care with the Medicaid Population
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Utilizing the Concept of a Primary Nurse
Dr. Alan Spiro, vice president and chief medical officer of Anthem National Accounts, a Wellpoint company, fears that the industry has become so focused on metrics that it is missing the people. Learn how his organization is utilizing the concept of primary nurse who is the single telephonic contact for a patient. Source: Utilizing the…
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Engaging Physicians in Pay-for-Performance Programs
Dr. Fred Hosler, senior vice president and chief medical officer at Alegent Health, describes the role of electronic medical records in the pay-for-performance arena, the importance of adequate ramp-uptime and of building staff support in a collegial fashion for organizational ventures such as pay-for-performance. Dr. Hosler also describes how his organization is developing a physician…
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The Drive Toward Pay-for-Performance Programs and Their History
Hear from Julie Baker, director, healthcare advisory practice, PricewaterhouseCoopers, on what is driving the move toward pay-for-performance programs, history on some of the programs in place now and what this means for physician practices evaluating the new voluntary physician quality reporting program launched by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Baker’s remarks are excerpted…
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A Casualty in the Class War: Canada’s Medicare
"There’s class warfare, all right, but it’s my class, the rich class, that’s making war, and we’re winning." (Warren Buffett, five years ago.) Last year’s Occupy Wall Street movement suggested that people are finally catching on. Note, making war: Buffett meant that there was deliberate intent and agency behind the huge transfer of wealth, since…