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Healthcare Reform

Healthcare Market Transformation Must Continue in 2012 for Improved Long-term Viability

The healthcare market has dominated headlines for the past three years and with the Supreme Court scheduled to review the healthcare reform act, 2012 should be no different. Regardless of the outcome (of the Supreme Court review), there is general consensus that the ...More
5 weeks ago
Posted in News
Survey Reveals Americans' Unhappiness with the Healthcare System, Infections

Seven of 10 adults think the U.S. healthcare system needs to be fundamentally changed or completely rebuilt, according to a Commonwealth Fund survey released today. The concerns reflect widespread experiences with access barriers, poorly coordinated care and growing costs. ...More
April 6, 2011
Posted in News
Healthcare Quality Still Improving Slowly, but Disparities and Gaps in Access to Care Persist

Improvements in healthcare quality continue to progress at a slow rate – about 2.3 percent a year; however, disparities based on race and ethnicity, socioeconomic status and other factors persist at unacceptably high levels, according to the 2010 National Healthcare Quality ...More
February 28, 2011
Posted in News
New Report Analyzes the Impact of Health Reform on U.S. Vaccine Policy and Practice

A new report issued by the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services and funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services analyzes the impact of Affordable Care Act on national immunization policy. The report examines a wide range of ...More
February 16, 2011
Posted in News
Hospitals Revive Budgets and Shift Purchasing Priorities

Hospital executives are planning for budget increases during the next five years and are prioritizing strategic initiatives that had previously been on hold due to economic constraints. Healthcare insurance reform is also causing hospital management to reevaluate how they ...More
February 15, 2011
Posted in News
Professional Liability Costs for Hospitals Continue to Rise

Hospitals and physicians should prepare for increasing liability costs, according to the 2010 Hospital Professional Liability and Physician Liability Benchmark Analysis created by Aon Risk Solutions, the global risk management business of Aon Corporation, in conjunction ...More
October 13, 2010
Posted in News
States' HAI Reporting Comes of Age, Leaves Unanswered Questions

The effect state laws have on the number of healthcare-acquired infections (HAIs) is addressed in a new report from the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL). ...More
August 12, 2010
Posted in News
Lessons From Efforts to Halt HAIs

Johns Hopkins researcher argues that arrogance, lack of transparency stand in way of saving lives. ...More
July 13, 2010
Posted in News
Atul Gawande, Peter Pronovost to Address APIC Attendees

Patient safety experts Atul Gawande and Peter Pronovost will address attendees of the 2010 APIC meeting. ...More
July 9, 2010
Posted in News
Patient Centric Healthcare and Infection Prevention

What kind of leader will Dr. Donald Berwick be, if he becomes the new administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)? ...More
July 7, 2010
Posted in Blog