HealthLeaders Media QualityLeaders - October 6, 2011 | 8 Reasons Why Hospitals Should Reduce Bed Volume


8 Reasons Why Hospitals Should Reduce Bed Volume Cheryl Clark, Senior Editor There are nearly one million hospital beds in the United States. What are we going to do with all the empty ones if the healthcare industry successfully achieves the goals of reform: better care, better health, and lower costs? [Read More]
		October 6, 2011

Editor's Picks
ONC Takes on Patient Engagement in HIT The federal Office of the National Coordinator launched a program to determine "whether and when" providers can share patients' data. ONC's Office of the Chief Privacy Officer has engaged a health information technology contractor to identify best practices to overcome some of the challenges of exchanging health data, including privacy, security, and accuracy of records.[Read More] Same-Day Discharge for Elective PCI Patients Cuts Hospital Costs By discharging low-risk elective percutaneous coronary intervention patients after a few hours, hospitals could free up bed space and labor resources for other, sicker patients, says a report in the Journal of the American Medical Association. [Read More] Why Nonprofits Must Prepare Now for Closer IRS Scrutiny We spend a lot of time and effort trying to educate ourselves, and you, about the realities of healthcare reform. In many cases, the bottom line seems to be that your bottom line is poised to get ever tighter in the coming few years. [Read More] Hospitals Push to Raise Patient Experience Scores Quality leaders are contributing to cultural changes in an effort to boost Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and System (HCAHPS) scores. There's a lot of money at stake. [Read More] NEW Industry Survey 2012 About: We know you have something to say. And we want to hear it. Take the 2012 Industry Survey now—in 10 minutes or less, share your insight and help define industry trends. Rounds: The Business and Clinical Path to Medical Home Date: November 11, 2011 About: Attend on-site or participate via live simulcast. Live from host St. Joseph Health System—reaching the vision of patient—centered medical home requires strong links between hospital and physician to achieve best patient outcomes. Join us for the dialogue in a special, complimentary Rounds, sponsored by RelayHealth. [Register Today]
This Week's Headlines
Supreme Court hears convoluted case involving CA Medicaid cutbacks The New York Times, October 4, 2011 Surgery rate late in life surprises researchers The New York Times, October 6, 2011 Hospitals enlist help to combat painkiller thefts Star Tribune, October 3, 2011 Opinion: Healthy paychecks for Sutter Health bosses, nurses San Francisco Chronicle, October 5, 2011 AIM: Brand statins top most costly activity list CMIO, October 4, 2011 AHIMA: ICD-11 on horizon, but need to get through ICD-10 first CMIO, October 5, 2011 When the nurse wants to be called 'doctor' The New York Times, October 3, 2011 Pressing for better quality across healthcare Los Angeles Times, October 6, 2011 Top 5 unnecessary healthcare costs The Wall Street Journal, October 5, 2011
Webcasts/Rounds
Oct 12: Webcast: Raise Revenue, Cut Costs in Your Joint Replacement Service Line Oct 26: Rounds: Performance Improvement for Quality and Bottom-Line Outcomes Nov 11: Rounds: The Business and Clinical Path to Medical Home SEE ALL WEBCASTS
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