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The latest Alliance issue brief reports on how collaboratives are working at the local level to improve care in ways tailored to each community's needs.
A trip to the emergency department too often conjures up images of crowded waiting rooms and extensive wait times. And rightly so. Emergency departments in the United States continue to experience overcrowding, crippling their ability to handle day-to-day emergencies much less natural disasters or…
This sponsored supplement explores the challenges of investing for lower-cost devices, services and technologies in health care. The topics is ripe for inquiry, given the pace of innovation in health care and the significant funds that flow from traditional investors into the sector each year.
In late 2010, NAPH administered an online survey to quality directors (or their designee) at 101 NAPH member organizations to gather information about their ongoing activities to reduce readmissions. Respondents from 51 safety-net facilities completed the survey, a group that is representative of…
Results from the 2010 survey about readmission activities are presented
The report defines the meaning of value in health care, provides an overview of the current state of value in the health care industry, and maps out future directions for value-oriented providers.