Category: Quality

Better patient outcomes depend on shared accountability in healthcare

Constantly improving the care we provide patients is the goal of nearly every healthcare professional — if not every single one. It’s what motivates our quality reviews and our clinical and health services research, with thousands upon thousands of eff…

Northwell's strategy to move the needle in patient care

New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health recorded wins in several care-quality initiatives by embracing imperfect data, executives told Becker’s Nov. 4. 

Dr. Pronovost's wish for SEP-1 and other quality measurements

CMS releases a new rule for hospitals, healthcare organizations criticize the decision, the rule goes into effect anyway, and the cycle continues. Peter Pronovost, MD, PhD, wants to see this story be rewritten. 

AHRQ releases new quality tool for maternal health

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality is beta testing a new set of quality indicators to track maternal morbidity trends. 

2 systems with trailblazing operating models: AHA

Sustainable health system operating models are those that abandon the traditional top-down hierarchy, according to two case studies recently highlighted by the American Hospital Association.

15 hospitals gaining, losing trauma designations

 As hospitals navigate evolving community needs, rising operational costs and regulatory standards, trauma center designations have become increasingly fluid.

University Hospitals needed to cut IV fluid use by 40%. It saved 65%

Cleveland-based University Hospitals typically consume 2,600 liters of intravenous fluids per day. However, with the temporary closure of the nation’s primary manufacturer of IV fluids, the system is now tasked with reducing its daily average to about …

NYU Langone's 'superpower' for pursuing innovation

NYU Langone Health wasn’t always a pioneer in transplantation.

AI's emerging role in hospital quality reporting

A new study suggests large language models have the potential to make hospital quality reporting simpler and more efficient, significantly reducing the time spent on the task. 

Clinicians identifying as nonbinary: 3 study notes

Three months after the National Provider Identifier system rolled out two additional gender options — undisclosed and unspecified/another gender identity — 0.7% of clinicians did not select the female or male options.