September 18, 2024- CMS has updated guidance for hospitals interested in converting to a rural emergency hospital, a Medicare designation that was made available Jan. 1, 2023, according to Becker’s Hospital Review. The conversion of an eligible facility to an rural emergency hospital (REH) allows for the provision of emergency department services, … [Read more...]
Vizient and Qualtrics announce strategic partnership to develop predictive experience metrics
September 18, 2024- Vizient, Inc. and Qualtrics, the leader and creator of the experience management category, announced an innovative strategic partnership to employ experience metrics to transform the way healthcare organizations measure and improve performance. The partnership will help organizations more deeply understand relationships between quality, safety, and … [Read more...]
GHX and AHVAP survey identifies trends in healthcare value analysis
September 18, 2024- Global Healthcare Exchange (GHX) and the Association of Healthcare Value Analysis Professionals (AHVAP) shared the results of an industry-wide survey analyzing the current state of healthcare value analysis (HVA). The survey underscores the increasingly critical role of HVA in achieving operational efficiency, improving patient outcomes and managing costs in … [Read more...]
Case study: Northwestern Medicine achieves efficiencies, reduces waste with WaveMark™ Solutions
September 17, 2024- After labor costs, hospital supplies are the second largest hospital expenditure, and management of such product inventory is complex. When Northwestern Medicine experienced significant challenges managing its hospital supply inventory, the team implemented a comprehensive quality improvement initiative and turned to Cardinal Health WaveMark™ Solutions for … [Read more...]
Thermo Fisher Scientific announces Oncomine Clinical Research Grant awardees
September 17, 2024- Thermo Fisher Scientific announced the latest recipients of the Oncomine Clinical Research Grant, designed to support emerging research on molecular profiling in oncology and to help democratize the future of precision medicine. Now in its fourth year, the grant recognizes research from Fred Hutch Cancer Center in the U.S., and international health … [Read more...]
Community Health Systems announces that Dr. Lynn Simon, President and CMO, will retire
September 17, 2024- Community Health Systems, Inc. announced that Lynn Simon, MD, President, Healthcare Innovation and Chief Medical Officer, will retire from her current executive management position at the end of the year and transition into a consulting arrangement effective January 1, 2025. Under the terms of her consulting agreement, Dr. … [Read more...]
Trisha Crissman named President and CEO of CommonSpirit Health at Home
September 17, 2024- CommonSpirit Health has appointed Trisha Crissman, MA, as President and CEO of CommonSpirit Health at Home, effective September 8, 2024. Crissman has served as Interim President of CommonSpirit Health at Home since October, 2023. Prior to her interim role, she served as Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for CommonSpirit’s Home Health and Hospice … [Read more...]
New AHA analysis shows hospitals improving performance on key patient safety measures, surpassing pre-pandemic levels
September 17, 2024- A new report from the American Hospital Association using data analyzed by Vizient finds that hospital performance on key patientsafety and quality measures is better in the first quarter of 2024 than it was before the COVID-19 pandemic, and that hospitals made these improvements while caring for patients with more significant health care needs. Analysis … [Read more...]
VillageMD opens first location in Connecticut
September 17, 2024- CityMD, a leading urgent care provider in New Jersey and the New York metropolitan area, will open its newest location at 506 Westport Ave in Norwalk, Conn., on Sept. 30. The new urgent care is the first CityMD in Connecticut and will offer the full spectrum of urgent healthcare services, including pediatric care and occupational healthcare to residents and … [Read more...]
Mastering sales 101
September 16, 2024- Picture this: This month, my wife and I will take the bittersweet drive to drop our daughter Maggie off at college. Our last kid is leaving the nest, and I have a decision to make. I either wallow in my morning coffee knowing I am going to miss her, or I too get ready for the first semester of the sales “school year.” This time of year is not just about … [Read more...]