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Achieving Success in Bundled Payment Programs: Measuring Success
After navigating the data, engaging new partners, and employing action at a systems level, next comes the ultimate questions: Are the changes successful and how does one measure success?
Circle of Life honoree overhauls palliative care with an eye on innovation
Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, a 2019 Circle of Life honoree, revitalized its palliative care program four years ago and welcomes innovations in their adult, pediatric and fetal programs while also delivering education in multiple formats. Read more [LINK]. The deadline for 2020 Circle of Life Award applications is Aug. 16.
State AGs urge Congress to remove opioid treatment barriers
The National Association of Attorneys General yesterday urged congressional leaders to remove federal barriers to opioid use disorder treatment.
Hospitals, health systems working to improve maternal health
In an op-ed for Fierce Healthcare, Robyn Begley, AHA chief nursing officer and CEO for its American Organization for Nursing Leadership, discusses how hospitals and health systems are redoubling our efforts to make sure women have safe pregnancies and positive health outcomes. For more on the AHA’s Better Health for Mothers and Babies initiative, visit https://www.aha.org/better-health-for-mothers-and-babies.
CDC: Naloxone access increasing, but gaps remain
The number of naloxone prescriptions dispensed from retail pharmacies doubled in 2018, but access to the emergency opioid overdose treatment still varies widely, according to a report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
CMS discontinues Medicare Advantage demonstration for clinicians
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will discontinue the Medicare Advantage Qualifying Payment Arrangement Incentive Demonstration due to low participation, the agency
AHA announces new trustees for 2020
The AHA has elected seven new members to its Board of Trustees for three-year terms beginning Jan. 1.
The Value Initiative Members in Action: Integrated Healthcare Associates, Trinity Health – Ann Arbor, Mich.
IHA implemented a social determinants of health screening and referral program in an effort to connect with patients, and meet the requirements of the State Innovation Model Patient-Centered Medical Home Initiative.
The Value Initiative Members in Action: Baylor Scott & White Health – Dallas, Texas
Baylor Scott & White Health’s Community Advocates Program trains undergraduate student volunteers to screen patients for their medical and social needs and link them to existing resources in the community.
Community advocates program creates safe environment for social needs screening
Baylor Scott & White Health’s Community Advocates Program trains undergraduate student volunteers to screen patients for their medical and social needs and link them to existing resources in th