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The April issue of Health Services Research journal is now available. Covering topics in variations, quality and cost of care, the issue includes articles on geographic and racial disparities in breast cancer outcomes, electronic health records use to develop measurements for care processes and…
Hospitals and health care systems are faced with unprecedented challenges and opportunities as they transition to new models focused on value-based reimbursement, patient safety and quality, innovative care delivery, population health management, integrated health IT and analytics. Success in this…
The winds of change in health care are swirling around us: shifting patient and workforce demographics, evolving payment models, varying political and regulatory pressures, and fluctuating economic conditions. These challenges call for hospitals and health care systems to accelerate organizational…
This guide builds upon prior American Hospital Association reports that outline a road map for hospitals and care systems to use as they transition to the second curve of population health.
Rooftop gardens are flourishing atop more and more hospitals. On unused roof space at Castle Medical Center, a 160-bed urban hospital in Kailua, Hawaii, a garden of greens and crops provides about 60 percent of the fresh produce served for patient meals and in the hospital's cafeteria. Rooftop farm…