Flu Vaccine Helps Avoid More than 70,000 Hospitalizations
CDC estimates that if vaccination rates increased by just 5 percentage points across the entire population, another 6,000 influenza-associated hospitalizations could have been avoided.
Care Navigators Offer Cost-Effective Solution for Improving Value-Based Care
Targeted interventions by care navigators can make a big difference in population health and patient satisfaction without a big cost.
Working Smarter: Using Control Charts to Tackle the High Cost of Clinical Variation
Consistent, accurate, and timely clinical reporting has the power to prompt care teams to adhere to clinical protocols and be mindful of how they stack up against peers and national benchmarks.
Helping Emergency Department Clinicians Understand the Costs of Care
Finance leaders should collaborate with clinical leaders on clinician cost education so they have a greater awareness of room fees, nursing fees, and radiology fees needed to treat ED patients.
Hospital COPD Bundle Curbs Costly Readmissions
University of Cincinnati Medical Center used improvement science to develop and implement a ‘COPD care bundle’ for COPD patients who are often readmitted due to care-delivery failures.
From Disparate Data to Informed Strategies: Using Technology to Transform Quality, Costs, and the Patient Experience
Using data aggregated from disparate sources, hospitals and health systems that can apply data analytics to assess clinical and financial performance and develop strategies that help the ensure their organizations’ long-term success.
The (Non-financial) Benefits of Reducing Unnecessary Lab Testing
Quality improvement projects that focus on more efficient management of resources may improve patient satisfaction and result in modest cost savings.
The Strategic Value of Value
Local solutions that deliver high value care and create healthier populations are helping hospitals and health systems balance volume versus value challenges.
CMS Quality Payment Program CY18 Final Rule Summary
This document summarizes the CY18 Quality Payment Program (QPP) final rule.
Community-Based Palliative Care Results in Positive Fiscal Impact for Providers and Payers
Community-based palliative care is a community-focused care management strategy that ideally reaches patients in the home, before their conditions seriously deteriorate. The result is care that creates better alignment with personal wishes and reduces economic burdens for all.