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Care Delivery Models
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Latest Headlines
NP autonomy expands in Kentucky
Nurse practitioners (NPs) in Kentucky can prescribe routine medications without a doctor's involvement starting this week--if they completed a four-year collaboration with a doctor, Kaiser Health News reported.
How Ritz-Carlton helped one hospital reduce readmissions to.74 percent
The Ritz-Carlton hotel doesn't just inspire lessons in customer service and hospitality, it also inspired one Midwestern hospital to decrease readmissions for hip and knee replacements to.74 percent, according to a story from Becker's Hospital Review.
Experts debate ACA's influence on the nursing profession
A recent article from Nurses.com gathered information from nurses and experts on the Affordable Care Act, and what effect the healthcare reform law will have on the future of nursing. There's only one thing that's certain: Uncertainty.
4 retail strategies for payer success in the consumer-driven marketplace
Many insurers have recognized the need to implement retail strategies in order to better serve their customers in a consumer-driven market. FierceHealthPayer spoke with three top execs at Capital BlueCross, Humana and Highmark, who shared their tips for best retail consumer practices.
Quick huddle in the OR prior to surgery improves teamwork, communication
A new study in JAMA Surgery validates the value of conducting briefings and debriefings in the operating room.
NPs in Kentucky get more prescription independence
Nurse practitioners (NPs) in Kentucky can prescribe routine medications without a doctors involvement starting tomorrow--if they completed a four-year collaboration with a doctor, Kaiser Health News reported.
To improve satisfaction scores, hospitals seek patient input on design
As patient satisfaction grows more important to both hospital operations and provider reimbursements, many hospitals focus on design elements to increase patient comfort, according to the Houston Chronicle.
Will the ACA improve the nation's healthcare ranking?
While the United States' healthcare system is the most expensive of 11 industrialized Western nations' systems, it ranks last in care quality, a June report by the Commonwealth Fund found. But as the effects of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) take shape, they may improve parts of the system that contributed to the low score, according to Daily Finance.
Hospitals invest in equipment for growing obese patient population
Roughly one-third of Americans are obese, and as the numbers continue to rise, hospitals around the country invest in equipment to accommodate more plus-sized patients, according to NWI.com.
The role of clinical leaders in accountable care organizations
In Part 1 or a two-part interview, Mark Wagar, president of Heritage Medical Systems in Palm Springs, California, an affiliate of the Heritage Provider Network, one of the country's biggest ACOs, discusses the important role physiican leaders play in accountable care.
