Magazine & Journal Articles
American Hospital Association magazine and journal articles.
Secondary analysis of data from two studies examining palliative care in rural areas was conducted with the aim to better understand how a nursing palliative approach influences quality outcomes at end-of-life. Nurses' ways of being that brought connection and comfort at end-of-life included…
Background: Despite increasing recognition that patients could play an important role in promoting the safety of their care, little is known on this issue regarding health care professionals' attitudes toward patient involvement.Objectives: To investigate physicians' and nurses'…
This article discusses how clinically at-risk and socially disadvantaged populations may not be fully incorporated into current accountable care models and suggests a framework to overcome these challenges.
Purpose. This study assesses the impact of advance directives on end-of-life costs, drawing on administrative data from a single health care organization located in Milwaukee (Independent Care Health Plan, or iCare). Background. As part of ongoing Medicaid and Medicare rate reform efforts, greater…
This commentary was written by Daren R. Anderson, MD, vice president and chief quality officer, Community Health Center, Inc., Middletown, Conn., and J. Nwando Olayiwola, MD, chief medical officer, community Health Center, Inc.
The Health Disparities Cancer Collaborative implemented six components of the chronic care model to increase cancer screening and follow-up among underserved populations from 2003–05.
Patients hospitalized for acute myocardial infarction or congestive heart failure are more likely to require hospital readmission within 30 days of discharge. Intensive efforts are underway to reduce readmissions in these patients, spurred by federal policies that penalize hospitals with excess…
This article discusses divergent concepts of population health between care delivery systems and public health and suggests potential innovations for bridging these gaps.
The authors found little evidence that participation in the Premier HQID program led to lower 30-day mortality rates, suggesting that the right mix of incentives and targets to ensure that pay for performance will drive improvements in patient outcomes have not been found. Even though Congress has…
In this study of 1,421 employees, we examined how different presentations of information affect the likelihood that consumers will make high-value choices. We found that a substantial minority of the respondents shied away from low-cost providers, and even consumers who pay a larger share of their…