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Press ReleaseStatement on CMS Final Rule to Bundle Payments for Hip and Knee SurgeryRick PollackAHA President and CEONovember 16, 2015
Leadership, innovation and commitment to quality and safety—all are needed to deliver exceptional patient care. Each year, the AHA-McKesson Quest for Quality Prize recognizes hospitals that embody these attributes and are systematically committed to achieving the Institute of Medicine's six…
The largest drivers of disease in populations are unhealthy behaviors, such as smoking, unhealthy diet, physical inactivity and use of alcohol and other drugs. These behaviors are difficult but not impossible to change, and if they are changed, the health benefits to populations are large.…
CDMHC's innovative programs divert hundreds of patients from the hospitals and emergency departments, increase community tenure for children with mental health conditions, prevent tragedy triggered by untreated mental illness, and improve the quality of life of the mentally ill in South Carolina's…
Since 2007, The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) Psychiatry Residency program has helped lead the way by significantly increasing their outreach, recruitment and graduation of URM residents as a major component of its Diversity and Inclusion strategic planning. This case study is part of…
This case study presents the story of CareSouth Carolina and the Northeastern Rural Health Network, a group of organizations that made the mental health of residents of Chesterfield and Marlboro County a priority, and have maximized the potential for primary care- behavioral health integration in…
The Alliance for a Healthier South Carolina is an unprecedented volunteer collaboration of more than 50 diverse organizations across the state, whose senior leaders are working together on coordinating action to achieve healthier bodies, minds and communities for ALL—while reducing the future…