Guides/Reports
American Hospital Association guides and reports for members and the health care field.
The National Committee for Quality Assurance starts an accountable care organization accreditation , looking at seven critical areas that will allow hospitals, physicians and other providers to qualify for ACOs.
Medicare Shared Savings Program Powerpoint Presentation
RWJF video details three perspectives on the need for cost information
An international survey of adults living with health problems and complex care needs found that patients in the United States are much more likely than those in 10 other high-income countries to forgo needed care because of costs and to struggle with medical debt. In all the countries surveyed,…
Reducing postoperative complications could reduce costs associated with readmissions by millions of dollars per year, a retrospective study of data on 90,932 patients from 214 hospitals suggests.
In the wake of more widespread use of health IT, the Department of Health and Human Services asked the IOM to evaluate health IT safety concerns and to recommend ways that both government and the private sector can make patient care safer using health IT. The IOM finds that safe use of health IT…
Implementing a sustainability program requires significant cultural change and time. A good place to start is by examining what comes out of the facility. Waste reduction involves the diversion of waste from landfills through recycling, source reduction, reuse, repurposing and composting. Eighty…
The paper makes recommendations for enhancing QI efforts in health care, including providing stronger incentives for health care providers and organizations to prioritize quality; improving education, training, and technical assistance for providers; leveraging electronic health records or other…