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Press ReleaseStatement on Medicaid Managed Care RuleTom NickelsExecutive Vice PresidentAmerican Hospital AssociationApril 25, 2016
Creating a quieter hospital environment can help the healing process and improve the patient experience. After St. Elizabeth Hospital in Appleton, Wis., made changes to reduce noise in its ED, “would you recommend” responses on patient surveys dramatically increased. Staff had…
A key component to making patient care safer is to track your data and progress towards improvement. The HEN 2.0 project, supported by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Partnership for Patients (PFP), provides a number of tools to support hospital leaders. This compilation of…
Based in La Crosse, Wisconsin, Gundersen Health System is an integrated tertiary referral center serving 19 counties in western Wisconsin, southeast Minnesota and Iowa. Its telehealth service lines include adult and pediatric allergies; asthma and immunology; bariatric survey; behavioral health;…
Funded by grants from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration Office for the Advancement of Telehealth, there are currently 12 regional and two national telehealth resource centers across the country. Their overarching mission is to meet the…
An integrated health system headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Avera Health serves patients in an area of more than 545,000 square miles throughout South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska and North Dakota. Its telehealth program, Avera eCare, partners with clinics, independent hospitals…
In January 2015, Southern Illinois Healthcare, based in Carbondale, was awarded an 18-month USDA Rural Development grant for more than $450,000 to create the Southern Illinois Telemedicine Initiative. The goal is to improve access and quality of care to seven rural hospitals, including four…
Mercy, a large Catholic health care system, began its telehealth initiatives with an eICU program in 2006. In 2015, the health system opened a four-story, $54 million virtual care center with 330 employees. This facility includes an eICU, which connects with 30 ICUs in seven states, and telestroke…
Press ReleaseStatement on Delay of Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Overall Star RatingsRick PollackPresident and CEOAmerican Hospital Association April 21, 2016