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Quality & clinical operations
Move it or lose it: Mobility improves patient wellbeing and length of stay

Patients who lose the ability to perform daily living activities during a hospitalization have longer lengths of stay. A recent Vizient PI collaborative indicated mobilization programs not only incre... read more

Profitable growth
Pharmacy
Quality & clinical operations
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Workforce & culture
Gist Weekly: October 11, 2024

VP Harris proposes that Medicare cover home health aides, four health systems launch a new company, and CMS releases its initial list for $2 generic drugs. read more

Supply chain
Quality & clinical operations
How changing connectors could improve safety

When it comes to patient safety, the right connection can make all the difference. Standardized connectors can help reduce medical tubing misconnections during the delivery of fluids, nutrition and m... read more

Quality & clinical operations
Data & analytics
Integrating AI into physician OPPE: Revolutionizing healthcare quality and performance

Incorporating AI into the Physician Ongoing Professional Practice Evaluation (OPPE) can improve how healthcare organizations monitor, evaluate and improve physician performance — directly impacting q... read more

Quality & clinical operations
Workforce & culture
Perinatal partnerships: 10 tips for achieving maternal health equity

To effect change, you must provide respectful, equitable care, promote physical and emotional well-being, and develop partnerships to provide high quality maternal and infant care to build healthier ... read more

Quality & clinical operations
Workforce & culture
Embracing a changing workforce: Preparing advanced practice providers for practice is key

As the ratio of advanced practice providers to physicians tightens, it’s crucial that healthcare organizations ready their APPs through transition-to-practice programs as expectations for their perfo... read more

Profitable growth
Quality & clinical operations
Workforce & culture
Gist Weekly: September 13, 2024

The White House finalizes mental health parity rules, CMS notifies 1M beneficiaries of data breach, and Humana is exiting 13 MA markets. read more

Quality & clinical operations
Workforce & culture
True patient safety requires uniting diverse stakeholders

With World Patient Safety Day just around the corner, it feels especially important to highlight some key — and startling — statistics. read more

Quality & clinical operations
At the midway point, stronger financial performance continues

Revenue and expense trends and length of stay will be indicators for the months ahead, but for now, good planning and tough decisions are translating into better results. read more

Quality & clinical operations
Workforce & culture
Increasing competition in the ambulatory arena offers new partnership opportunities

The transition to value-based care continues. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), for example, has set a goal of having 100% of traditional Medicare beneficiaries in accountable care ... read more